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Description
- The R5000-HD can now be used as a tuner in Windows Media Center
for XP or Vista (32-bit versions). To provide the ultimate flexibility
the software package installs a "virtual" capture device which
shows up as a standard TV tuner in Media Center. Unlike other solutions,
installation is simple and straight-forward and there are no constraints
on the tuning space. Since Media Center sets up the R5000-HD capture
device as a set top box, any of the available cable or satellite guides
can be used. No mappings to different tuning spaces are required. The
MPEG data is delivered in native format, without any recompression or
transcoding done to the signal.
Media Center wraps all recorded program data in the "dvr-ms"
format which may contain DRM, (Digital Rights Management) a.k.a. copy
protection. This is beyond the control of the user. However, the
R5000-HD DVR application can be configured to record its standard
transport streams along side all Media Center initiated recordings. This
way the user has the convenience of scheduling and managing recordings
using Media Center and is still able to freely archive programs and play
them on other devices.
Requirements - Software:
A PC running Windows® XP or Vista (32-bit versions only) Media Center
Edition (MCE) is required. Microsoft .NET Framework (version 3.0 or
greater) must be installed. The .NET Framework is part of the various
service packs and can also be downloaded and installed separately: Version
2.0 Version
3.5 (may have to install incrementally, see instructions on
the Microsoft website). An MCE PC should come with this framework already installed.
Hardware: The MCE remote/blaster is required (this is often
shipped as part of the MCE package*). Although not used to control the
R5000-HD receiver, the blaster is required to be in place to satisfy the
MCE set top box setup. The hardware requirements for using the R5000-HD
are the same as those outlined here.
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