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<body>you still need a tuner card. You have to tune the HTPC to channel 3 to view the DirecTV.<BR>
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I would suggest a PVR150<BR>
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Mitchell<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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> Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 17:57:10 -0700<BR>> From: jr@tietsort.org<BR>> To: mythtv-users@mythtv.org<BR>> Subject: [mythtv-users] capture card for DirecTV<BR>> <BR>> I'm new to Myth, but have been studying the docs for the past few<BR>> days. It seems typical for some users to have a PVR350 for use with<BR>> DirectTv, but I thought I read somewhere that since the sat boxes will<BR>> already encode, all you need is a capture card instead of a full blown<BR>> tuner card.<BR>> <BR>> Do I have this right? I'm going to be buying a new card either way,<BR>> just wondering what I should be looking for. I don't want to buy<BR>> something I won't need.<BR>> <BR>> Thanks<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> mythtv-users mailing list<BR>> mythtv-users@mythtv.org<BR>> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users<BR><BR><br /><hr />All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! <a href='http://www.windowsonecare.com/purchase/trial.aspx?sc_cid=wl_wlmail' target='_new'>Learn more!</a></body>
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