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| Thread ID: 62081 | 2005-09-26 06:49:00 | sky digital to computer | abehart (8962) | Press F1 |
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| 391012 | 2005-09-26 06:49:00 | I would like to connect my sky digital connection to my computer (Pentium 4 2 . 8 Ghz 1GB RAM 500 GB HDD ATI Radeon pro 128 MB graphics card SB Live Audigy 2 sound card) . My TV tuner is a Pinnacle PCTV 100 e (USB 2 . 0)external ; this is not a PCI card . It has antenna in(F type), S-video in, RGB in and audio in connections and a remote . I have a sky decoder since 2002 and from which I would like to obtain video audio data to copy to HDD/ burn to DVD . I called sky to see if someone could send me a manual for the decoder . I was shocked to learn that no one there even knew who the manufacturer of the set top box is :eek: My questions are: What is the best way of obtaining the signal for the TV tuner ? My TV is about 5 m from the computer . Would it be better if I used a long segment of cable between the sky decoder and the tv tuner or between the TV tuner and the PC (USB 2 . 0 5 m cable) from the point of view of signal quality Who makes the older sky set top boxes/ decoders / recievers ? I would be extremely grateful for any assistance provided . |
abehart (8962) | ||
| 391013 | 2005-09-26 07:59:00 | I have just worked out that i have a zenith DTH310-4 decoder :) . This is how the rear panel looks Zenith Rear Panel (http:) | abehart (8962) | ||
| 391014 | 2005-09-26 08:31:00 | The correct link is Here... (www.mypages.co.nz) | Myth (110) | ||
| 391015 | 2005-09-26 08:33:00 | Hmm if that bottom RCA is video out (under the audio outputs), if your tuner, or your videocard has video in on it, you could plug it thru this, (and if the tuner came with its own program). You could switch to cvbs/s-video, to get a signal. And plug audio out from the decoder to line in on the soundcard, or tuner. The TV connection on the decoder looks like scart. I cant see why you couldnt connect a cable from here to the tuner, if it fits. It may supply the audio as well. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 391016 | 2005-09-26 09:28:00 | Going by what you say your TV card inputs are I would say that you would have to use the ant out terminal on the decoder and connect using coax to the antenna in terminal. | lark (1313) | ||
| 391017 | 2005-09-26 12:28:00 | I think you've got the same decoder as me. It has a 3xRCA output, Composite video(yellow) and L & R stereo (White/Red) which works in parallel to the Scart outputs. You should be able to plug these into yr capture device direct (the audio ones to yr soundcard) If you want better quality you'll need to get a Scart adapter plug with a S-video socket on it (P6675 @ Dick Smith) and you'll have to get into the menus of yr decoder (the spanner icon) and set the appropriate output up as Svideo. (It might be already there - if the picture to yr capture program is in colour then it is!) Good luck |
Taneat (1644) | ||
| 391018 | 2005-09-28 08:22:00 | You can also go to your local Sky Office and ask for a Scart to S-Video cable. They won't charge you for it. | RogerRamjet (7055) | ||
| 391019 | 2005-10-07 05:34:00 | I set up today . I am getting good resolution pix on the computer but unfortunately as black and white :confused: . I have connected through video scart to S-video . When I changed the advanced settings for video scart to s-vhs this is the situation . If I leave it at composite then I have colur but low resolution pic . Please help !! | abehart (8962) | ||
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