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TGB.tv donations drive !

Last post by holidayboy « Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:58 am
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by holidayboy » Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:47 am » in Forum Operations & Feedback

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Hi all,

Just a quick post to see if any of our members are willing / able to make a small donation to help cover our running costs?

I completely understand that times are hard for a lot of folks and many people are unable to offer any financial support.

Please don't feel pressured into donating...

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Hi, there is no suggested donation amount - any amount is much appreciated :thumbup:

Thank you to everybody that has donated :clap:

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Tuner conflict

Last post by erkotz « Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:20 pm
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by llololloy » Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:01 am

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Been trying to find a fix, but not got this sorted.
I have 2 tbs tuner cards, 4 * dvb-s2 and 4 * dvb-t2.
I am however experiencing the tuner conflict message, but nothing was being viewed or recorded when i selected the channel. It says to select a tuner to disable, but none are listed. The only...

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Can you look for an event (at roughly the same time) in your Application event log with a source of Application Error and an ID of 1000. The text of the error should mention ehrecvr.

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Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:20 pm
PCI Cable Card tuner for non PCI-e desktop?

Last post by Scallica « Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:51 pm
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by jerseyclaw » Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:40 pm

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i am upgrading a dell 4600 that has plenty of PCI slots available - but pre-dates PCI-e technology - that i want to use for internal tuner.

Infinitv only has PCI-e (i believe anyway). is there a cable card internal PCI tuner out there i can buy?

thanks in advance...

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They won't work if you have FiOS.

True only if simulcrypt is implemented; it's not in all areas.

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Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:51 pm
Tevii S480

Last post by mark1234 « Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:39 pm
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by milli260876 » Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:01 am

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OK who's going to be first? i just bought a Nova-S2 off ebay for £40 or i'd have a go myself!!
One of the tuners died on my TBS6981 so i'm thinking German Engineering is the way forward?!?!?!??!

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When I was considering Freesat I'd seen these and was going to go with one. Looks a bit of a bargain.

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Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:39 pm
Anyone Still using the ATI Digital Cable Tuners?

Last post by rjairam « Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:50 pm
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by sonofsmog » Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:06 am

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I have two HTPC's one running two ATI DCT's and another running one.

I had held off buying the most recent two after it was announced a few years back that Verizon was going to be going to upgrading to simulcrupt in some of it's makets and the tuners would no longer work.

Well this never came to...

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I have two ATI DCTs on two PCs. They're used for two reasons - backup for my InfiniTV and the ability to watch live TV on those PCs.

Plus I have two single stream CableCARDs that I bought in 2007 for use with my Series 3 TiVo which I don't have anymore. Since I bought them I can't return them to...

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Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:50 pm
Fios TV on WMC

Last post by erkotz « Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:55 am
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by bluezr1 » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:37 pm

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I just ordered a Verizon fios cable card and Hauppauge WinTv Cable Card Tuner (USB) to use with wmc7. I looked everywhere and even asked the same question on Verizon forums and haven't received a reply.

The question I have is, will I need a tuner adapter as well?

Another question I have is, can...

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You would want a high-quality splitter rated to 1GHz. Personally, I'd recommend you get a splitter from your cable operator, if possible, rather than from Radio Shack. Odds are the one from your MSO will be higher quality.

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Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:55 am
Low Bit Rate / Service is unavailable

Last post by Scallica « Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:35 am
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by lord xeon » Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:41 am

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I just started getting Low Bit Rate & Service is unavailable errors in MCE.
My setup:
core i7 2600K @4410MHz
8gb Ram
Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1600 NTSC/ATSC/QAM Combo.
Windows 7 Professional SP1 x64

My provider is Cablevision, just basic (no box, no card), on the NTSC channel, & an OTA antenna on the...

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Thanks for the follow up.

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Last post by Scallica
Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:35 am
install 2 different dvb-s tuners

Last post by llololloy « Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:57 pm
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by sorethumbs » Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:23 am

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I have a Pinnacle dual sat pro twin dvb-s tuner that i've just got hold of, previously i had 1 (then 2) Compro s350 dvb-s cards.

The 2 Compro's work fine together and the Pinnacle also works fine on its own. I was wondering the best way to set up both the Pinnacle and either 1 or both of the...

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shouldn't be an issue.
are you using 3 direct coax cable feeds from lnbs or using some kind of splitter?
personally, i prefer to scan the individual transponders to avoid some of the utter rubbish broadcast on satellite.
if you manually scan do you still get the same signal and quality across each...

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Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:57 pm
Broadcast App not working with Ceton USB

Last post by dano « Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:21 pm

by dano » Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:21 pm

I have an application that sends a network broadcast, and I couldn't figure out why it stopped working. In my troubleshooting, I unplugged my USB Ceton card and found that it was fixed. It appears that on my USB Ceton Media Center, for the broadcast and muticast addresses, the Ceton is lower than...

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Last post by dano
Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:21 pm
InfiniTV4 and HDHRPrime on same PC

Last post by UCBearcat « Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:26 am
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by UCBearcat » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:19 pm

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I couldn't find a topic on this with search, so I apologize if this has been discussed before.
I recently pulled the trigger on a HDHRPrime, because it was on sale for 170. I was waiting for the price to fall on the Ceton, but I couldn't pass on the HDHR. While 3 tuners will be good to get me...

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Interesting... Could anyone speculate if Silicondust has considered doing the same? Or maybe they already have, and I m just not aware of it yet.

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Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:26 am
Bi-directional CableCARD host for Windows?

Last post by barnabas1969 « Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:18 pm
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by barnabas1969 » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:55 pm
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I'm not even sure how I got to reading about this, but here it is...

I'm always interested in learning new things. I am very inquisitive and... inquiring minds want to know.

So, I already know that the Ceton and other available CableCARD tuners for PC's are uni-directional and unable to work with...

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I can tell you that I had the same cable box for 7 years before I went to Windows Media Center. I'm sure the cable company made money from my box.
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Last post by barnabas1969
Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:18 pm
Trouble with TBS 6981 Dual Tuner

Last post by holidayboy « Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:57 pm
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by milli260876 » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:09 am

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I have had a TBS 6981 dual tuner for a while, bought the dvb-t2 card and ended up sending that back with tearing issues on HD.
Anyway this was the start of A painful journey, I have had a nightmare since and formatting doesn't fix my issues ...
Anyway before I ramble on any more I built a new PC...

