Projects: Hauppauge WinTV Remote
(Extended Remote Project)
After putting sometime into setting up my old computer to finally be the media center PC it should be, I have uncovered the following additions to what I have already stated in Part 1.
- Digital Television Killed the TV Tuner
- Digital TV has copy protection
- HTPC TV Tuners can only record TV in Standard Definition
- HTPC TV Tuners can mainly display only free over the Air High Definition
- Setting up, and Programing a PC to work with a TV and Remote is hard
- Lack of compatible TV Outputs
Current Issues:
- MPEG2 displays with a scan line
This maybe because it is interlaced and not progressive, this scan line that moves across the screen doesn’t happen with progressive video. Currently it’s a small problem and maybe fixable by changing the de-interlacing options on my ATI video card.
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Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) will never be in the Yukon.
Northwestel will never allow you to substitute one service with another. Using your Internet service to replace your phone will never happen.
- Northwestel does not provide enough Internet service usage per month to support VOIP
- Northwestel limits the VOIP protocol when calling out. (IP to phone)
- Northwestel will never support additional features for VOIP like 911
- Northwestel will never allow the use of phone numbers to be assigned to VOIP services
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Independent Reviews of Whitehorse Computer Service Providers
Company: MEADIA Solutions
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Country: Canada
MEADIA Solutions is a Authorized Apple computer dealer.
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Independent Reviews of Whitehorse Computer Service Providers
Company: Nerds 4 Hire
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Country: Canada
Nerds 4 Hire is the IT department of an accounting and book keeping firm which acts as an agency for local computer technicians.
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Independent Reviews of Whitehorse Computer Service Providers
Company: New West Technologies
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Country: Canada
** Very little was gathered about this company; could not answer my questions **
New West Technologies provides Networking, Consulting and Computer services.
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Company: Anonymous Business
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon.
Country: Canada
The following are quotes from the owner of a computer/Internet service provider in town. I am not applying for a job here, I just like to talk.
This business is an Internet service reseller and a computer dealer for Dell, they also provide many computer services to the public.
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Independent Reviews of Whitehorse Computer Service Providers
Company: Polarcom
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Country: Canada
Polarcom is an Internet service reseller of Northwestel and the authorized Dell computer dealer. Polarcom provides many networking and computers services.
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Independent Reviews of Whitehorse Computer Service Providers
Company: Staples Easy Tech
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Country: Canada
Prices: $139 – Full Service No Backup
Prices: $239 – Full Service With Backup
Service Description:
For $139 you receive a square-one solution (system restore), all your data will be deleted and the computers will be restored to the manufacturers defaults.
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Developers Notes:
The project will be moved from Windows Command Line to the more powerful Visual Basic / Scripts.
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Project: Programming my HTPC
My new personal project which I’ll be releasing to the public soon is an update and extension to the Hauppauge WinTV Remote.
Specifically the 45 button IR Remote for the WinTV-PVR 150.
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