Re: Tuner not found

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From: Nomi (Nomi_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:03:06 -0800

Thanks, that may be the issue I'm having. I'll have to purchase an MCE
compliant NTSC tuner card. Any suggestions on which NTSC tuner card is the
most reliable and easy to setup with MCE2005?

"JW" wrote:

> Yes it has to be an MCE tuner and you have to install it and get it working.
>
> "Nomi" <Nomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:016F5239-33BC-476F-9F35-E36CBED66AC5@microsoft.com...
> > Does the NTSC tuner card have to be MCE2005 compatible or just any NTSC
> > tuner
> > card?
> >
> > "JW" wrote:
> >
> >> The vendor Web site says it is supported on MCE 2005.
> >> Since it is an ATSC tuner it does not have a encoder chip because the
> >> signals are already encoded.
> >> The MS site list of components that have been accepted into the MCE logo
> >> program is a month old so it can easily be out of date or the vendor did
> >> not
> >> submit it for listing yet.
> >>
> >> I believe the problem is that MCE did not first find an NTSC tuner
> >> installed
> >> which is required first in order to add an ATSC tuner.
> >>
> >> "Michael Earls" <mearls@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:upIFZFwKFHA.128@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> >I only see the DTA 150 and DTA 151 on the list. You may need to visit
> >> >their website and download an MCE compatible driver. Perhaps your tuner
> >> >uses the same chipset as one of the other two and you could get the
> >> >driver
> >> >for those.
> >> >
> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/partners/dfw/partnerlisting.mspx
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Michael Earls
> >> > The Cerebral Kitchen
> >> > http://www.cerkit.com/
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Nomi" <Nomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:3DCDC2C1-09B2-456B-BD77-2B7025F39B7D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> Hi Everyone,
> >> >>
> >> >> I just purchased the VBOX USB-A-3560. It came with the BDA drivers
> >> >> which
> >> >> install just fine when the device is detected. In MCE2005, however, I
> >> >> still
> >> >> get "Tuner not found..." error.
> >> >>
> >> >> I've confirmed with VBOX that this new version is MCE2005 compatible.
> >> >> Am
> >> >> I
> >> >> missing something in getting this to work in MCE2005?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> Nomi
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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