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I've forgotten most of what I learned about DVB-S stuff but my first guess would be that the channels are in the same band (high/low) and are using the same polarisation (h/v).

Similar to the way that quatro LNB + switch systems can dish out signals to multiple tuners in blocks of flats etc by...

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Last post by holidayboy
Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:57 pm
Looking to Upgrade - But to What?

Last post by WarrenH « Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:51 pm
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by mattiedread » Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:18 pm

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I was a frequent visitor to this forum when I set up my first HTPC with 2 CC DCT's (ATI Digital TV Wonder) in 2008. Well, it works, but, is in its final stages of life... I'm done with bargaining and have moved onto acceptance!... I never got the set up to work perfectly (only one of the two DMA...

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MC is part of Win7 except the basic version and can be removed and reinstalled through the control panel program installation.

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Last post by WarrenH
Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:51 pm
Help with playback error

Last post by joshmsab « Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:37 pm
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by joshmsab » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:40 am

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I have a ceton infinitv 4 pci card. Everything seems to work fine but randomly the video playback stops and 1 of 2 messages will show. Either no tuner detected to support current activity or you must have the proper subscription to view this content... Those might not be exact quotes. If I remember...

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Driver package version is 1.5.4304.6
The PCIe driver is 1.0.2.4
Diganostic tool 1.5.0.0

InfiniTV Firmware is 1.1.0.14
InfiniTV Hardware is 5000

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Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:37 pm
Does anyone still have to use two TAs?

Last post by erkotz « Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:48 pm

by erkotz » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:48 pm

Hi all,
I previously thought we had eradicated all the old TA firmwares which only supported 2 tuners, however, I worked with a customer last weekend whose TA was still on the old firmware. After reaching out to the MSO, they updated. At this point, I am not aware of any MSOs running old firmware...

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Last post by erkotz
Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:48 pm
Two missing cable channels

Last post by rbmorse « Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:59 pm
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by rbmorse » Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:38 pm

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Using a Ceton InfiniTV4 fed from Comcast Digital HD service in Albuquerque for the last six months or so and have been pleased with the result. Yesterday, I noted that I could not receive channels 255 and 256 via the Ceton. They work fine on from Comcast's cable box on the TV in the other room....

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Comcast did their site visit this morning as promised and corrected the problem in short order. The tech disconnected the house at the terminal on the street and then ran a temporary cable directly into the Ceton card. The channel list populated immediately...and I mean immediately...and everything...

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Last post by rbmorse
Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:59 pm
UK - Channel 5 and BBC HD, BBC1HD not working

Last post by Fleadh « Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:42 pm
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by BigJohnno » Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:05 am

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Hi,

I am having an awful time trying to fix this.
I have 2 x Hauppauge WinTV HD S2 cards installed, full signal strength, ran the setup in Win7MC (New build Win7x64).
Replaced the ITV1 with ITV1HD feed, works fine.

Channel 5 refusing to play with message in Media Center: Service is Unavailable -...

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Use Guidetool and see if the 'other' versions of your channels work.

What media center puts forward by default is very often simply doesnt work and you have to do a lot of tweaking to get a useable lineup.

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Last post by Fleadh
Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:42 pm
BBC1 and 2 Guide Data

Last post by StumpyBloke « Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:56 am
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by StumpyBloke » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:02 pm

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Just wondering if any fellow freeview Brit users could please confirm how many days guide data they have for BBC 1 and 2? I have been limited to 7 days for months (used to be 14) but don't know if it's my system.

Ta

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A good imaging program such as Acronis lets you do crazy things to your HTPC, with the comfort of being able to go back to the point you started at.
I swear by that method. Any major changes are always accompanied with an image first.

I've used that in the past. I also like Microsoft's system...

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Last post by StumpyBloke
Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:56 am
Dual tuner for ATSC & Clear QAM with Hardware decoding.

Last post by Tracer « Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:32 pm
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by jonny4 » Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:58 am

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I am looking to record either 2 over the air HD signals or cable hd at the same time on my low end HTPC that I think would do better with hardware decoding. I have searched and found the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 suggested but are there any other suggestions. I actually have a perfectly good...

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The older SiliconDust HDHomeRun tuner had an input for each tuner. You can still get them on Ebay and Amazon usually under $100.

The newer HDHomeRun only has a single input, these are network tuners so it would need to be connect to your network.

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Last post by Tracer
Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:32 pm
Can 7MC schedule well with 1 x DVB-T and 1 x DVB-T2 tuner?

Last post by mark1234 « Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:38 pm
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by aitcheff » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:02 am

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I've seen elsewhere that Media Centre can be set up with 1 dual DVB-T tuner and 1 x dual DVB-T2 tuner, but I was wondering if it then sensibly schedules a mixture of HD and SD programmes using the correct tuners? I currently have 2 x dual DVB-T tuners and would like to upgrade to receive HD without...

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You set tuner priorities in the Edit Channels/ /Edit Sources screen.
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Last post by mark1234
Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:38 pm
Running with low specs

Last post by LuckyDay « Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:23 pm
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by devmorgan » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:16 pm

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Been trolling for a while, but time to make my first post!

I've been running with this guy ( ) for a while (Ion, Atom 330 , currently 2gb RAM, upgrading to 4 soon). I've finally decided to buy an actual CableCARD tuner and start watching TV through the media PC. I prefer to go with a USB device...

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I think the HDHR Prime is as good as any other tuner. However, I think your end results will be better if you manually assign tuners rather than using dynamic tuner assignment (which is problematic).

I've never gotten around to doing this, but have had problems with the tuner going out until I...

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Last post by LuckyDay
Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:23 pm
Direct tv Box to Vista MC

Last post by ultraext « Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:03 pm
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by ultraext » Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:48 pm

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I have not been in the loop for a while (ever since the old Green Button shutdown), but I am glad we have something useful back.

My questions is, are there any good solutions for recording HD from a settop box such as Directtv? Looking to update my Vista Media center with new hardware and...

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Thanks for the reply, looks like a great option.

