Cable Box to PC with no Coaxial?

Wrestarena · 08-24-2009, 03:49 PM

I just got a new cable box from comcast which i want to hook up to my PC so i can watch and record tv on my media center pc (i need the cable box to see my MLB extra innings package).

The cable box they gave me is RNG110...it has every output known to man except Coaxial out. Check it out page 6...
http://www.comcast.com/MediaLibrary/1/1/Customers/Customer_Support/Digital_Cable_with_OD/Digital_Cable/12181-Pace%20110%20-%20User%20Guide.pdf

Does anyone know the best way to hook this thing up and still get all the normal TV tuner functionality???

I've seen some tv tuner cards with s-video/composite/component in (like from Compro Technology) but I'm not sure if that will work for watching TV.

**simpswr** · 08-24-2009, 04:02 PM

and welcome to the Forum

I used a splitter on the coax before the modem. . be sure to get a high quality one or it will mess up the signal

Wrestarena · 08-24-2009, 08:26 PM

Hey simpswr, thanks for the response. Actually I already have a splitter that splits the coax coming out of the wall, one goes to my modem and the other goes to the cable box.

The issue is the cable box has no coax out, only composite, component, hdmi and firewire out. So I'm looking for the best way to hook up the cable box to my PC and still get tv tuner-like functionality.

08-24-2009, 03:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wrestarena Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista x64	Cable Box to PC with no Coaxial? I just got a new cable box from comcast which i want to hook up to my PC so i can watch and record tv on my media center pc (i need the cable box to see my MLB extra innings package). The cable box they gave me is RNG110...it has every output known to man except Coaxial out. Check it out page 6... http://www.comcast.com/MediaLibrary/1/1/Customers/Customer_Support/Digital_Cable_with_OD/Digital_Cable/12181-Pace%20110%20-%20User%20Guide.pdf Does anyone know the best way to hook this thing up and still get all the normal TV tuner functionality??? I've seen some tv tuner cards with s-video/composite/component in (like from Compro Technology) but I'm not sure if that will work for watching TV.

08-24-2009, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,230 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Cable Box to PC with no Coaxial? and welcome to the Forum I used a splitter on the coax before the modem. . be sure to get a high quality one or it will mess up the signal __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

08-24-2009, 08:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wrestarena Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista x64	Re: Cable Box to PC with no Coaxial? Hey simpswr, thanks for the response. Actually I already have a splitter that splits the coax coming out of the wall, one goes to my modem and the other goes to the cable box. The issue is the cable box has no coax out, only composite, component, hdmi and firewire out. So I'm looking for the best way to hook up the cable box to my PC and still get tv tuner-like functionality.