Re: MCE 2005 and HDTV
From: Michael Creasy [MSFT] (mcreasy_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/19/05
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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:57:38 -0800
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-- Michael Creasy [MSFT] - http://blogs.msdn.com/mcreasy This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Stephan Schaem" <sschaem@seriousmagic.com> wrote in message news:%23yQTfXm$EHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > > "Michael Creasy [MSFT]" <mcreasy@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:ew8VJ%23l$EHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >> Sounds like you don't have an NTSC card in the system... Media Center >> requires a regular tuner as well the ATSC one. > > Will this be changed so you dont need an NTSC capture card to have the > HDTV wonder be recognized? There have no anouncements about future releases. > If not, can I do this trick (XPC only have one PCI slot): There a number of USB TV-Tuners that could be used. > Borrow a 9600 AIW so MCE see an NTSC capture card and subsequently see my > the HDTV Wonder. > then remove the 9600 AIW and put back the radeon 9600 ... will the ATSC > stop being detected? > > If this is possible, where can I get the MCE 2005 AIW driver? ATi.com? > Stephan > >> >> -- >> Michael Creasy [MSFT] - http://blogs.msdn.com/mcreasy >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. >> >> "Stephan Schaem" <sschaem@seriousmagic.com> wrote in message >> news:ue35a0l$EHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >>> OK, I think I tried to do the impossible. Getting HDTV to work using the >>> ATI card with MCE 2005 ... >>> >>> I have a Shuttle XPC with MCE2005 and a Radeon 9600. >>> To date I used it to play DVD, music and slideshows on a hires 4:3 >>> projector. >>> Everything works pretty well... >>> >>> Then I decided, since I have an OTA HDTV roof antenna, why not get the >>> ATI HDTV wonder and add it to the system. >>> >>> - Installed the latest MCE driver for the Radeon 9600 >>> - Installed the latest NForce2 driver (I get 48meg sustained DMA HD >>> transfer) >>> -I open my box, add the card, boot up >>> -Install MCE 2005 rollup 1 for HDTV >>> -Install the latest ATI driver >>> >>> I now see the 5 entry for the HW in the HW device list. >>> >>> So far so good. >>> >>> Start MCE 2005, go to setting -> TV.... "No HW or no driver found" >>> >>> Ok... maybe I need some other funky extra drivers, so I install the MMC >>> CD entirely. >>> Reboot... start MCE .. same thing no HW detected. >>> >>> So I start the ATI DTV app... and the app see the card but see a signal >>> level of 0 and see no channels. >>> (note: my antenna pick up all the local channel even is really, really >>> bad weather) >>> And small note ATI say my HD is not in DMA mode... yet it is. Another >>> bad sign that the software got problems :( >>> >>> So I look at the site and it seem I need a new MMC upgrade if its >>> install on MCE 2005... >>> Installed. >>> >>> Same thing... >>> >>> MCE 2005 dont recognize the card and ATI software dont see any signal >>> (something they say was fixed?) >>> >>> I'm now officially stuck. Every single peice of HW got the latest >>> available driver, every >>> software , including the OS got the latest version/patch. >>> >>> Weirdness... if I stop scanning, the DTV software is stopped on that >>> frequency and I can actually hear the channel >>> playing and it match what I see using my HW OTA HDTV tuner plugged on my >>> TV. >>> >>> >>> So what do I do, return the product... or wait on Microsoft and ATI to >>> get their act together? >>> >>> Whats the scoop... will this be fixed.. and when? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Stephan >>> >>> >> >> > >
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