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Posted by jolt on June 10, 2008, 1:06 am
Please log in for more thread options I have two HVR-1600s and two AverMedia A180s in the same PC running Vista
and everything works as it should. I never install Hauppauge's WinTV app
just the drivers and the tuners perform well in Vista.
> Any problems with Vista drivers etc?
>
>> I've used both the 1600 and 1800 with Comcast analog tuned with one tuner
>> and ATSC OTA with the other, it works as advertised. As for when the
>> analog transmission will be turned off in favor of all digital no one
>> knows for sure but the provider. I've read that part of Chicago Comcast
>> area has already made the change to all digital. A analog tuner can still
>> be hooked up to a digital receivers analog outputs regardless. You don't
>> get HD that way but you should get a pretty good picture regardless.
>>
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>>> Thanks guys, So will the 1600 or 1800 work with something like Comcast
>>> cable. I really don't need analogue since it's going to be dropped
>>> anyway next year.
>>>
>>> Anybody out there gotten Comcast cable to work in WMC with a 1600 or
>>> 1800? I don't want to get another card unless I am sure. Got screwed
>>> once by Hauppauge!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> The Hauppauge WinTV HVR 1600 or 1800 both work well in WMC because of
>>>> their dual tuner design that affords a seperate analog NTSC tuner for
>>>> cable or OTA analog and one digital ATSC / QAM tuner that is used for
>>>> ATSC tuning (OTA digital) in WNC.
>>>>
>>>> There are other cards that work as well, but cards that have a single
>>>> Hybrid tuner must be limited to use for tuning only one source within
>>>> WMC. In other words all tuners must be setup to tune only one source at
>>>> a time within MCE. It's allwas been that way with WMC to elimininate
>>>> recording conficts.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I am looking all over the web for a suitable TV tuner to work with my
>>>>>Vista WMC. All I see throughout are many people having problems. Why is
>>>>>this so difficult?
>>>>>
>>>>> For example I tried working with a Hauppauge PCI 1250. Totally
>>>>> hopeless. Even with their most up to date driver from their web site
>>>>> the stuff prevents the Vista from shutting down. This is 2008 guys!
>>>>> Why do we still have 10 year old type driver problems?
>>>>>
>>>>> Question to all here --- Does anybody have a Vista Home premium
>>>>> compatible TV tuner that works with Comcast (CA/San Francisco) that
>>>>> can get Analogue and Digital TV stations with no problem. Anybody?
>>>>>
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