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Using airtel hd dth on laptop

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/using-airtel-hd-dth-on-laptop.175616/

Harsh Pranami
Harsh Pranami Original post #1
Jul 7, 2013 at 12:53 PM
I was wondering if there is any way to connect my laptop to the airtel hd set top box. Can I do so using the hdmi cable thatthey have provided or do I need to buy something else. Please help me.
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whitestar_999 #2
Jul 7, 2013 at 3:06 PM
you need a usb tv tuner with inputs matching outputs on your set top box.HDMI tv tuner will provide best quality but is also the costliest(~7000) while cheaper ones costs ~1500 & comes with analogue inputs.
Harsh Pranami
Harsh Pranami #3
Jul 7, 2013 at 3:20 PM
whitestar_999 said:
you need a usb tv tuner with inputs matching outputs on your set top box.HDMI tv tuner will provide best quality but is also the costliest(~7000) while cheaper ones costs ~1500 & comes with analogue inputs.
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Thanks for the reply bro. One thing more. I have airtel hd coneection . Not the hd recorder. There is a button on remote with the name "rec". I suppose it's for recording the tv shows. But after clicking it, it says this functionality can only be used if an external usb drive of minimum 4 gb is connected. But even after connecting a pen drive of 16 gb it says the same thing. What to do?? The pen drive was formatted with fat32 format.
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whitestar_999 #4
Jul 7, 2013 at 6:33 PM
recording functionality is deactivated on non recorder set top box assuming same hardware inside.
sushovan
sushovan #5
Jan 12, 2015 at 12:22 PM
sorry for bumping this old thread but its urgent matter :p I am going to purchase Airtel HD DTH this week ( not the HD recorder), will this EXternal card allow me to record in pc? Flipkart.com: Page Not found . I want to to know if it supports the output of airtel hd settop box ( came across a lot of discussions on this STB output compatibility thingy online but couldnt understand clearly)
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whitestar_999 #6
Jan 13, 2015 at 10:33 PM
product is removed from flipkart but it seems that lately many indian DTH provides have started using HDCP encryption to protect HD channels meaning you will need a tv tuner with hdcp feature which is expensive as well as hard to find.
*www.techenclave.com/community/thre...tv-capturehd-h727-i-get-a-blank-video.143389/
sushovan
sushovan #7
Jan 14, 2015 at 10:41 AM
whitestar_999 said:
product is removed from flipkart but it seems that lately many indian DTH provides have started using HDCP encryption to protect HD channels meaning you will need a tv tuner with hdcp feature which is expensive as well as hard to find.
*www.techenclave.com/community/thre...tv-capturehd-h727-i-get-a-blank-video.143389/
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After going through that thread I think going for a recorder would be a gamble so I changed my plan a bit. Now i need an external tuner which would allow me to view channels on PC and then I will use a screen capturing software to record :-D

I stumbled upon this card : AverMedia AVerTV BOX W7 LITE TV Tuner Card - AverMedia : Flipkart.com
will this work?
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whitestar_999 #8
Jan 19, 2015 at 10:30 PM
it should work but it will not capture in hd resolution.also make sure both set top box & pc have vga/d-sub port as it provides best quality among available options in this tuner.