2012-03-28, 11:26
Hi all,
Newbie here so please be gentle.
I've been considering running xmbc on my laptop for quite a while now and eden is a good excuse to do so.
here is what i have:
i've got a paid osn subscription and a osn box with hdmi and composite A/V out
i have a sony tv with 1 hdmi in
i also have this hp dm1z laptop with HDMI out which is decent enough to use as htpc
my problem:
since my tv only have 1 hdmi in i have to unplug the cable and switch it back and forth between tv and laptop.
my question:
is it possible to connect my osn box to the laptop and use xmbc to display it into the tv
I imaginie using the hdmi port from the osn box is better but there is no other option to connect it to the laptop but through a usb port which might affect the image quality but analog AV is still an option.
I thought about using an hdmi hub but using the laptop as htpc is i think the ideal way as i dont use my laptop much of the time since i got my phone
any advice is appreciated.
Newbie here so please be gentle.
I've been considering running xmbc on my laptop for quite a while now and eden is a good excuse to do so.
here is what i have:
i've got a paid osn subscription and a osn box with hdmi and composite A/V out
i have a sony tv with 1 hdmi in
i also have this hp dm1z laptop with HDMI out which is decent enough to use as htpc
my problem:
since my tv only have 1 hdmi in i have to unplug the cable and switch it back and forth between tv and laptop.
my question:
is it possible to connect my osn box to the laptop and use xmbc to display it into the tv
I imaginie using the hdmi port from the osn box is better but there is no other option to connect it to the laptop but through a usb port which might affect the image quality but analog AV is still an option.
I thought about using an hdmi hub but using the laptop as htpc is i think the ideal way as i dont use my laptop much of the time since i got my phone
any advice is appreciated.