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J. River Media Center supports most HD tuners.  You can read more about tuners on J. River's [http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=11.0 TV Board].  MC can support multiple tuners so you can record one channel while you watch another.
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J. River Media Center supports most HD tuners.  You can read more about tuners on J. River's [http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=11.0 TV Board].  MC can support multiple tuners so you can record two channels at the same time, or record one channel while you watch another.
  
 
Here are a few recommended hardware choices:
 
Here are a few recommended hardware choices:
  
J. River offers a [http://wiki.jrmediacenter.com/index.php/Media_Center_Remote Media Center Remote] and a USB [http://wiki.jrmediacenter.com/index.php/TV_Stick TV Stick].
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J. River offers a [http://wiki.jrmediacenter.com/index.php/Media_Center_Remote Media Center Remote] and a USB [http://wiki.jrmediacenter.com/index.php/TV_Stick TV Stick] tuner.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:25, 29 October 2009

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You can use Media Center to watch high quality HD television on your PC. You can also connect a PC to your TV and watch it there.

With the switch to digital television, the picture quality of over-the-air television is stunningly good. Add a Netflix subscription and you may feel like dropping your cable subscription.

MC can pause, rewind, fast forward, or record. Together with the Electronic Program Guide (EPG), this makes it an ideal Personal Video Recorder (PVR). Please see the wiki entry for EPG Setup.

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Theater View's ten foot interface is the best way to enjoy MC's television. MC13 implemented support for the Microsoft Media Center (MS MC) remotes. The remotes for XP are different from the ones for Vista, so you'll need to get the right one for your OS.

If you're concerned about power consumption, you'll be glad that MC can wake the PC from sleep in order to record a show.

Hardware

J. River Media Center supports most HD tuners. You can read more about tuners on J. River's TV Board. MC can support multiple tuners so you can record two channels at the same time, or record one channel while you watch another.

Here are a few recommended hardware choices:

J. River offers a Media Center Remote and a USB TV Stick tuner.

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HDTV Indoor/Outdoor Television Antenna

How To

The simplest way to add television to MC is to use a USB HD TV stick. They typically cost around $70. You don't need one with a remote.

Plug in the USB stick.

Install the driver that came with the stick.

Connect a digital antenna to the USB stick.

Run MC, and under Drives and Devices, open TV.

Choose "Configure" and then "Scan for Channels". Choose "Digital".

Once you've done that, try playing a few channels. They take a few seconds to switch. The antenna must be pointed at the broadcast source.

You can then set up an EPG.

MC's Television is at its best when used with Theater View and a Microsoft Media Center Remote (MS MC). Support for MS MC remotes was added in later builds of MC.