[access-uk] Re: Sky on my computer
- From: "Peter Logue" <peterlogue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:32:59 -0500
Hi Andrew,
I'm not sure of Sky, but with Microsoft Media Centre, you can only watch
those programs and movies that were burned on your PC. With media centre,
you save them onto your PC. I found it almost impossible to save microsoft
recorded TV shows onto a disk. I could save home movies onto a disk, but
only an hour's viewing on a 5 gig CD. The files with the extention of
Microsoft saved television will only play on the PC which recorded them. And
I don't think you can carry this forward if you formatted your PC. In other
words I think microsoft places a wee locking code that is relevant to the
large file you recorded. If the wee locking file is missing you can't play
the large file. So, if you recorded Battle of Britain and passed it onto me,
I wouldn't be able to play it on my machine. And if you formatted your PC,
getting rid of all the wee locking files in the process, I'm not sure any of
your burned CD's would work either. Anyway, this is what happened to me with
Media Centre. I burned half a movie onto a disk, but media centre wouldn't
recognise it at all.
So much was my observations with Microsoft Media centre files. Media centre
and all that jazz sounds good, but I think for the next 10 years or so, you
won't beat the old fashioned telly and stereo hi-fi.
Peter
From beautiful Helensburgh on the Firth of Clyde.
MSN:peter_paul_logue@xxxxxxxxxxx
Website:
http://www.sightconnections.com/radio/scotland.htm
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Andy
Sent: 14 February 2006 10:22
To: Access-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Sky on my computer
Hi all.
After fighting against getting Sky for several years, I eventually gave in a
month or so ago and signed up to the £15.00 a month option. I'm very
pleased that I have done so because I'm getting Audio Described programmes
throughout the week. Since signing up I've watched about three audio
described movies, which if on celestial, I would record and keep for
watching later.
Now to my question. The Sky Co. Have given me a Digi-Box which sits on top
of my TV in the lounge.
If I'd like to watch and record various items, I'd need to hard-wire a
second digi-box in my study next to my computer, and I'd probably have to
increase my annual subscription to do so.
A couple of weeks ago, I read with interest a thread on a list, concerning
Grabbing Video. Apparently, there is a piece of hardware which fits into my
digi-box in the lounge, which sends the video signal to my computer in the
lounge, for watching or recording programmes, via wireless.
Can anyone advise me if this is possible, for it would be fantastic to
actually record audio described movies onto my computer and burn to DVD.
Best wishes.
Andy.
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