HDMI Input TV Tuner ?

[ac19189]

I don't care about recording I just want to view the output of my cable box to my PC using my HDMI cable. I saw a few places talking about http/www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink cards but I dont know if they will work how I want. Any help would be great I dont have an option on the cable box for coax so I cant use it. Just got a new card that supports hdmi out so my computer hooks into the tv just a matter of getting the video and sound from the cable box to my computer so I can output it from the computer to my tv and receiver.

 

[Guest]

Is there a reason you don't go directly from the cable box to your tv?
Is it just the audio that is the problem?

 

[itsVance]

To be clear, are you asking if the card you just bought will support HDMI from the box as input? If so, what model card did you get?

 

[ac19189]

No and No I have it currently connected to my tv I have a 70 inch smart hdtv I also have a new video card in my computer which supports HDMI old one did not. Before I was using the computer via dvi cable converted to hdmi for my tv now that I have a card that supports HDMI it has made my life easy however I wish to watch tv while I use my computer and this is near impossible when I use the tv screen as a computer screen. So I am attempting to locate an option that will allow me to do this so I dont need to have two screens. I just want to watch tv while I am using my internet and typing doc's. Someone recommended a slingbox that is an interesting option for me. I was looking into that a bit more now too.

 

[itsVance]

No and No I have it currently connected to my tv I have a 70 inch smart hdtv I also have a new video card in my computer which supports HDMI old one did not. Before I was using the computer via dvi cable converted to hdmi for my tv now that I have a card that supports HDMI it has made my life easy however I wish to watch tv while I use my computer and this is near impossible when I use the tv screen as a computer screen. So I am attempting to locate an option that will allow me to do this so I dont need to have two screens. I just want to watch tv while I am using my internet and typing doc's. Someone recommended a slingbox that is an interesting option for me. I was looking into that a bit more now too.

I hope I understand now =)

I had an older TV that supported picture in picture. Have you tried using PIP with one of your TV inputs from the Computer and the other from the cable box?

 

[Wolfshadw]

Since you are using a cable box, the best solution would be a cablecard TV Tuner. That, paired with a cablecard from your cable company, turns your PC into a set top box.

Something like this Hauppauge WinTV-DCR-2650 would do the trick.

-Wolf sends

 

[ac19189]

my tv is too new for pip its less than a year old That would solve everything and as for the cable card thing I use frontier fios internet and tv I dont think they even support that option.

 

[Guest]

If you are able to get a tv tuner device that works with your cable box you can run tv inside a windowed version of Mediaportal. I do this with my OTA tuner.

 

[americanaudiophile]

The HDMI cards you link to are for non HDCP material which cable has and so won't work. You would need a split screen adapter which are very expensive since they are for professional applications. Here is an example:
http/www.ambery.com/4hddvispqupi.html