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Last post by ultraext
Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:03 pm
MPEG-4 H\W

Last post by mark1234 « Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:14 pm
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by fnealon » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:40 pm

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Can you please recommend a DVB-T tuner that has mpeg-4 hardware encoding.
I currently use a Hauppauge 4000 for both DVB-T and DVB-S but the change time between mpeg-2 and mpeg-4 channels is not satisfactory.
Hauppauge have a newer 4400 which is pci-express - does anyone use this for mpeg-4...

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A DVB-T tuner, regardless of which one you use, will be receiving the digital stream as broadcast, so no encoding is necessary. Encoding is only necessary when using an old analogue source.

The decoding is then done by your graphics card, not the tuner.

You may or may not get better performance...

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Last post by mark1234
Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:14 pm
Win 7 MC Low Bit Rate Screen

Last post by patrikf « Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:22 pm
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by sprocketjockey » Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:34 am

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After many many months of successful TV recording and live TV viewing Media Center and my Hauppauge WinTv-HVR-1950 running in Parallels (fully updated Windows 7) and plugged directly into the USB 2 port on the back of my iMac 11,1 have decided to give me trouble. Other than Windows 7 updates...

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I have the same or a very similar issue (I think it says No signal or something like that).
I have also started to get recordings split into two separate files recently, and quite often recording fails suddenly, missing the rest of the programme.
One possible contributing factor to various problems...

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Last post by patrikf
Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:22 pm
Tuner Priority Issue

Last post by Jay « Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:33 pm

by Jay » Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:33 pm

Good Morning Everyone,

Just installed my new HTPC (self-built). I use a combination of Ceton 4 Tuner (pci-e), Hauppage 2250 & Homerun HD (ethernet). The tuner priority for all channels is:

2250 (QAM only channels) -> Ceton -> Homerun HD.

However, when an extender connects, it's pulling the...

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Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:33 pm
Tuner Not Found - Nova-t & HDS2

Last post by alanroy « Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:33 am
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by leom_h » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:15 pm

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Hello,

I hope someone can help. I installed 2x Nova-t cards and a HD S2 card into an already existing Media Centre (all 3 cards pci). When going into TV Setup in MC I got the message Tuner Not Found . Id installed the latest drivers from the Hauppauge site.

I figured it wouldnt take long to do...

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This is a dreadful error, and almost impossible to pin down. I got so fed up I went and bought a brand new Black Gold quad tuner, and installed from a clean installation (format c:) - however the Black Gold has similair issues. After tearing my hair out with that, I put the Novas back in again, and...

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Last post by alanroy
Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:33 am
My New OTA setup

Last post by mclark2112 « Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:40 pm
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by mclark2112 » Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:00 pm

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First, I have been a MCE user for about 4 years, and love it. With a little help from XBMC, Boxee and Netflix (with a little torrenting here and there), I cut the cable 4 years ago as well.

I am moving to a new home, and have sketched up my new setup. I now have all the components and can't wait...

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Looks great! I do have to admire people if they are able to cut the cable , although OTA +7MC does make it a bit more bearable. Hopefully your OTA signal is good enough. You've probably thought about it a lot already, but if it were me, I'd send the signal from the main HTPC to the main tv, rather...

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Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:40 pm
Add a Tuner

Last post by VikingCrown « Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:12 pm
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by VikingCrown » Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:28 pm

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I currently have my Silicondust HDHR and Hauppauge HVR-2250 working quite nicely in my system.

I am getting an Hauppauge DCR-2650 for Christmas. My question is, how do I add the 2650 without having to re-do the settings on my other tuners (which was a PITA!)

Is it possible?

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I have passed the digital cable advisor so i am set there. I am currently only using the 2250 and HDHR for QAM, not OTA.

Bummer i can't save the settings and just add a new tuner. Guess it will be a pain, but oh well.

Thanks!

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Last post by VikingCrown
Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:12 pm
Tuner woes

Last post by rldev « Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:40 pm
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by rldev » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:14 pm

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I ran into a problem today and was wondering if someone had a clue.
I have a ceton pci-e card and a hd homerun(network connected). I have the HD Homerun as the priority tuners for network television. Today I disconnected the coax cable for the HD Homerun by accident. All of my local network...

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Thanks for the explanation.

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Last post by rldev
Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:40 pm
USB tuner (Hauppauge DCR-2650, Ceton IFINITV4) with SDV

Last post by richard1980 « Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:29 am
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by ahbskauh » Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:30 pm

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Hello,

I am just starting to learn about the HTPC and had a question on using USB tuner(Hauppauge DCR-2650, Ceton IFINITV4) with SDV.

According to the diagrams from my cable provider, USB connection from Tuning Adapter goes into the USB port on the device (Hauppauge DCR-2650, Ceton IFINITV4)....

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The CableCARD is not paired with the TV. It is paired with the tuner. So if you change tuners, you'll have to re-pair the CableCARD.

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Last post by richard1980
Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:29 am
Fix for Viewing and Listening Error

Last post by mmatheny « Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:30 pm
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by bcmiguel » Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:57 pm

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Hello all I was receiving the following error when trying to view Live TV after rebooting, after awhile it would eventually work but sometimes took multiple reboots. I found the following fix on another board, can't remember where to give the user credit but it solved my issue instantly, hope this...

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bcmiguel - that's because it takes about 3 minutes for the tuner to initialize - there really aren't any tuners available!

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Last post by mmatheny
Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:30 pm
Dual DVB-S2 + Dual DVB-T2 on one card

Last post by davewilldo « Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:03 am
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by holidayboy » Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:22 am
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So I'm looking to tweak my setup slightly and think I might be after one of the BGT3630 cards once they're released - assuming Blackgold manage to avoid issues like those that plagued the BGT3620!

Anybody else looking to include something like this in their setup?

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Hi Chaps,
I have installed and been using the BGT3600 card in Windows 7 32 and 64 bit Home Premium under Media Center and have had good results.
Tuning the Terrestrial TV HD channels was no problem, it appeared to find all that is available in our area, however signal quality is so poor that...
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Last post by davewilldo
Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:03 am
HD-PVR

Last post by wassupTC « Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:28 pm
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by wayner » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:58 pm

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According to the Hauppauge website the WMC support for the HD-PVR is still in beta. Any reason for this? Is support for the HD-PVR likely to ever be improved, such as by supporting multiple HD-PVRs.

