Re: 2nd tuner

Then look for a PCI-e tuner that is Vista compatible. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pci-e+tuner

I don't have one, and can't recommend any. And as another user posted, they're likely to be even more expensive than the 150/500 type cards.

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"frecon" <frecon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:CA26D7F7-29D9-4C23-BF74-46071DB9E2A0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You say that "if i don,t have any spare slots". Wouldn,t the empty PCI
Express slot i referred to above be a 'spare slot'?. Incidentally, it just
ocurred to me after i deleted "Beyondtv" ( Initially when i opened the PVR
150 package and started playing enclosed the dvd-rom, i stopped and ejected
it after it was installing Beyondtv) but have since discovered that it
contains drivers etc. However, when i now try to play it i get the message
"Windows Media Center Receiver Service stopped working and was closed" and
the dvd wouldn,t play. Very frustrating.
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"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:

If you don't have any spare slots, and if you're not using set top boxes,
then one of the dual tuner cards (PVR-500 or similar) would be the way to
go. Alternatively, you could look for a USB tuner that is compatible with
MCE in Vista and go that route.

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"frecon" <frecon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your suggestions. I know what PCI express is and that > is
> what the local store said i needed. I have three PCI slots. One has > my
> wireless network adapter. The next has the tuner that came with the
> Wintv-PVR 150. The third slot is a PCI express slot and it is now > empty.
> The pvr 150 was expensive up here in Canada and why have two remotes > etc.
> However, i appreciate your suggestions and i hope the info above will > nail
> it
> down closer. Thanks for now.
> -- > The truth will set you free
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>
> "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>
>> This is true. The 500 only takes one slot, unless you need the
>> AV/S-Video
>> cables, then you add the additional back plane board. I haven't tried >> my
>> old Hauppauge USB tuner with Vista. As I recall, it isn't supported, >> but
>> hey not supported doesn't mean it won't work :-)
>>
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>> "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23zcvXF5cHHA.1244@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Doug Knox - [MS-MVP] wrote:
>> >> You don't need a PCI-e card. Another Hauppauge PVR-150 will >> >> suffice
>> >> just fine. There are others such as the ATI 550 and other cards, >> >> but
>> >> the 150 works just fine in Vista.
>> >
>> > You're assuming he has a free PCI slot. If the only slots he has >> > free
>> > are PCI Express then a PCI card won't help him. OTOH, if he doesn't
>> > know the difference between PCI and PCI Express he needs to find out
>> > before he makes an expensive mistake.
>> >
>> > There aren't very many PCI Express tuners on the market in any case,
>> > and
>> > those with Vista support are even fewer.
>> >
>> > If in fact the machine has no free PCI slots except the one that the
>> > PVR-150 is currently plugged into, the simplest solution would be to
>> > replace the PVR-150 with a PVR-500.
>> >
>> > If that's not an option, then the next choice would be to get a USB2
>> > device. Unfortunately most of the ones with Vista support cost as >> > much
>> > as the PVR-500. I'd be tempted to try the HVR-950 for 90 bucks or >> > so
>> > that also has OTA HD capability.
>> >
>> >> "frecon" <frecon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:7616C07B-36BF-475C-83A3-126E9AFE8CF2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> I have Vista Home and i bot the mc kit "WinTV Pvr 150" and
>> >>> installed the one tuner that came with it. Also, i attached the
>> >>> cables that now allow recording live tv and playing it back on the
>> >>> pc. However, i want to be able
>> >>> to record one tv program while i am watching another and play the
>> >>> recording
>> >>> back on my pc and more importantly on tv set. I just got the >> >>> S-Video
>> >>> cable
>> >>> and i was told i now need another tuner (PCI Express type). Whcih
>> >>> wld be the
>> >>> recomended tuner at the minimum cost to get the desired result?
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>>


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