My PC TV.

以前不理解恋网是如何炼成的。看到哭喊发誓要戒网的还挺不明白。自从决定要重新装修主窝，发了一问题贴被置顶。还收到许多回帖和建议。 初尝甜头，则一发而不可收拾。又发一贴关于沙发换面，收到几贴捧杀贴。于是乎话尤未尽，再来一贴显摆兼问题贴。如有反感者请多包涵。因为我也上瘾了。

这一帖是来讨论家庭的电器产品。
大家都是生活在计算机网络年代，计算机人手一部那是肯定的。我家还有一个专用的计算机。它是用来录电视节目和家里的监控系统 (surveillance system)。


让我先来介绍录电视节目系统吧。
以前装修地下室时，根据别人的经验，装修了一间entertainment center with big screen and projector. It was pretty cool. After finish my basement, my daughter liked to arrange sleepovers in my house more often. She liked to rent movies and watch with her friends. 这可能是跟男人们愿聚众观球赛是一个道理。每当我反对时，女儿的拿手话是他们都说我家的电视屏幕最大， 地下室的设备好。当然，鬼都知道这话不能相信。


当女儿上初中时，开始有了新的要求。She wanted to buy a Tivo. 她妈追赶新科技的速度是远远没女儿快。什么是Tivo? 问女儿她也说不清。只知是看电视需要它。这好办。临时上网查。这google 真是个好东西。上网查不但知道了Tivo的功能，知道了它是要月费的， 还知道了它的同类产品Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800 Tuner Card Kit (PCI Ex), which is no monthly fee. 就是它了。说干就干。立刻列清单，卖材料。Here is my PC configuration:
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
• Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz)
• 3GB DDR2-667MHz dual channel SDRAM (2x512, 2x1GB)
• 256 XFX GeForce 8400gs video card.
• 250GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
• ATSC-NTSC TV tuner with PVR, FM tuner, remote (Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800 Tuner Card Kit )
• Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110, which includes a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse
• 5.1 speakers: Logitech Z 5500 Digital - PC Multimedia Home Theater Speaker System
• 46” LCD TV.

等材料到齐，安装调试完，效果真不错。录像电视效果跟平时电视效果没什么区别。我用的是VGA input. If I use HDMI to DVI digital signal, it would be ever better.
在这我又要提出一个问题请大家帮忙。I try to connect the digital DVI_D(single link) output from PC video card to HDMI input on my LCD TV. The problem is My PC can not recognize my LCD TV when PC starting up. I tested with 32” Philips LCD TV and WinBook 46 LCD TV. None of them works. Only BIOS checking logo then no display at all in Philips LCD TV. However, it works with LCD monitor. Any suggestion on how to fix the issue?

话说回到计算机电视。那可真是不错。It likes TV on demand.它非常忠实地录下你想看的节目。Windows Media Center is pretty easy to use. It can easily skip any commercial part, fast forward, fast backward, pause, stop are work with remoter. Windows vista also provided Parental time control. I set up time restriction so my daughter can only allow to watch TV on certain date and time. She cannot complain since all her interested TV shows are recorded in the PC.
我准备在下一篇里介绍我家的home surveillance system. 当然，如果没人感兴趣，我还是就此止住为好。
PS, 下面是我其他两贴的links.

http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=myhouse&MsgID=679360
http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=myhouse&MsgID=677738

所有跟帖： 

• 有兴趣，有兴趣! 期待下一篇 -darlene- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 18:59:48

• 很有兴趣，谢谢分享！你这一套花了多少$ ? -lavendar~- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 19:06:08

• roughtly $900 not include LCD. -forgotmyname- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 19:15:09

• My PC configuration is dated items.I brought them when it onsale -forgotmyname- ♀ (258 bytes) () 11/14/2008 postreply 06:44:30

• 大能人！鉴定完毕。EE的吧？ -laoyangdelp- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 19:13:37

• Yes. That's not real reason though. -forgotmyname- ♀ (280 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 20:07:17

• Is it kind of unusual for a lady to work as 测试仪器修理工? -HenryLi- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 20:10:02

• It was in China though. -forgotmyname- ♀ (80 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 20:31:50

• 欢迎ladys搞电脑，明天我给自己买一LV去 -woodrooste- ♂ (438 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 20:17:35

• 看来遇到一个专家了。接着支招！ -forgotmyname- ♀ (958 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 21:02:56

• 专家?别编掰我了说实话htpc可是落在你后面了 -woodrooste- ♂ (731 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 21:36:02

• 这其实是个商机，帮人攒机器，HD compatible 加大的 -johndoe23- ♂ (124 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 21:44:21

• 有道理，不过dvr可以hack换硬盘的，但那是 -woodrooste- ♂ (211 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 21:55:42

• 行家，说得俺都听不大懂。ps3 的蓝光非常好，普通DVD 的upscale -johndoe23- ♂ (12 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 22:31:10

• co:行家，说得俺都听不大懂。how DVD upscale? -forgotmyname- ♀ (67 bytes) () 11/14/2008 postreply 06:59:03

• 就是象一个小的图片放大一样的道理，当然没有同样的画质 -woodrooste- ♂ (65 bytes) () 11/14/2008 postreply 07:27:55

• I see. Thanks for the explaination. -forgotmyname- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/14/2008 postreply 07:41:27

• 单就机器而言不是太贵，不过片子太贵了，好在有Netflix -johndoe23- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/13/2008 postreply 22:32:54

• 你开个博客吧，把你的好帖子都收藏好。别人还可以去你那儿留言。 -瑞雪花园- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/14/2008 postreply 07:10:26

• Thanks for the recommendation. I did as what you said. -forgotmyname- ♀ (171 bytes) () 11/14/2008 postreply 07:26:53

• you need to check that your video card have TV connect -famer- ♂ (235 bytes) () 11/14/2008 postreply 07:20:17

• You are right. My video card has DVI-D output. No HDMI output. -forgotmyname- ♀ (473 bytes) () 11/14/2008 postreply 07:37:58

• 大能人！！这事俺只有想的份，呵呵~~ -秀秀- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/14/2008 postreply 08:11:12