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Not that you need this for the actual streaming of media; but if you're using Win7 MC, you'll also want to make use of the Guide Tool from 1geek1tool.com to get everything squared away in your Media Center channels database. It's technically free, but a small donation--the cost of a fast food value...

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Last post by wassupTC
Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:28 pm
ATI DCT Weak Signal after 7 seconds of perfect playback

Last post by colintheys « Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:49 pm
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by colintheys » Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:41 pm

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Hello everyone,

I've been happily using an ATI DCT on Windows 7 for a few years now. This is the second media center PC I've built and the first one worked fine, too. One day, this one began giving a weak signal message after 7 seconds of playback. We've had the cable company in, who...

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Hi Erkotz,

Thanks for the tip. Turns out that replacing the ATI DCT with the InfiniTV solved the problem. Don't know why... but I'm not going to question it. :)

Thanks,
-Colin

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Last post by colintheys
Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:49 pm
Any UK users lost 4HD?

Last post by StumpyBloke « Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:01 pm
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by milli260876 » Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:04 pm

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mine has gone, all 3 tuners? frequency change??

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Thanks Rob, will give it a go!

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Last post by StumpyBloke
Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:01 pm
Can I manually edit the WMC channel file?

Last post by wayner « Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:56 pm
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by gerrym » Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:58 am

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I previously set up my computer with a WinTV USB Tuner and since it's straight CATV there was a lot of custom digital channel additions (e.g., 5.1, 3.1, etc.). Is there a file in WMC that I can manually add the channels to? I have to set up a new computer and hate the thought of going through the...

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I tried guidetool but I prefer Guide Editor

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Last post by wayner
Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:56 pm
Guide tool

Last post by wassupTC « Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:05 pm
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by markcf105 » Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:18 pm

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If you had 2 tuners with different providers say a feed from starchoice and one from dish network, Is there a way to show them in the guide of media center? And have media center change the channel of the correct box?

So far I have installed the guide tool but it pulls data from media center I...

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Mark,

I have two different sources in my Media Center setup: one SiliconDust HDHomerun network tuner and one DVBLink Network Server Pack.

As long as you can tell the difference between the sources in your Media Center guide then I think you should be fine. It all depends on how your sources feed...

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Last post by wassupTC
Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:05 pm
WTV File/Seek Broken

Last post by wassupTC « Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:19 pm
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by wassupTC » Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:37 am

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I've been having an issue lately with my Media Center recordings. On what seems to only be extended length recordings (greater than 1 hour); when I play the recording I'm not able to seek within the recording and sooner or later playback of the video terminates and I receive a 'Video Error' message...

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ShowAnalyzer didn't make your setup crap out--but it may have been the first piece to sound the alarm, due to what it does.

In my opinion, that's a welcome to Windows revelation.

In addition to being careful what software to add to the mix, I think the weakest part of your solution is the RAID...

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Last post by wassupTC
Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:19 pm
TV Tuner update from Microsoft

Last post by oliroe « Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:17 am
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by oliroe » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:49 am

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Hi

Just wondered whether anyone has been brave enough to download the update below. I've got a persistent issue with the loss of a Blackgold HD tuner that I'm hoping this will cure

Oli

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Afraid not, I've now disadled one of the HD tuners and running with 2 x SD and 1 x HD

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Last post by oliroe
Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:17 am
Greetings and a Tuning Adapter question

Last post by erkotz « Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:01 pm
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by penetronn » Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:50 pm

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Nice to see this site up. I was a long-time member of legacy GB. Haven't had much need for 7MC in the last year or so as we have started using U-Verse and Mediaroom 2.0. Thinking about making switch back to Time Warner Cable (better picture quality, Wideband internet). Saw some posts in here...

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FCC requirements have had all MSOs (that use TAs) push out 4-tuner firmware (and in fact, it actually supports 6 tuners). I just checked with our support staff and they told me they aren't seeing the old (two-tuner) TA firmware at all anymore, so you should be good.

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Last post by erkotz
Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:01 pm
No Picture on WMC

Last post by wally188 « Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:44 am
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by wally188 » Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:09 am

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I recently updated my video card driver (Nvidia Geforce GTX 465), directx, as well as a few unrelated programs. A few days later I realized my scheduled recordings in WMC were missing the picture only the sound could be heard. I then went to watch live tv and again could see no picture. I then...

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Well the recent video card driver from nvidia optimized a few things for battlefield 3 and made the game run a bit better so instead I just reinstalled the same driver and It fixed my problem. THANKS A MILLION for pointing me toward the vid card driver being the issue. It works as usual now

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Last post by wally188
Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:44 am
Built in splitter for WinTV-HVR2250

Last post by blueiedgod « Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:31 pm
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by spinnaker » Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:27 am

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I just bought a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR2250. It is supposed to have a built in splitter which I assume can connect one antenna / cable to both channels. But I do not see how to configure the splitter. How do I do this?

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If you look at the WinTV-HVR-2250 Quick Install guide you will see a picture that shows 2 coax connectors. Only one is for TV (the other is for radio). Connect a signal to the top coax connector on the card. The card has a built-in splitter that will pipe the signal source to the two onboard TV...

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Last post by blueiedgod
Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:31 pm
New TBS6284 quad DVB-T2 tuner

Last post by mattya « Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:19 am
Replies: 8
by holidayboy » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:15 pm

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Looks like this could be a nice Freeview HD card, hopefully it will be a bit cheaper than the BlackGold one.

It's a shame that it's a full height card though........

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it's said it will be available on 25th Oct, that's tomorrow, i'm wondering is it the same in the UK???

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Last post by mattya
Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:19 am
Hauppauge DCR-2650 w/ XBOX360

Last post by erkotz « Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:21 pm
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by t3yf5g » Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:27 am

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Has anyone had issues tuning TV on your Xbox? I can only get a minute or so before video freezes and eventually i get a network error. I'm wired in so makes no sense. I can immediately go and stream a video and plays perfectly, then try to tune live tv but now I get a black screen with maybe some...

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Has anyone had issues tuning TV on your Xbox? I can only get a minute or so before video freezes and eventually i get a network error. I'm wired in so makes no sense. I can immediately go and stream a video and plays perfectly, then try to tune live tv but now I get a black screen with maybe some...

