yes
can, but with 3rd party remote control software like Girder. BUT, the homebrew IR receiver does not have IR blaster to control STB (astro), if you are planning to use as PVR, then it's not reccomended.
DIY, component can buy from electronic parts shop.
here is the GUIDE
Hauppauge PVR150MCE cost ~RM450.

Thx for answer all my question, so with Hauppauge PVR150MCE, i can control STB(astro), right?

Yes, you can check my guide in my sig to configure PVR150MCE for Win XP MCE.

Ya.. thx.. actually last time i have try to get into the website, but that time it was down. Anyway its back at normal now. Good guide.

hey, i am selling this @ RM1699 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/399798

hehe.. I have my own setup also. Ryansia can confirm. We in same boat, but I'm more of a tightwad than him when it comes to $$$. (None to throw around so all my stuffs are LOW END)

Mine also not full fledged HTPC (No PVR capability as Astro Quality SUX. FYI, my house No Astro, No TV. My Aeriel KONK already, dunno what happen, am living > 1 year like that already no issues ... ) What for Get haugepauge when the astro sux and I don't watch anything that they show?? WAF level is High

System :
Celeron 2.0G
256MB Ram
2x320GB (~90% Full combined)
1x200GB (78% Full)
1x200GB (archived Disk, plug in via USB when needed) (100% FULL)
1x40GB (System disk)
(Still have 1x75GB 10K Sata + a few more hundreds of Gigs of disks lying around.. ryansia can confirm...
1xDVD-ROM
El-cheapo motherboard
Internal LAN, Internal Sound Card
Nvidia(clone) 5200 svideo output to 21" TV
Tower Casing. (You know Silverstone casing selling for RM999 in Low Yat?? Wah Lau eh..! Besides, it cannot accomodate my near 1TB HD system.. )
RF Keyboard (RM150)
IR Remote Control In the WORKS (for over 1 year already )
OS - (Gentoo) Linux + Freevo (www.freevo.org)
Media Compatability - EVERYTHING from h.264/mov/rmvb/rm/bin/rtsp/avi/divx/xvid/dvd/vcd (one reason I don't like using Windows™ or those AIVX systems is cannot play rmvb files.(All the chinese TV Series are in RMVB leh..)

Everything FREE and LEGAL!!

BTW, House is fully LAN wired. Each room as 1 Network Port except for Study room where all the connections go to.


Upstairs, in MasterRoom, I have a 22in Acer widescreen 1680x1050 stuck to the wall (but the bracket custom made to enable me to move the Acer to and from the masteroom to the study to do other "linux" stuffs") This is connected to my Laptop and driven as an external monitor.

Audio is served via a 2.1 Philips speaker wired from the ceiling.


My system is nothing to shout about, but it just goes to show what a Linux Geek like me can do/perform using Free and Open Source Software.

Heck, I can even sell this system without needing to worry about licenses and stuffs.

Next project :
Getting My Long Range (DIY) Wifi link to work. Shoot to/from my sis in law's place (who has astro) if it works, then can consider getting a Haugepauge to record shows from there. (using DD-WRT on LInksys WRT54G)

Okay lah.. enough selling.. (i got hot air in my head already.)

Great work myjunk. I would love to use linux as well just that nowadays I don't have the time luxury to setup and configure individuals drivers for the OS.

I doubt what you watch on your HTPC is legal and free

Like i ask b4, in MCE, i can link to another pc to get the video to watch, so all format of video like RMVB also can play in MCE?

hehe.. Note that I conveniently omitted that detail.. but hey. when you sell it, you don't tell the customer what he is not supposed to do with it right??




BTW, same thing with Windows also mah.. .don't tell me you never had that problem before.. (what more when kena Virus.. "choi!" sure see one.

I'm venturing into this atm, but i seem to have a 'normal' problem here..

My rig currently equipped with a Creative Audigy 2 ZS and running digital-coax to my Creative DDTS-100, but somehow, i couldn't get Dolby Digital to work.. My DDTS keeps showing it's on Stereo..

Any idea how and where can i check? i've basically did whatever i could, SPDIF passthrough, etc etc.. and it still doesn't work.. but Dolby Digital and DTS from my Xbox360 worked wonderfully through Optical..

I played a movieDVD on my PC, selecting DTS, exactly the same setting on my Xbox360, and using my PC, it still showed Stereo meanwhile my Xbox360 showed DTS..

I've yet to re-format and installed a WinXP MCE, but i'm planning to sort this out so that when i format, i can get everything right..

Thanks in advance!!

EDIT: Movie -> DVD

This post has been edited by ah_chak: Feb 3 2007, 04:09 PM

Try to set in your DVD player software (PowerDVD,WinDVD,etc),in speaker setting, dont select 2.1ch,5.1ch or 7.1ch..Select something like 'External Receiver', 'Optical out' or ' SPDIF out'..

THAT i've yet to try.. thanks dude.. will try it later tonight..

Yes, as long as your MCE PC install all the necessary codecs.

OK.. thx Bro... R u get urself a Hauppauge PVR-150MCE TV Tuner Card with IR Blaster and Remote from lowyat too?

Yup i got it from LYP for RM499. I heard the price went down to RM450 but I'm not sure bout this. I think its Vertex Sdn Bhd.

Hooray I finally got the Hauppage PVR-150 MCE Kit with remote from Viewnet, RM388 only. Works great, I can finally watch NTV7...

Wow, thats cheap. Does it comes with a IR blaster? You connect it to astro STB or antenna?

Where to download the necessary codec? I owned a HTPC too recently and wondering how to play RMVB.

Will post some questions regarding my new HTPC and facing some issues on HDMI, sound and Astro.

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Added on February 12, 2007, 12:30 pmWhere to download the necessary codec? I owned a HTPC too recently and wondering how to play RMVB.

Will post some questions regarding my new HTPC and facing some issues on HDMI, sound and Astro.

This post has been edited by ASAP: Feb 12 2007, 12:30 PM

IR blaster is that box with IR receiver rite for the MCE remote rite? Ya got.

I connect to antenna cos I havent get astro, later wanna get astro and follow ur guide

But very happy now can record tv shows, finally i can stop gaming lol...

Try googling "real alternative". I use it to play RMVB.