Stupid OSD Question

[Winger]

First off, I haven't had the UMC for long, but from what I've seen so far, I like it. It replaced my LMC and certainly seems to be more user friendly and I really like not having to mess with the HDMI switcher when I watch movies.

Okay, I suppose this could double as a SQZ question, but how do I get UMC On Screen Display when I'm watching broadcast TV? There's no video out on my TV and I don't have cable or satellite, so the TV tuner is the only one I have. I'm basically displaying the native image from broadcast on the screen and exporting the audio stream to the UMC. Problem is, seems to me, that there's no video loop through the processor. What am I missing?

-Wing-a-ling

[BillBauman]

Winger, you're not missing anything. You're in the same boat that some of the rest of us are. It's not a UMC-1 issue, it's an issue with a lack of foresight from the respective television manufacturers. Of course, that takes us back to the "content owners" whom would never allow an image to be exported from the monitor on which it is displayed. So, here you and I are, with no OSD option from our processor when watching television content.

[Winger]

Bummer.

Thanks

[agehring]

As BillBauman said there is no "video loop". The only option is to not use the TVs tuner, and get a external one. That way the video signal runs through the UMC (or other pre/pro).

Doing this can provide some extra features, like guides.

Here are a couple of options

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00064L1AI/ref=nosim/panandscathed-20
www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=34596

You could also do a OTA DVR, like the TiVo Premiere, which adds a lot more functionality (but at a on-going cost)

[Winger]

Thanks for the links. Something to consider.