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Windows 7 and tuning TV on Media Centre

  • 15-10-2009 10:25pm
    #1
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,150 ✭✭✭


    Despite earlier posts on this topic, I've upgraded to Windows 7 and Media Centre refuses to tune in any TV stations - no matter what country I seem to select, Media Centre doesnt support it.

    Has anyone got this to work?

    (and all the MS localisation developers are based in Ireland...)


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  • #2
    xsiborg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭xsiborg


    without wishing to be a smarta*rse, etc, as i havent seen your other threads, i have gotten this to work on:

    _____________________________________________

    OS: Windows 7 32bit Build 7100

    TV Tuner: Hauppauge usb wintv hvr-900H

    Laptop Manufacturer/Model: HP Pavillion DV9565ea

    Graphics Card/Chipset: nvidia Geforce 8400M GS

    SkyHD box hooked up via scart -> composite connection on tuner

    Sky Digital as Satellite Provider for EPG

    HP (eHome) infra red receiver (the receiver doesnt change channels on the HD box YET (im working on it) but it does navigate the menus)

    xbox 360 as media extender

    ____________________________________________


  • #3
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    homer911 wrote: »
    (and all the MS localisation developers are based in Ireland...)

    Microsoft hasn't done any localisation in Ireland since 2003.


  • #4
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,150 ✭✭✭homer911


    Thats not what the guy from Sandyford said yesterday - they do all the work on the product localisation, including Media Centre - he even talked about it for a few minutes and went on about the background update of the EPG


  • #5
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,150 ✭✭✭homer911


    Looking more promising now - MCE downloading TV setup data - didnt happen for me last time!


  • #6
    Sheeps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,763 ✭✭✭Sheeps


    testicle wrote: »
    Microsoft hasn't done any localisation in Ireland since 2003.

    wrong


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  • #7
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    By localisation I meant the translation, not the features for different regions. I was there yesterday too ;)


  • #8
    phill106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,826 ✭✭✭phill106


    looking at this myself. Are you using a tv tuner card, or is there a way to setup mediacentre to use some interent tv?


  • #9
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    In the US, Netflix was pushed out to MC yesterday. Over this side, Sky Player will be pushed out to MC on the 27th.


  • #10
    phill106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,826 ✭✭✭phill106


    testicle wrote: »
    In the US, Netflix was pushed out to MC yesterday. Over this side, Sky Player will be pushed out to MC on the 27th.

    Thanks. So will that be under the extras section ? I had ms suppor dialed into my laptop for hours today, at the end he said I needed to do an inPlace upgrade o fix it, which I disagreed as was a clean install. Very disappointed with their support if they didn't know It was limited by region.


  • #11
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    It'll be under TV.

    TBH, it took me a long time to find out about the Netflix US thing. Hope you didn't have to pay for that support ticket...

    TV Tuner cards should just work.


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