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Last post by erkotz
Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:21 pm
Poor Reception / No Signal

Last post by indyjonesuk « Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:28 am
Replies: 15
by indyjonesuk » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:48 pm

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Hi all,

My HTPC all of a sudden started having TV reception issues a couple of weeks ago and has gradually gotten worse to the point where I can no longer watch/record anything. So I thought I would join up to the no. 1 MCE community for some help :)

Its a windows x64 build with a blackgold and a...

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Thanks

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Last post by indyjonesuk
Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:28 am
What about Dvico tuners?

Last post by dotbatman « Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:55 pm
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by bbubelis » Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:57 pm

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I've seen them advertised and was wondering if anyone has had a positive experience with them?

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Crappy engineering (as in lots of heat). Don't count on driver updates when a new OS comes out. Also, the channel change delay is ridiculous. One of the few hardware components I've had that failed before I was done using it. Steer clear.

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Last post by dotbatman
Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:55 pm
Two tuners... one antenna

Last post by Scallica « Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:09 am
Replies: 1
by boogmeister1 » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:35 pm

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I finally broke down and bought a second HD tuner for my WMC. With my one tuner I had all green bars on the meter, but with two tuners I'm getting all red bars on one and green on the other. I have two Diamond ATI USB 750 tuners. The one worked so well that I decided to buy another. I had to go...

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You will not be disappointed with a Motorola A/C powered signal booster. I boosted my signal from -10db to +7db. There are plenty on ebay.

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Last post by Scallica
Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:09 am
Best ATSC/ClearQAM Tuner for Win7MC

Last post by richard1980 « Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:55 am
Replies: 23
by CEHKIA » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:14 am
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I should have done more research before buying two Hauppauge HVR-2250s. I thought they were a good deal after reading the reviews - two analog tuners, two ATSC tuners, two ClearQAM tuners, able to record ClearQAM and ATSC at the same time, etc. Only if I had read the Hauppauge website. The...

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You are confusing terms again. There is no such thing as the QAM range . QAM and VSB are modulation schemes and have nothing to do with the channel number or frequency range a specific channel uses. Plus, since the channels are using 8VSB modulation, you should know that they aren't in the QAM...
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Last post by richard1980
Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:55 am
Time Warner missing channels "Subscription Required"

Last post by Scallica « Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:56 pm
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by RWFarley » Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:07 am

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I'm in SoCal and installed a CableCARD and Tuning Adapter with my HDHR-Prime. I get most OTA HD channels, but many HD (and even low res ) channes don't play, giving a Subscription Required message. My Card looks good. Status shows:

Card Authentication
success

Card OOB Lock
success

Card...

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If you log into the web interface of the HDHR and access the log page, what is displayed there? Have you opened a ticket with SD Support?

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Last post by Scallica
Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:56 pm
Adding and removing tuners

Last post by Fleadh « Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:06 am
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by soccerdad » Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:58 pm

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I am a long time gbpvr/nextpvr user. I recently got a DCR-2650 and due to the monsters at Time Warner Cable, I have moved to WMC since everything is copy flagged.
My DVR system has been running steady and stable for about 2 years with a Hauppauge HVR-1800. It seems not to play nice with the DCR...

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addding and removing tuners means your back to square one. Using the full guidetool backup of your linup helps a small bit but really, its a PITA.

I think using DVBLOGIC to manage your tuners gives you closer to NExt pvr functionality.

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Last post by Fleadh
Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:06 am
AverTV Express Mini trouble tuning some hd clearqam channels

Last post by BerMM « Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:45 am

by BerMM » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:45 am

I just picked up a refurbished AverTV Express Mini and I'm having trouble tuning clearqam hd channels. The problem varies from A/V sync to breakup and loss of signal altogether. I would suspect signal problems, however I have other tuners working just fine off of the same splitter. I'm going to try...

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Last post by BerMM
Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:45 am
Hauppauge DCR-2650 Issues

Last post by noxryan « Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:32 am
Replies: 4
by noxryan » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:35 am

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About a week ago I received my new DCR-2650 to replace my ATI DCT. The tuner immediately worked correctly after moving over the cablecard. The only issue is that after about 20 minutes the tuner disconnects from USB and media center resorts to No Tuners Found . After going through several cablecard...

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Called up Hauppauge support. They stated that all updates are taking place in firmware, the driver is generic. They said there aware of the issue and working on an update for this week. The tuner is basically useless until then, hopefully it's fixed soon.

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Last post by noxryan
Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:32 am
more networking problems

Last post by STC « Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:04 pm
Replies: 13
by nadspink » Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:16 pm

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just replaced my router and apparently drm is based off your ip address when you network the tuner. anyone know how to reset drm without having to go back and setup the tuner again.

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erkotz you have a PM sir :)

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Last post by STC
Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:04 pm
TBS6921 not getting BBC HD channel in MC7

Last post by pobmeister « Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:42 pm
Replies: 4
by pobmeister » Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:29 pm

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I am using the TBS6921 DVB-S2 card with Media Center under Windows 7

I cannot receive the BBC HD channel - Media Center just says No Signal Received when I select channel 108 (BBC HD)

I can get ITV1 HD and Channel 4 HD fine but not BBC HD.

Please help!

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A single transponder scan with parameters 10847, 23000, Vertical picked up a working BBC HD and added BBC One HD. I thought an all transponders scan would have been sufficient but clearly it's not enough.

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Last post by pobmeister
Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:42 pm
Random Newb questions

Last post by Venom51 « Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:09 pm
Replies: 6
by bigjohn » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:36 pm

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Thanks for the site, and thanks for sharing!

I've set up my media center PC with 4 Hauppauge Colossus to work my DISH NETWORK boxes.
(Thanks to DVBlink!)

Anyway - having trouble making sense of the guide? Any guidance on setting up the guide? it shows 847 available channels, but there are dups...

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Well I can't do anything about that. In theory under DVBLink you should have a hook folder for each of the Colossus cards if you have set them up to use the hook instead of the internal IR. That would give the ability to use the built in blaster of each Colossus to control the Dish boxes. You'll...

