dusty321(Elite) posted this on Friday, 24th November 2006, 12:47
Does anyone know if the xbox to PVR prog ever made it to release?
Cheers
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"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." - Christopher Reeve (1953-2004)
RE: Xbox as PVR?
ste_p0270(Elite Donator) posted this on Friday, 24th November 2006, 15:07
i don`t think it did.
i asked whether a "modded" xbox could be used as a pvr on the xbox-scene forums. the consensus(sp?) was that it can`t.....shame really.
i think the main problem was the fact that it would require some kind of capture card / tuner which would probably be a bitch to implement.
Ste. ........is that gasoline i smell?
RE: Xbox as PVR?
dusty321(Elite) posted this on Friday, 24th November 2006, 20:27
Ah nuts what a pity. That was the only justification I needed to buy an Argos cheapo!
Cheers Ste!
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"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." - Christopher Reeve (1953-2004)
RE: Xbox as PVR?
ste_p0270(Elite Donator) posted this on Saturday, 25th November 2006, 08:07
Quote: That was the only justification I needed to buy an Argos cheapo LOL :D
i`ve been trying to convince my missus that it would be a good idea to buy another xbox (@£49.99) but she`s having none of it.
Ste. ........is that gasoline i smell?
RE: Xbox as PVR?
dusty321(Elite) posted this on Saturday, 25th November 2006, 16:03
Quote: capture card / tuner
Hey Ste, did you know some are using a Digibox as a tuner to complete the xbox PVR setup. Some discussion over at dvd forums about it.
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"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." - Christopher Reeve (1953-2004)
RE: Xbox as PVR?
ste_p0270(Elite Donator) posted this on Sunday, 26th November 2006, 13:14
thanks for the info Dusty....will take a look :)
Ste. ........is that gasoline i smell?
RE: Xbox as PVR?
dusty321(Elite) posted this on Monday, 27th November 2006, 23:00
Hey Ste, looks like those lot have pulled the thread..... Someone must have mentioned Argos or perhaps the xbox to PVR hack/softmod was to hardcore for them!
I love that forum :/ :D
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"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." - Christopher Reeve (1953-2004)
RE: Xbox as PVR?
martin8777(Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 28th November 2006, 11:36
has anyone tried using one of those usb tv-tuners in an xbox?
would that work?
RE: Xbox as PVR?
ste_p0270(Elite Donator) posted this on Tuesday, 28th November 2006, 12:40
Quote: has anyone tried using one of those usb tv-tuners in an xbox?
would that work? that`s pretty much the question that i asked on xbox-scene.
the problem lies with the fact that you would need to load drivers for a USB adaptor to work...which would mean that you would need another OS running on the `box. no doubt some clever git could get one working with an adaptation of linux.....not me though, i`m thick!
Ste. ........is that gasoline i smell?
RE: Xbox as PVR?
bytemaster(Elite) posted this on Thursday, 7th December 2006, 21:03
I think the main problem is that the Xbox only supports USB 1.1, you really need the bandwidth of USB 2 to use a tuner.
You won`t get drivers to run under the Xbox O/S but I would imagine that you would be able to get one working under Linux.
Many people have asked this as it would be a great addition to the excellent XBMC, but I have never read of any suuccess, it really is down to the USB limitation.
In a similar vein, has anybody successfully set-up live streaming of TV from a pc with tuner to XBMC?
