Media center won't recognise aerial

Ashok_2

Hi,

My laptop is on Media center, and it has a port for me to put my TV aerial in, but once I've put it in, MCE won't find it!

Please could you help me to sort this out? Thankyou.

GreenNotM

Check here - if your model is mentioned http://4help.alienware.com/cgi-bin/alienware.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=-C3SVXqi&p_lva=1209&p_li=&p_accessibility=0&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_pv=&p_prods=&p_cats=0&p_hidden_prods=&cat_lvl1=0&p_scf_c_language=205&p_search_text=tv+tuner&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=answers.search_fnl

Ashok_2

GreenNotM wrote:

Check here - if your model is mentioned http://4help.alienware.com/cgi-bin/alienware.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=-C3SVXqi&p_lva=1209&p_li=&p_accessibility=0&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_pv=&p_prods=&p_cats=0&p_hidden_prods=&cat_lvl1=0&p_scf_c_language=205&p_search_text=tv+tuner&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=answers.search_fnl

Thanks, apparantly I need an adapter to connect my aerial to the laptop directly.. It is meant to go into the "CATV" connection, and I have a normal TV Aerial cable.. Right now the aerial fits in but it is a very loose connection, the Alienware support told me I need an adapter to fix it, but I have no idea what and they don't to! http://4help.alienware.com/cgi-bin/alienware.cfg/php/admin/console_util/fa_get.php?p_sid=TR9JCWioJm&p_file_id=22153&p_localfname=0809/11236006369851-phpN1Wb1f&p_userfname=img002.JPG&p_content_type=image/pjpeg

It could be the top one in that image - but I don't know what it is, or if it's the right one!

espresso

Looks like an aerial co-ax to Phono adaptor.

Ashok_2

espresso wrote:

Looks like an aerial co-ax to Phono adaptor.

Thanks, looks like one of these I guess: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RCA-PHONO-PLUG-CABLE-TO-COAX-RF-COAXIAL-TV-AERIAL-LEAD_W0QQitemZ230010984963QQihZ013QQcategoryZ32837QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

So one end would go into my laptop and the aerial would go into the other?

espresso

Yes but that cable may not be the best quality. If you used an adaptor like in the picture, you can use the cable of your choice i.e. low loss double screened satellite cable.

Ashok_2

espresso wrote:

Yes but that cable may not be the best quality. If you used an adaptor like in the picture, you can use the cable of your choice i.e. low loss double screened satellite cable.

Thanks again! Do you know where I can find a better quality one?

espresso

Not without searching but 12M of crap cable could attenuate your signal.

GreenNotM

espresso wrote:

Not without searching but 12M of crap cable could attenuate your signal.

Is only 1.2M - that kinda looks like the cable that goes from a video recorder to a TV - Ashok can you borrow on of those to try > may be wrong I don't do TV ..... :rolleyes:

Ashok_2

GreenNotM wrote:

Is only 1.2M - that kinda looks like the cable that goes from a video recorder to a TV - Ashok can you borrow on of those to try > may be wrong I don't do TV ..... :rolleyes:

My VCR connects via scart I don't mind buying the correct adapter, it's just I'm not sure exactly what I need and where I can get it! Thanks for your btw :beer:

espresso

:doh:

My mistake.