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Posted by CSM1 on October 31, 2007, 2:50 pm
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> CSM1:
>
> Thanks for your help. But minutes ago, I made a discovery . . .
>
> As I was just about to copy and paste my question onto HP's support
> forums,
> I realized that they (HP) have just updated the driver addressing the
> signal
> problems I've been experiencing. This correction was not available a
> couple
> of weeks ago. The driver update has fixed the problem.
>
> Anyone experiencing this issue can access the driver at:
>
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=pv-54519-1&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3463405&os=2100&lang=en
>
> If they had this driver update a couple of weeks ago, I would have been
> able
> to save about 12 hours between calls to HP support and scouring the web
> for
> information.
>
>
> "CSM1" wrote:
>
>> > Any help offered will be greatly appreciated. I've already exhausted
>> > all
>> > available resources. HP tech support proved to be little help as well.
>> >
>> > I have Windows Vista Home Premium on a HP Pavilion m8100y with
>> > Hauppauge
>> > WinTV HVR 1800 and NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT.
>> >
>> > I've gone through the automated and manual configure process in Windows
>> > Media Center and have been unsuccessful in getting the TV signal
>> > recongzined.
>> > The automated set-up process resulted in the Media Center not
>> > recognizing
>> > a
>> > video signal (message: "Windows Media Center is unable to determine
>> > your
>> > TV
>> > signal configuration . . . "). The manual process resulted in
>> > reception
>> > of
>> > only channels 5 and 6 (manually scrolling through the other channels
>> > resulted
>> > in no picture or sound)
>> >
>> > Note:
>> >
>> > - I downloaded the Hauppauge Win-TV application version 6 and I was
>> > able
>> > to
>> > get all of the channels, but of course it was outside of Windows Media
>> > Center. So the Tuner card does work.
>> >
>> > - I've confirmed that the TV signal should work because I am able to
>> > receive 80+ channels on my circa 1998 Sony television via the same
>> > input
>> > (without set-top box).
>> >
>> > - I have since had the PC replaced (hp pavilion m1800y) upon the
>> > recommendation of HP. However, the PC is experiencing the same
>> > problem: I
>> > am
>> > only getting channels 5 and 6 through Media Center.
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance for your help.
>>
>> Just exactly what is the connections of your cable TV RF cables. You say
>> you
>> get 80+ channels on the 1998 model Sony. Have you tried connecting the
>> same
>> RF cable on the back of the Sony to the Hauppauge Tuner card?
>>
>> The WinTV-HVR-1800 has three RF inputs. Top one is for FM radio, the
>> Middle
>> one is the standard analog TV (this is the one you should be using for
>> Cable
>> TV), the Bottom one is for Over The Air Digital TV.
>>
>> http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_hvr1800.html
>>
>> If you connect to the bottom connector, you may not get any channels at
>> all,
>> unless the cable company is transmitting QAM on cable.
>>
>> You can use a two set splitter to connect both the middle and bottom RF
>> inputs to one Cable.
>> If you have FM radio on cable, you can use a three set splitter to
>> connect
>> all three inputs to one cable.
>>
>> Be aware that splitters do reduce the signal strength.
>>
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>> CSM1
>> http://www.carlmcmillan.com
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>>
>>
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