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    DIRECTV2PC & P-7805u

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by strife1013, Aug 12, 2009.

  1. strife1013

    strife1013 Notebook Evangelist

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    I just had Direct TV hooked up yesterday and with DIRECTV2PC you can watch pre-recorded programs on your computer which is very cool when I'm in the bedroom anyways I ran the playback advisor and it says that everything passes but the network adapter which is a wireless WiFi Link 5100 could use upgrading.

    This is what Direct TV says:

    * What type network cards do I need to play DTCP-IP content on my computer?

    You must have a network card to play DTCP-IP content.
    It is recommended that you have one of the follwoing network cards in on your computer in order to play DTCP-IP content.
    Ethernet cards: 100M Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
    Wireless network cards: IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n


    So my question is anyone else running DIRECTV2PC with the P-7805u? Do I need to buy an external wireless adapter/card to be able to use this feature?
     
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    Tybalt39 Notebook Evangelist

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    The 5100 is not the best 802.11n wifi card out there, but it more than meets the requirements for DirectTV2PC. While it won't give 300mb/s speed, it will easily give over 160mb/s. 802.11g is 54mb/s....

    What connect speed do you get on yours?
     
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    strife1013 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am not sure, how do I check?

    Now for some reason I have no idea where to download the program, the only thing I can find is the Playback Advisor.
     
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    sparkyman2000 Notebook Consultant

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    I have this working from my DVR. I changed my 5100 to a 5300 than to 5350 just recently. Works great. I also just record to blue ray anything I want. I would have to look into yours a little more.
     
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    Tybalt39 Notebook Evangelist

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    Right-click the WiFi icon in the toolbar
    Click "Network and Sharing Center"
    Click "View Status"
    "Speed" will be about half-way down the window.
     
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    strife1013 Notebook Evangelist

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    Isn't the slingblade pretty expensive? It would be cheaper to just use the DIRECTV2PC although I have no idea where to download it from, I can't find it.
     
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    Slingbox..lol and yes it is expensive... BB has it


    Found the beta....for your program just download.

    Oh and the serial may take a little time.
     
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    That takes me to the link to download the playback advisor which I have run several times. I have no idea where the program is to actually watch tv on my computer from it.
     
    strife1013, Aug 14, 2009
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