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Quiksilver · 2008-11-11, 10:41 AM

Hi,

Just wondering if purchasing this USB stick will allow me to view channels such as Leafs TV (and consequently stream) and other digital channels on my laptop?

I also have a Windows Home Server which I guess could take PCI cards. But for practical purposes, I'd like to know if I will benefit by using this product or the non-QAM version which is WinTV-HVR-950

Thanks!

PPL4GOLF · 2008-11-11, 11:11 AM

NO to all your questions.

I just bought a little HDTV and did a scan and the only QAM channels left were audio-only channels. Even the basic channels you paid for were scrambled in the digital side, let alone extra like Leafs/Raptors/movies/internationals/etc.

Quiksilver · 2008-11-11, 11:20 AM

Just in case, I am in Toronto and subscribed to Rogers Cable; if it makes a difference.

I thought that this USB stick was able to pick-up regular (digital?) channels such as Sportsnet and/or TSN. Or is this product a glorified antenna that picks up ONLY Over-The-Air HD channels?

mr_raider · 2008-11-11, 12:52 PM

It can pick up OTA NTSC and ATSC signals, regular cable (analog) and unencrypted QAM for the q version. If you have digital cable, your signal is encrypted and decoded by your Rogers box. You would have to plug the output from the cable box into the tuner.

Quiksilver · 2008-11-11, 01:22 PM

Now that I recall, I do remember signing up for full digital service (they game some spiel when I tried to downgrade my service)

So essentially, all of these WinTV products are useless (for my purposes anyway) unless I rent or buy a Rogers converter?

recneps77 · 2008-11-11, 04:54 PM

You can use the Hauppauge HD-PVR (component) or, depending on your box, output the picture from the cable box via coax (cable, like most VCR's are commonly used), RCA (yellow/red/white) or s-video and run it through a tuner or capture dongle/card.

2008-11-11, 10:41 AM	#1
Quiksilver Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 14	WinTV-HVR-950Q Hi, Just wondering if purchasing this USB stick will allow me to view channels such as Leafs TV (and consequently stream) and other digital channels on my laptop? I also have a Windows Home Server which I guess could take PCI cards. But for practical purposes, I'd like to know if I will benefit by using this product or the non-QAM version which is WinTV-HVR-950 Thanks!

2008-11-11, 11:11 AM	#2
PPL4GOLF Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 904	NO to all your questions. I just bought a little HDTV and did a scan and the only QAM channels left were audio-only channels. Even the basic channels you paid for were scrambled in the digital side, let alone extra like Leafs/Raptors/movies/internationals/etc. __________________ LG55LW5000/Denon3313/MirageOMD5+Nanosat+MM8/ClearStream2/CM7778+3414 SSGPN50A550/OptomaHD33/Onkyo717/KEF3005/Velo15"

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2008-11-11, 11:20 AM	#3
Quiksilver Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 14	Just in case, I am in Toronto and subscribed to Rogers Cable; if it makes a difference. I thought that this USB stick was able to pick-up regular (digital?) channels such as Sportsnet and/or TSN. Or is this product a glorified antenna that picks up ONLY Over-The-Air HD channels?

2008-11-11, 12:52 PM	#4
mr_raider Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Westmount, QC Posts: 298	It can pick up OTA NTSC and ATSC signals, regular cable (analog) and unencrypted QAM for the q version. If you have digital cable, your signal is encrypted and decoded by your Rogers box. You would have to plug the output from the cable box into the tuner.

2008-11-11, 01:22 PM	#5
Quiksilver Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 14	Now that I recall, I do remember signing up for full digital service (they game some spiel when I tried to downgrade my service) So essentially, all of these WinTV products are useless (for my purposes anyway) unless I rent or buy a Rogers converter?

2008-11-11, 04:54 PM	#6
recneps77 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Whitby Posts: 2,815	You can use the Hauppauge HD-PVR (component) or, depending on your box, output the picture from the cable box via coax (cable, like most VCR's are commonly used), RCA (yellow/red/white) or s-video and run it through a tuner or capture dongle/card.