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Last post by Venom51
Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:09 pm
Button to find HD feed

Last post by erkotz « Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:00 pm
Replies: 7
by kikflip » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:48 pm

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Is there any plugins out there that would function like Comcast's push button for HD feed? With all the channels available it takes to long to find each time :)

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You can go to info about the show, and other showings will show it on the HD channel.
Here on TWC, the HD channels are 1000 higher than their SD counterparts (so if Comedy Central is 300, Comedy Central HD is 1300)

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Last post by erkotz
Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:00 pm
share ntsc over network

Last post by lovemyram4x4 « Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:18 pm
Replies: 13
by TheMightyGeckoe » Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:29 am

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I am tired of searching the internet. It's been 3 days and I have not been able to find a good answer. I have an hauppage 1650 tuner with an ntsc feed coming from the cable company. Is there a way to share that tuner over the network to my tv in the bedroom.

Right now, I am using media portal...

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It's likely your cable provider will be dropping analog feeds before to long, most of the larger have already done so. If you want to get a full channel line up and max your HD content a cablecard tuner might be your best bet. Also I'm pretty sure dvblink should be able to what you want w/ what you...

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Last post by lovemyram4x4
Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:18 pm
Dead tuner on Peak Dual DVB-T

Last post by mark1234 « Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:27 am
Replies: 1
by mark1234 » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:02 pm

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With utterly brilliant timing, as my local transmitter finally, finally went all digital yesterday, I seem to have had a hardware failure on my Peak Dual DVB-T tuner. Tuner 1 is not receiving any signal at all, whilst Tuner 2 is working fine and dandy. I can reproduce this with ease by fiddling...

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I've not done anything, but tuner 1 seems to have come back to life now.

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Last post by mark1234
Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:27 am
Win TV HVR 225o

Last post by Danno100 « Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:30 pm
Replies: 5
by qamplease » Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:18 am

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I am in Ontario, subscriber to Cogeco, recently upgraded to digital...

My television is able to recieve the clear qam channels from Cogeco - from the specs for the tv it has the following tuners NTSC-M, ATSC, 64 & 256 QAM

AFter trying to setup the DTA that cogeco provided, the ir blasters with...

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One other thing to note, if you run Tuner Salad/TV Logo's I believe it will undo Peter's hack, so just rerun it again.

I believe there is a list of QAM channels here but I found it can't always be trusted because Cogeco and other cableco's usually have a core set of Qam channels but can turn...

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Last post by Danno100
Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:30 pm
Help with dvb-t and dvb-s tuners setup

Last post by sorethumbs « Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:52 am
Replies: 15
by sorethumbs » Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:14 pm

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I'm just getting round to configuring my black gold 3540 with twin dvb-s and dvb-t tuners. I've only really used a single dvb-s tuner before so this with 4 tuners is a big improvement.
I'm just scanning at the moment and wondering how i set up all the channels i will find, i will have a bunch of...

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Thanks for the help guys.
Last night i did it all from fresh, i scanned the
1st tuner and got 1076 channels - was still missing some channels on frequencies it should pick up
2nd tuner scanned and i got 1103 channels and some of the missing ones were now there

So the card picks up extra channels...

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Last post by sorethumbs
Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:52 am
Hauppauge DCR-2650 - does anyone have it working with TAs?

Last post by erkotz « Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:02 am
Replies: 1
by erkotz » Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:35 am

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My mailman brought me a surprise this morning - the Hauppauge DCR-2650 I ordered to do some testing with. I just tossed a CableCARD in it and got it paired. Things seem to work when I'm using the CableCARD's channel map - as soon as I plug in the TA though, all tuning breaks, even non-switched...

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FYI, Hauppauge support responded to me:
As of right now we are working to resolve TA support as currently we do not have support this. Our developers are working on an update for TA support which should be released in the next few weeks and I can inform you of the update’s release.

And before...

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Last post by erkotz
Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:02 am
TWC Milwaukee Flashes TA's

Last post by racerx « Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:43 pm
Replies: 1
by CaptainOverSpray » Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:23 am

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So I get a voicemail from TWC this week letting me know that there will be an update to their boxes. Start getting SDV errors tuning channels. Thought it was a major problem, updated my ceton installer tonight and the latest beta FW installed and ran the channel setup after. noticed in the web diag...

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Good luck with the upgrade and continued smooth sailing. Make sure you disconnect one of the 2 Cisco TAs, as they do not play well together. Also, keep an eye out for Not subscribed or similar messages on SDV channels. These are not the SDV1 errors that occasionally pop up. About once or twice a...

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Last post by racerx
Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:43 pm
No center channel in LiveTV or Recorded TV

Last post by etcarroll « Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:06 am
Replies: 7
by tredderx » Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:20 pm

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Howdy All,

I just reinstalled Windows 7 and I 'believe' that my center channel audio worked before the reinstall.

My setup:

HTPC w/ Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Video:ATI 5570
Tuner: Hauppauge 2250 dual tuner
Codec Pack: Sharky007(32 and 64 bit packages
HDMI to AVR

Issue:
I don't get center...

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OP - do you live in Philly?

I get my OTA HDTV feed from Philly and I just realized I'm missing center channel on CBS late night talk shows, but it's there for other channels, and dvd with 5.1 mix.

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Last post by etcarroll
Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:06 am
CableCard self-install today?

Last post by Scallica « Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:43 am
Replies: 6
by shoffert » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:53 pm

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Does anyone know if the deadline to require cable companies to allow self-install has been extended? I just got done chatting w/ customer service from Brighthouse and they still require a $39 service visit to install a cable card. I even confirmed in the chat that they allow the self-install for...

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You pretty much have to sacrifice a live chicken to get your Comcast CableCARD working.

Haha, that is unacceptable. I would suggest you both file complaints with the FCC.

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Last post by Scallica
Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:43 am
dreamboxes and dvbsource

Last post by milli260876 « Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:35 pm
Replies: 36
by milli260876 » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:33 am
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Hi guys I know a few of you have this rigged up. I'm hoping to get a Chinese dreambox then the possibility of adding it as a network tuner via dvbsource. Main question is .. do I need a HD dreambox for the HD channels? Fancying a sky ftv card to incorporate 5hd...
Also will the PC be OK to sleep...

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i've got the plijade image running, disappointed to see USALS doesn't work and so far my motor has not been playing nice...
guess this is going to be one heck of a learning curve!!!
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Last post by milli260876
Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:35 pm
BlackGold BGT3540

Last post by sorethumbs « Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:39 pm
Replies: 6
by sorethumbs » Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:55 pm

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Hi all i've just bought a BlackGold BGT3540 on Ebay, bit of a gamble as it was sold as faulty as the seller can only get one dvb-s tuner to show up in his Windows 7 64bit.
Has anyone got this card or ever had this model and experienced missing tuners? I'm trying to research the problem before it...

