Re: MC or ATI MC?, From what I read, its ATI MC, how about you?

From: Philip Taylor [ATI] (ptaylor_at_online.newsgroup-poster.ati.com)
Date: 03/26/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:42:21 -0800

the TV Wonder is not advertised as an MCE card.

thats what the eHome Wonder is for.

"joesloppy" <joesloppy@peoplepc.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> I just purchased an ATI TV WONDER™ PRO REMOTE CONTROL EDITION.
>
> I wanted to use it for WMCE, so I downloaded, formatted, & installed
> WMCE.
>
> Then I Installed DVD Software and All ATI Software and Drivers from
> CD. Tested card with ATI Multimedia Center Software, worked great,
> Recorded a show choosing from about 15 different formats (avi, mpeg 1
> & 2, wm, dvd, etc…) and with what quality I wanted, each showing how
> much time I could record.
>
> The quality of the tv capture is ok, some channels are a lot better
> than others, some very clear even full screen. I don’t know why some
> are a little fuzzy (it seems the bigger you make the tv, the more
> noticeable) but it seems also when recording, quality increases, I
> have no idea why.
>
> There is a quick launch Bar that is sort of like the taskbar running
> on the right hand side, only 50 pixels wide or so with the options
> for tv, music, library, player, guide, etc…
>
> The guide is rather nice, sort of like the tv guide channel but I am
> in control of the scrolling. Just enter zip and download a weeks
> viewing, free I might add. Recording is easy as right clicking,
> record, or watch when on. You can search for whatever you want, or
> browse by any category.
>
> There are lots of tv features, display controls, quality controls.
> Channels and shows are displayed when watching tv, sort of like a
> digital cable receiver that gives you show info, time, etc… You can
> also just fix a little tv anywhere you want, on top, just the tv, no
> border, controls, etc.
>
> The remote is cool, its RF and works anywhere in the house, hook the
> computer up to any tv in the house via tv out and control it from
> anywhere. Now I can watch those divx movies without having to run
> over to the computer to control it. The remote controls the whole
> computer and you can create a couple custom buttons.
>
> Overall it was a great experience, just what I wanted. But now to try
> WMC and see how much better it could be.
>
> Started WMC and downloaded listings, and clicked on MY TV, right away,
> error, decoder don’t work! So I end up here, and everyone says, NO,
> TV WONDER does not work with WMCE, … opps, Oh well, I am rather
> pleased with the ATI package, its very nice, and from what I also
> read, WMC is restricted, limited, in some rather important areas.
> Most obvious is recording. Since I can’t test drive media center
> using my tv wonder, anybody else want to comment on WMCE vs other
> Multimedia center software, I don’t know of any other besides ATI
> Media center software and WMC. But I know there has to be more that
> capture and record, and have misc. options and a possible a viewing
> guide.
>
> Joe
>
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