Home Theater on your computer.

Alright, so I want to get satellite TV on my computer in my room. I'm going to buy a DishNetwork 501PVR receiver. Our existing dish supports two receivers, so no problem there. Once I get it all activated, how exactly would I go about getting it on my computer?

For video, the receiver has S-video out, RF-out, and standard RCA video out. Since S-video can go up to 800x600, I would want a S-video in on my computer. Right now I have a Radeon 64 MB VIVO, but it is aging. On eBay, I can get a Radeon 7500 AIW for less than C$110. The AIW will take S-video in, has MPEG2 encoding, and can decode DVDs. So the video is set. Does that make sense?

For sound, the receiver has an SPDIF optical out and standard left and right RCA output. I can go about this two ways. I can connect the RCA left and right to the AIW card and connect the AIW's audio out to the Audigy 2's audio in. That will allow me to record TV shows from the satellite with sound.

For simple viewing though, I connect the SPDIF optical out on the satellite receiver to the SPDIF optical in to the Audigy 2's SPDIF optical in. The Audigy 2 will do the Dolby Digital decoding (also for the DVD), and output a 6.1 analog signal to my speakers (I don't have digital speakers or an external decoder yet). That will allow me to view TV with 6.1 sound (or 5.1, whatever), and also play DVDs with 5.1 or 6.1 sound.


Does that make sense? Even more puzzling is the fact that the Audigy2 drive has a remote control, the video card has a remote control, and the dish receiver has a remote control. The receiver also allows you to pause live TV and rewind or fast forward it. Weeee.

 

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DAMN! Nice setup!

 

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There's a Linux program that emmulates that pause live Tv and stuff box, and is available online. YOu're going to watch sattelite TV on your 17" monitor?

 

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I don't use Linux and I'm not interested in it. I'm on Windows XP. And I have a 19" Samsung LCD screen with an extension cord of some kind, so if I really want I can lie in my bed and put it in front of me or something.

I fail to see what that has to do with my question though. I don't own a TV and I don't have money for one. Why does it matter if I watch it on my computer?

 

Jerek from my point of view everything looks like it will work fine. I guess that was your question...