Media Center Desktop PCs

toddbinder_com asked:


I want to setup a Windows Media Center PC in my living room and I want to use our HDTV as the monitor. Can I realisticly use the HDTV as a monitor for web browsing, email and word processing? What kind video card options and connection options do I need to take into consideration?

What is the best, or most realistic connection option? Do I need some kind of converter box?

Sayo A asked:


I have a Dish network DVR 625 which I want to connect to my Windows Media Center. I have a TV in the living room connected to TV channel 3-4 out port on the receiver and this works properly. To watch TV on my pc elsewhere, I ran a coaxial cable from the channel 21-69 port at the back of the 625 receiver to the TV-in port on my PC tuner card, using an attenuator between the cable and the TV-in port on the TV as directed in the receiver user guide. I then ran both automatic and manual scans on Windows Media Center but have been unable to get TV signals. What am i doing wrong? Please HELP !

THOMAS P asked:


The Manual that comes with the 625 dual tuner DVR asks users to set TV2 to channel 21-59, however since I am attaching a PC, not a TV, I am unsure about how to set the tuner to the correct channel.