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Connecting a TV remote control to a Windows 7 Desktop?
I was just wondering how possible it is to connect a remote control to a Windows 7 system.
I’m connecting the computer to a 24" TV via HDMI to be used as a TV, playing things mainly through VLC.
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USB TV tuner hardware or software issue
I am trying to run Intex USB Tv Tuner device on Windows 7.
I had installed its driver and application (honestech TVR 3.0). From the control panel, I can see that the driver is installed successfully ...
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How to record tv to network share with Windows Media Center?
Well, you would think that Windows 7's new MediaCenter would be up to the task of recording your TV to a network share/drive. Too bad, it looks like it's just not possible.
I have a windows 2008 R2 ...
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Can't hook my PC up to my computer screen using VGA
I recently bought a Desktop PC, it was a rather old Dell, that I wanted to use with my TV screen. However after connecting my computer with my TV using VGA (Which is the highest available solution to ...
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TV device disapears when turned off when connected via HDMI to PC
I have 2 monitors and 1 TV hooked up as a monitor to a 660 ti GPU (this works when all on). When the TV is off, there is no visible device to extend a display to but when it's on there is. I wanted to ...
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Change *default* refresh rate for monitors on Windows 7
I have multi-monitor setup and i'm trying to connect my TV as another monitor. TV doesn't support 60 Hz refresh rate: when i'm enabling it in resolution&presentation screen it turns on, but there ...
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Can't get video on TV from computer
I hooked up my PC to my TV and under the resolution settings the TV shows up and is enabled but I do not get any video on the TV. I hooked my computer up to my 2nd TV and the video shows up. I am ...
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extending wired network through wireless connected computer
I have a windows 7 system connected to my home network through wireless.
The system has an unused wired NIC.
I have installed a smart TV next to the system. I would like to connect the TV to my home ...
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Watch TV without using Media Center
I have a DELL Studio XPS 1640 with an inbuilt TV Tuner.
The only problem is I have to use Windows Media Center to watch TV. Is it possible to set up VLC Player or some other player that can allow me ...
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Windows 7 - Can't get my TV working as primary display with nVidia 7900GS
I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 RTM (from MSDN) on my HTPC, which is connected to a 42" Magnavox LCD TV via component cables to my nVidia 7900GS.
Everything was fine through the installation ...
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Upgrade Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium - will I lose recorded TV?
I'm seriously considering upgrading to Windows 7 on release, especially now that the UK price for doing so is actually reasonable for once, but am worried about losing the ~600GB of TV that I have ...
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TV cannot see USB drive since Windows 7 ran repair tool
I store media from Windows 7 to a portable NTFS USB drive and watch on my LG TV (circa 2015 model).
One night I booted Win 7 with the drive already connected. Windows detected something wrong with the ...
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Need Windows Monitor drivers for Sceptre X322BV-SRD
I recently replaced my dead Sceptre X325BV-FMDR with a replacement, Sceptre X322BV-SRR, however, all that seems to be available monitor driver wise is the Generic PnP Monitor. It is functional, but ...
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Play cable TV server content from PC
I am renting this DLNA-enabled set-top box from my cable TV provider.
This documentation mentions it is able to stream TV content to my PC (sorry, only available in Japanese, search "...
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I'm using a TV as a monitor. Why are my resolution choices so limited when the TV supports more?
I am trying to use this tv as a monitor. As you can see, this tv supports 1920x1080 full HD. However, when I plug it into my Windows computer (which can easily support this, it supports it on other ...
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