Well I'm just waiting for the case to arrive for my HTPC (hopefully it is delivered tomorrow as UPS currently shows) and then I'll be ready to put it together. I may be ordering one more part for it though I just wanted to see if this was possible since I'm not even sure what software/hardware (will probably be a combination) to look for.
I have a Dish Network 722k HD DVR receiver that I'm going to continue to use (watch way too much stuff that is not easily or legally available online) and I want to pass the audio/video signal from its HDMI out into the HTPC and then into my HK AVR which then routes to my HDTV. I thought it'd be nice to be able to press a button on my keyboard to bring up an overlay interface that allows me to continue watching whatever I'm watching on my Dish STB while doing a web search or something along those lines. Yes I know a Logitech Revue unit could do this but I've seen & heard what issues those units have so I'd prefer to not bother with one. Would it be possible to do this with something like an AverMedia HD DVR capture card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E16815100049)? If so what would I need to use software wise to get the overlay that I'm looking for?
If specs are needed here's what's going in the PC:
CPU: AMD A6 5400K
RAM: 4GB DDR3-1333
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A55M-HD2
I have a Dish Network 722k HD DVR receiver that I'm going to continue to use (watch way too much stuff that is not easily or legally available online) and I want to pass the audio/video signal from its HDMI out into the HTPC and then into my HK AVR which then routes to my HDTV. I thought it'd be nice to be able to press a button on my keyboard to bring up an overlay interface that allows me to continue watching whatever I'm watching on my Dish STB while doing a web search or something along those lines. Yes I know a Logitech Revue unit could do this but I've seen & heard what issues those units have so I'd prefer to not bother with one. Would it be possible to do this with something like an AverMedia HD DVR capture card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E16815100049)? If so what would I need to use software wise to get the overlay that I'm looking for?
If specs are needed here's what's going in the PC:
CPU: AMD A6 5400K
RAM: 4GB DDR3-1333
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A55M-HD2