DirecTV (or Dish Network) and Windows Media Center as DVR?

Filed under: DVR Tuner Receiver

I want to use a PC with Windows Media Center as a DVR with my DirecTV service but am reading many conflicting opinions about this.

Is it true that you can’t use Media Center with a satellite provider?

Can you control a satellite receiver with a TV tuner card or is that only with Cable?

Can you get the show schedules from the internet for DirecTV freely?

What about HD channels?

Thanks in advance.

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One Response to “DirecTV (or Dish Network) and Windows Media Center as DVR?”

1. jjki_11738 Says:
   March 30th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

   To get a full explanation of the issues involved, I recommend that you post in the Microsoft MCE newsgroup. see link below.

   http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter

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