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help: Tv card and media centre

  • 29-03-2006 5:31pm
    #1
    Feidhlim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭


    k, i have xp with media centre, and i just bought a new mercury tv card from maplins.

    the tv card is working with its own crap software but media centre says it cant find it. can anyone help me?


Comments

  • #2
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,200 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    First thoughts would be it's not supported!

    Is it on the supported cards list?


  • #3
    MisterKipling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭MisterKipling


    hey i 2 have the same prob fed. I bought a Hauppauge Wintv usb card which workd but found it wasnt compatible then Bought a Pinnacle PCTV card which from the site i bought said XP MCE (media center edition) compatible, but when i used it it turned out wasnt compaitble with the MCE software IE the tuner. So now have to get the Hauppauge Wintv Usb2 pvr which is supported! Such Feckn Hassle! But Hopefully worth it, cuz the media center isnt good for anything else and i got the remote Control which is useless wivout it! Cheers Basq..... for that link to!:D


  • #4
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,200 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    No problem.. yeah, the whole MCE compliance is a pain in the ass!


  • #5
    Feidhlim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭Feidhlim


    cheers lads. but my mate had same problem, he just downloaded some software on trial, took the drivers and uninstalled it. works grand now on his though. still wont on mine :/


  • #6
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    What do you mean software on trial, what kind & is he using MCE 2005 ?

    For MCE to work with a TV Tuner it must have a MCE compliant driver it's really nothing more than the regular driver but with the hooks into the MCE UI.

    Some people at least with prior versions of MCE hacked drivers for certain TV cards to work though in most cases there was an MCE version of the same card along with a non-MCE version.

    Is this your TV tuner card, if so it is not an MCE compliant device by the looks of it.


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