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Well just installed it and got 2 dvb-s tuners, plugged in the aerial for dvb-t and also getting 2 tuners for that. Tried recording 4 channels at once and they are all recording (2 freeview and 2 satellite) so seems to be a bargain buy.

I've now run into a problem where my PC can go to sleep but...

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Last post by sorethumbs
Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:39 pm
Anyone use a Kworld 499-T2 in UK?

Last post by Fleadh « Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:56 pm
Replies: 3
by peeky1323 » Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:29 am

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Hi,

Firtly, thanks for creating this site, it's a welcome addition. To those that say it fragments the community I say 1) get out more 2) vote with your feet and that's what I did when I moved to this forum!

Now on to my quesiton if that's OK :) . Has anyone been using the Kworld Dual 499-T2 usb...

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yep, only a dvb-t

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Last post by Fleadh
Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:56 pm
TV playback freezes computer - resolved

Last post by Venom51 « Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:19 pm
Replies: 6
by timhimes » Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:45 pm

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My 7MC just started freezing to a black screen when playing live or recorded TV, requiring a reset to start using again. I'm able to play music and do other things for hours but TV consistently freezes within minutes. I've got a Geforce GT 430 and a Ceton tuner (also using a tuning adapter), which...

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Ask me how many fans I've replaced on the same GT210? Luckily I have room in the case to mount a larger ,quieter, better quality fan than what came on the card.

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Last post by Venom51
Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:19 pm
Hauppauge PCTV HD 80e

Last post by Tracer « Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:27 pm
Replies: 2
by rdy2go » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:10 pm

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Anyone try these tuners? Thinking about picking up a few unless there is a cheaper/better per tuner option for ClearQAM.

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I don't know about cheaper but, better I've always like the SiliconDust HDHomeRun for QAM/ATSC for external. However with the price of the new Hauppauge DCR-2650 is probably a better deal since it is a CableCard tuner and you don't have to worry about just the clear QAM channels your cable provider...

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Last post by Tracer
Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:27 pm
Corrupt Recording The recorded program is corrupt and cannot

Last post by JazJon « Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:47 am
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by JazJon » Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:18 am

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What is causing Corrupt Recordings? I keep missing random recordings. The recordings that are corrupt will show no thumbnail. When you play it you get either nothing happens at all, or it pops up with the error:

Corrupt Recording The recorded program is corrupt and cannot be played. Delete it to...

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Ahhhh............... never mind, I figured it out. One of my disks was going bad.

I have two drives pooled together as one giant dynamic disk set. It seems one of the drives was slowly going bad and died completely tonight. I ran seatools and I'm filling out the RMA return now. I think the single...

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Last post by JazJon
Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:47 am
ATI Cable Card Tuners Computer Not Card Ready

Last post by whited « Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:10 pm
Replies: 3
by whited » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:18 am

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I am getting an error stating my computer is not cable card ready. I know this bios restriction was removed with the update to these tuners. I have the firmware on the tuners, what else do I need to do? Maybe update the computer somehow?

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OMG thank you so much guys. I was running Digital Tuner Diagnostics in setup, I didn't know it was in the extras. I have been sitting on duel CC tuners for about 2 months without my hbo.

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Last post by whited
Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:10 pm
TBS 6981 issues

Last post by sorethumbs « Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:37 pm
Replies: 8
by sorethumbs » Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:50 pm

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Just got my TBS6981 and it seems to break up/pixelate/audio stutter on the HD channels like channel 4.
I tried it with an Ati 5450 and a nvidia 8800gt but seems to do it with both cards
has anyone encountered this problem?
Also when scanning for channels it picked up channel 4 HD but BBC HD was in...

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Lee's right
Bought, installed, had few problems, installed in new PC, worked fine until i went to screw in a new feed and the connector attached to the card got wobbly. Amazon in process of refunding. Not sure i will get another now the missus has found out i bought a new gadget somewhat 'quietly'...

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Last post by sorethumbs
Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:37 pm
newbie help - home (free to air) tv tuner networking

Last post by tony_park « Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:59 am
Replies: 3
by LFNfan » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:39 am

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Hi, and congrats on re-inventing this site. Glad it's here!

I am trying to figure out whether it's possible for me to 'network' the (UK freeview HD) tv tuner card in my Windows 7 PC in the office, so I can use a 'client' laptop / nettop to view live-ish tv / schedule / browse EPG / record on the...

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hi dduk

Thanks for the welcome and the ref to DVB Logic. Cool product, seems to be exactly what I'm after, functionality-wise. I will look in to it further. Not sure if it's geared only to WHS? I hope to be running freeNAS on my server.

Hi, you can install the server portion of dvblink on your...

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Last post by tony_park
Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:59 am
Problems with Hauppage IR Blaster

Last post by christopherve7alb « Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:16 pm

by christopherve7alb » Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:16 pm

Hello All,

I have been having some problems setting up the IR Blaster in my Hauppauge 2250 TV tuner. I am attempting to receive satellite with my BellTV (Canadian sat. provider) 4100 receiver. I am able to receive the output of the STB when I manually tune to the S-Video input of the tuner but I...

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Last post by christopherve7alb
Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:16 pm
Analog channels rebroadcasting in digital on Charter?

Last post by josim « Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:07 am
Replies: 2
by jilted » Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:38 am

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A tech here says the analog (basic cable) channels are also being sent in digital but the InfinTV4 doesn't see them. He could not answer if it was on different channels or offer any further assistance. I am trying to only have to use my Ceton card. When I add my WinTV tuner it adds duplicate low...

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I have Charter in Greenville, SC. My Ceton is receiving digital SD channels. My Avermedia Duet did not. So this is a subscription issue for me as it required the cable card in order to receive these channels.

So, does your subscription include digital channels? Also where do you live. Others in...

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Last post by josim
Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:07 am
Replacement Cable Card Install

Last post by big_al5 « Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:22 am

by big_al5 » Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:22 am

I have Comcast and my Cablecard went bad so I needed to replace it. They demanded a tech come to my home but I refused to pay a fee saying Their equipment went bad. Well after several cards I decided to try something new as they could not be recognized, so i reran Digital Cable Advisor and IT...

