FIELD: physics; video technology.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to television information media and particularly to configuration of TV-signals and TV-tuners. Proposed is a system/method for automated tuning a TV-signal/tuner in a tuner device (for example a personal computer, personal video recorder, a TV set-top box), which has one or more tuners. Setup identifies the number of tuners in the device, where the tuners are analogue or digital, and the standard supported by each tuner. The geographical are in which the device will receive TV-signals is identified, and tuners supporting that area are identified. Digital tuners are identified as digital in the report when analogue tuners are being interrogated so as to detect acting TV-signals and determine source of any acting TV-signals (for example, an antenna, cable service supplier, TV set-top box).
EFFECT: provision for tuning TV-signals and tuners in media where a large number of different tuner configurations are present in personal computers, for instance which is improved for home entertainment.
29 cl, 6 dwg
