Yep, MCE requires you have one standard analog tuner first before an HDTV tuner can be added. :)
There are "tricks" to get around this with the ATI HDTV Wonder, but they suck, and I wouldn't recommend them to anyone ;) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lopaka > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 10:39 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] Win XP Media Center > > I do believe you have to install at least one compatible analog tv > capture card (hardware not software decoding) first in MCE, then the > A180 should work fine. At least thats what I caught in a couple of the > messageboards. I don't know though because I have issues with MCE's DRM > limitations so I'm still using standard XP for my HTPC. I do have an > A180 arriving tomorrow so I'll let you know how it looks/performs ;) > > I'm finally building my own SLI gaming rig with an A8N Deluxe mobo that > I've had for 7 mos, so the opteron board will now move to the HTPC. Too > many bills these days to do the monthly upgrades :( > > lopaka > > Chris Reeves wrote: > > That's not true. Several HDTV cards work under MCE - including the MDP- > 120 > > :) > > > > Several report good success with that. > > > > But there has been some praise for the Avermedia A180 card as an option > as > > well. > > > > CW > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > > ---------- > > FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! > > Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter > > http://mail.giantcompany.com > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson > >>Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 7:40 PM > >>To: The Hardware List > >>Subject: Re: [H] Win XP Media Center > >> > >>At 07:09 PM 1/8/2006, Hunter, Gary typed: > >> > >>>Does anyone know of a list of supported TV tuner cards for media > center. > >> > >><http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/Results.aspx?collID=98> & the > >>problem is that the only supported HDTV card is the ATI card & as > >>Chris has mentioned it has all sorts of issues with MCE. I'd rather > >>use the MyHD MDP-120 card with it's own menuing system on a plain > >>jane Xp system until MSFT can get more hardware supt for MCE. > >> > >> > >>----------+---------- > >> Wayne D. Johnson > >>Ashland, OH, USA 44805 > >><http://www.wavijo.com> > > > > > >