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Last post by big_al5
Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:22 am
"Edit Sources" For Multiple Channels - Tool Available?

Last post by glugglug « Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:54 am
Replies: 2
by spedinfargo » Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:17 pm

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So my Ceton card thinks it is an analog tuner (well, really the guide for my cable company thinks the analog channels are digital) so I need to de-select the four Ceton tuners from my analog channels.

I can do this in Media Center by going to Settings > TV > Guide > Edit Channels and then...

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It will let you delete the Ceton sources from each channel, but won't do the channels in bulk like you want.
For each channel you want to remove sources from, click the button that lists them in the Source Channels column from the Merged Lineups tab.
The source channel management form will pop up,...

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Last post by glugglug
Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:54 am
Sharing Recordings

Last post by STC « Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:39 pm
Replies: 6
by stevebeans » Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:24 pm

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Hey there,

I was referred by Wolf from tomshardware to come to this thread, and it looks exactly like what I'll need.

He already answered a few questions for me, but my biggest question is regarding how the shows are over the network.

I am running win7, my girlfriend vista. Both have WMC...

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I split the thread. I was asked by a member and after consideration I gave it it's own topic.

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Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:39 pm
How is native support for HD-PVR now in Media Center?

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by gbwelly » Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:37 am

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Well prices for the HD-PVR are looking much better down here in NZ finally. I was wondering if Hauppauge media center support for the HD-PVR has got to the point where it's broadly reliable? Is there any native Media Center support for Colossus at the moment? Anyone used a HDFury2 with HD-PRV? Our...

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Evolution of native support for the HDPVR has seemed to have stalled. While there was a package released as late as last month, it appears to only add support for the colossus and not improve overall functionality. The base driver is still from June of 2010 (1.5.7.0), the IR blaster functionality...

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Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:24 pm
the colussus tuners and canada.

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by Logos302 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:19 am

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Any one know if the haupauge colussus tuner will work on Shaw in Canada? (guess says shaw kinda says it in Canada but anyways) :roll:

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Absolutely, ....Yes it will.

It will work with any set top box that outputs hdmi and/or component video. All of shaw's HD boxes have both those options.

Cheers

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Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:05 am
Adding a digital terrestrial card.

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by Fleadh » Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:26 am

Quick question, I have a hauppauge s2 card currently and wish to add a DVb-t card to get some additional irish terrestrial stations (rte1, network2, tg4). I spent ages getting my epg linup the way it is (and Ive never been able to get my activated guide tool to restore a lineup sucessfully). So, if...

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Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:05 am
anybody seen this?? dual dvb-s2 pci-e... nice

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by milli260876 » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:10 pm

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I'm sure someone was asking about one of these on here the other day or was it on the m$ site?? dunno.
Thought i'd post this up as i rained on the blackgold parade the other day £75 BARGAIN!!!
Gets good write-ups and dvb-s2 works in WMC, meethinks i might have to purchase one!!!!

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whats the best driver to be using with this 6981? Fitting it over weekend when new mobo arrives. And regards the power thing read some people need it connected some don't would be interesting to see which members have this card and whether they need it powered or not

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Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:29 am
Why would I want a tuner card over HDHomerun?

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by TheMightyGeckoe » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:30 am

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Why would I want a tuner card, like the ceton, and have it tied to one machine when I could buy the SiliconDust HDHomerun (or 2). It seems to me that I could purchase the Homerun(s) would allow me to keep them in a closet without having to use a computer as a video server, per se. I guess...

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If your cable company uses SDV, then you need a TA. The HDHR prime has a usb port to connect the TA directly to it (2 for the six tuner version), so not only is the tuner in the other room or closet, but the TA is too. With the Ceton card, don't you have to use one of the usb ports on the PC? If...

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Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:28 am
Hauppauge WinTV-DCR-2650, alternative to Ceton and HDPrime

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by blueiedgod » Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:34 pm

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Looks like the market for CableCard tuners is heating up, once again.

New enterant, Hauppauge WinTV-DCR-2650 a collaboration between Silicon Dust and Hauppauge to produce an external (USB) dual tuner CableCard device.

Pre order price is $129 +$10 shipping + Tax in NY

I imagine that once it...

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This looks phenomenal. I'll be all over this once it hits the street.

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Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:07 pm
CableCARD Providers & Their Encryption / SDV Status

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by TheOsburnFamil » Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:57 am

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Charter Cable - South-West Michigan - Motorola CC's, Motorola TA's (SDV Active), Copy-Free on ALL Channels Except Teen-Nick (Ch 107-- donno why that's the only channel flagged copy-once).

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Date of Information: July 14, 2011
Region/ Cable Provider: South Central Wisconsin/Charter
CableCard: Motorola
SDV: Motorola
Non Premium Content: ALL copy freely
Premium Content: ALL copy freely

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Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:45 pm
Transponder updates on dreambox

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by tony_park » Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:45 am

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Hi,

anyone know how to get the latest transponder details applied on a dreambox? I tried to research this a couple of weeks back, but didn't manage to get very far with it, so if anyone has any experience of it, that would be great!

Thanks
Tony

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Thanks Rob, I'll give that a try 8-)

Tony

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Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:06 am
PCTV Broadway 2T

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by Jameseh » Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:19 pm

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Does anyone know if this can be used in 7MC just as the HDHomerun does?

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If I remember correctly, while it does have a PC viewing app, it is not compatible with 7MC. I think the main thing they tout is streaming to your iOS devices.

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Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:38 pm
dvb-s2, HD and WMC (UK)

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by llololloy » Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:30 pm

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There were similar posts on the old green button, but not only did I never find a solution, but my dilemma has changed slightly.
Here we go.

I have a dual dvb-t card, and dvb-s card and a dvb-s2 card. I couldn't get WMC to pick up dvb-s2 channels since getting that card, last night I did a clean...

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Thanks guys, it kind of worked.
I let it auto setup without the dvb-s card. All good. access freeview and freesat and can add the dvb-s2 channels.
went to add the other dvb-s card and it got rid of the dvb-t. added the dvb-t and it cleared the satellite.
So now, having read holidayboys post...

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Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:39 pm

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