Does D-Box2 work with Windows Media Center/MythTV?

[BillyBob]

Just wondering if the D-Box2 works with Windows Media Center or MythTV.
as I don't have a TV and I use a monitor.

thanks
BB

[goettinmueller]

It depends how you get your signal into the box.
I use an old Hauppauge WinTV (BT878) and this works good (although I watch via MoreTV). I don't think MythTV supports these kinds of TV card, but if your graphics card has an s-video input, it should work.

The web interface isn't supported, as far as i know.

Regards,
goettinmueller

[PT-1]

GBPvr fully supports the Dbox

[BillyBob]

I'm finally got a Dbox2.

Nokia DBox2, Flashed and services.xml installed.
ATI Theatre 550 Pro Analogue TV Tuner
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Graphics Card inc S-Video.
Analogue Cable.

I've connected the Analogue cable to the DBox2 and the DBox2 to the tuner card.

Long term I would like to set up the DBox2 using MCE.When I tried doing a scan, it gave me 4 options Enter Channel No: , S-Video, Composite. I couldn't get any signal, wasn't quite sure what number I should have entered in the the Enter Channel No box. Is the problem here the tuner card or the way I have connected the up the equipment?

Short term, Is there any tv software ( I couldn't find MoreTV in English) that I use for with the above equipment?

PT-1
Will GBPvr work with the hardware I have and if so do you know where I could get a guide for the DBox2/GGPvr?

thanks in advance,
BillyBob

[PT-1]

http://forums.gbpvr.com/index.php

http://forums.gbpvr.com/showthread.php? ... ight=dbox2

http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Plugin/DboxRecorder

Analog cable ?

The Dbox only supports Digital Cable

Normally you could use a Scart to Composite Adapter. MCE 2005 can be persuated to work with the Dbox but I would personally use GBpvr and you connect the Dbox via Ethernet with your Network and stream digital quality

Just get back if you have any more answers

[BillyBob]

thanks for that PT-1.

When you say connect by ethernet can I connect the cable from the Dbox2 to my router as I am using the network on my pc to connect to the router.
I presume I have to set up some kind of network?

thanks
BillyBob

[PT-1]

give the dbox an ip in the range of your PC's network

For example:

Router 192.168.0.1
PC 192.168.0.2
Dbox 192.168.0.3

The Dboxes Gateway and DNS are 192.168.0.1 in above example

[BillyBob]

give the dbox an ip in the range of your PC's network

For example:

Router 192.168.0.1
PC 192.168.0.2
Dbox 192.168.0.3

The Dboxes Gateway and DNS are 192.168.0.1 in above example

Could you tell me how to do this or if you have a link? I'm using WinXP

thanks

[PT-1]

Have a look in my Helpfile posted in this section


Basically click on Start, then run, then type cmd and hit enter
type then in the black Box ipconfig /all

Get the Gateway and memorize the ip address of your PC

Then pick one for the dbox between 1 and 255

1 might be already use for the gateway (router)

Good Luck

[BillyBob]

Got that working PT-1.

I didn't realize I had to manually enter the ip address into the DBox2 itself.

Read the Helpfile good work.

thanks
BillyBob