TV Tuner help?

[damnskippy]

I thought maybe someone here might know the answer.

I have a PCI-e TV Wonder 650 currently working great in Vista 32bit using VMC for all my recording/watching.

I only use it for OTA HD broadcasts via antenna.

I can get a TV Wonder 650 USB at Circuit City for 40.00 since they are closing.

Can I install the USB one on the same system so that I can record two TV shows at the same time?

[ocgw]

I thought maybe someone here might know the answer.

I have a PCI-e TV Wonder 650 currently working great in Vista 32bit using VMC for all my recording/watching.

I only use it for OTA HD broadcasts via antenna.

I can get a TV Wonder 650 USB at Circuit City for 40.00 since they are closing.

Can I install the USB one on the same system so that I can record two TV shows at the same time?

You should call ATI and ask them as they may or may not compete for the same resources

ocgw

peace

[damnskippy]

Last time I tried to get support from ATI I was about as successful as trying to get support from Cyberlink. I may give it a go anyway.

[ocgw]

Last time I tried to get support from ATI I was about as successful as trying to get support from Cyberlink. I may give it a go anyway.


this might be a better forum to pose this question

Videohelp.com/HDTV

http://forum.videohelp.com/dvb-hdtv-f42.html?sid=e50179ba686449a08264eeac0f23b731

ocgw

peace

[profcolli]

Last time I tried to get support from ATI I was about as successful as trying to get support from Cyberlink. I may give it a go anyway.Good luck.
http://www.vistaheads.com/forums/microsoft-public-windows-vista-hardware-devices/279826-media-center-does-not-recognize-2nd-tv-tuner.html
But for only $40, why not give it a try?

Use the latest ATI drivers. If both tuners don't work, try these steps posted by HP (linked from ATI support site):
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c01187871

Posted in the videohelp thread also.

[damnskippy]

Thanks profcolli I did some searching before posting and did not run across those links. I went out and bought it this morning. I figure if I can not get it working in tandem on the one system I will install it on another and just play the shows on the second system across the network with the first system :)

Plus I have a backup remote, though it is not a lot of use in VMC or PDVD :( I need to figure out how to program my Harmony as a media center remote.

[profcolli]

Thanks profcolli I did some searching before posting and did not run across those links. I went out and bought it this morning. I figure if I can not get it working in tandem on the one system I will install it on another and just play the shows on the second system across the network with the first system :)

Plus I have a backup remote, though it is not a lot of use in VMC or PDVD :( I need to figure out how to program my Harmony as a media center remote.You're welcome! That sounds like a good plan - either way, you get what you need.

I don't have a Harmony myself, but remotecentral would be a good place for help:
http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-harmony/list.cgi

[damnskippy]

I hooked up the USB one last night and installed the latest driver for it, and thats all as I already had CMC installed with the PCI-e one. It updated the driver for the PCI-e card as well but they bot seem independent because the USB one needed the driver installed to be recognized and work. So the PCI-e driver is not the same though they are called the same thing in device manager.

Anyway installed the driver, started VMC it found the new capture device and I went through the setup, went to live TV hit record, changed channels, hit record. Both shows recorded just fine! :) Now the test will be tonight when Lost and Life are both recording in HD.

Thanks for the remote link I will check it out.

[ocgw]

I hooked up the USB one last night and installed the latest driver for it, and thats all as I already had CMC installed with the PCI-e one. It updated the driver for the PCI-e card as well but they bot seem independent because the USB one needed the driver installed to be recognized and work. So the PCI-e driver is not the same though they are called the same thing in device manager.

Anyway installed the driver, started VMC it found the new capture device and I went through the setup, went to live TV hit record, changed channels, hit record. Both shows recorded just fine! :) Now the test will be tonight when Lost and Life are both recording in HD.

Thanks for the remote link I will check it out.

Excellent, if you have more than 1 HDD set them to capture to different drives for smoother capture

ocgw

peace