Qosmio G30-158: Is it possible to watch digital TV with Qosmio Player?

Living near Paris,I recently bought a QOSMIO G30-158 PC, with hybrid tuner, and although it is quite easy to watch digital tv programs with Windows Media Center, I do not understand why Qosmio Player can only watch analogic programs, but not digital programs (my Qosmio Player references are V4.4.1 built 2006030822) ? thank you to help me
alain

Hi
Yes youre right.
The Qosmio player can be able to receive only the analogue TV signals and its not able handle the digital TV.
If you want to watch the digital channels you have to use the MCE.
A couple days ago I have found this info in the net but it was also not known to me.
Now I know it and you too ;)

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2.make sure that the computer/windows is switch off
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