recording HD cable/satellite content at native resolution) with a reasonable degree of usability, nor does it provide the codecs necessary to consume the content produced by the device in a friendlier environment. Unfortunately, it does not enable the more interesting use case (i.e. It might be possible to use the “checkactivate hack” to work around this issue and provide support in third-party applications, but I did not test it.įor what it does, ShowBiz provides a good solution for encoding audio and video with the Colossus. Windows 7 includes support for H.264/AVC (and AAC, if encoding PCM audio with the device), so this is not an issue on that platform.
This is a change for the version of Total Media Theatre bundled with the original HD PVR. For that, the basic NextPVR setup is enough to upgrade my desktop to Windows 10 with confidence.* - Requires additional daughter card (not included)įor those planning to use the Colossus on Windows XP or Vista outside of ShowBiz, it is important to note that globally registered DirectShow filters are not provided. My main usage for TV recordings is to stream them on other devices using Plex. I haven’t even started experimenting with most of these customizations. It supports various media extender devices for watching TV on additional televisions, and you can even use NextPVR as a back-end service for other media center software, such as Kodi. It offers a several plugins, skins, and utilities, including a way to auto-detect and remove commercials. Once you have everything set up, NextPVR can be a pretty powerful program. Return to step 3 above, and select Microsoft from the Services menu. For a $20 “donation,” mc2xml says it’ll let you pull down newer listings from Microsoft.Repeat step 9 to update the channel guide. After setting up an account, return to step 3 above (you’ll have to delete mc2xml.exe and start with a new copy of the file), select Schedules Direct from the Services menu, and plug in your login details. For $25 per year, you can subscribe to Schedules Direct.Because MC2XML relies on grabbing that data, you may have trouble getting up-to-date TV listings this way. TV guide headaches, lots of possibilitiesĪs if setting everything up wasn’t enough of a hassle already, Microsoft recently made matters more complicated by switching TV guide providers in Windows Media Center.
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