Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???

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I looking for a hybrid TV tuner card hopefully pci-e with support for XP X64
so far have not found one any suggestions mite even consider a usb tuner.

Thanks.
 
Re: Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???

Hi, Spock.

I bought a Hauppauge HVR-1600 PCIe card and a Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick
about a year ago for use in my AMD 64 X2 5000+ rig, running Vista Ultimate
x64. After a too-long wait for drivers, and other learning-curve pains, I
am now getting acceptable TV reception from local stations on my antenna. I
do not subscribe to TV cable, although I do have Internet cable. I'm sure
TV cable would eliminate my remaining complaints.

With both Hauppauge and Pinnacle (and any other TV tuner brand, I expect),
the problem is not just with the drivers, but with the TV software package.
I haven't tried Pinnacle's software lately, but Hauppauge's WinTV (and
WinTV2000 - I'm not sure which is supposed to be better) works pretty will
now. But mostly I use Vista's built-in Media Center. WinTV receives both
analog and digital channels; I've not yet figured out how to get the analogs
on MC. I've not tried the cards on WinXP x64 in several months, so I don't
know the current status of drivers or software for WinXP. Also, I see that
both companies have introduced several newer - and better, I assume - tuners
since I bought mine.

With digital, reception is either perfect, or not at all. And it flickers
back and forth rapidly sometimes, like playback from a dirty DVD. But on a
good-reception day, the football game looks as good on my 17" LCD monitor as
it does on the big screens down at Best Buy. ;<)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)

"spock" <vk5abcnospam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:ODyctLpUIHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello Everyone
> I looking for a hybrid TV tuner card hopefully pci-e with support for XP
> X64
> so far have not found one any suggestions mite even consider a usb tuner.
>
> Thanks.
 
Re: Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???

I'm using the Pinnacle HD Ultimate Stick, which is either the same thing or
close to what RC is using. I'm using it with Vista 64-bit Ultimate.
Though I do have XP Pro X64 on my computer in a dual-boot situation, I'm in
Vista about 95 percent of the time now, so I can't tell you how the stick
works in XP X64.
Like R.C., I access channels via Media Center and not through Pinnacle
software. And my reception experience is pretty close to what he describes.
Also, one other thing: though I haven't done it, you can plug your TV cable
into the Pinnacle stick instead of attaching the antenna to it.

Here's the product page, and you can muck about the Pinnacle site for
information on other products and other possible solutions for your case.
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSi...CTV+Flash_TV+Stick/PCTV+HD+Ultimate+Stick.htm




"R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
news:54B4964F-2541-4CC4-AA4F-AF5D7374B845@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Spock.
>
> I bought a Hauppauge HVR-1600 PCIe card and a Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick
> about a year ago for use in my AMD 64 X2 5000+ rig, running Vista Ultimate
> x64. After a too-long wait for drivers, and other learning-curve pains, I
> am now getting acceptable TV reception from local stations on my antenna.
> I do not subscribe to TV cable, although I do have Internet cable. I'm
> sure TV cable would eliminate my remaining complaints.
>
> With both Hauppauge and Pinnacle (and any other TV tuner brand, I expect),
> the problem is not just with the drivers, but with the TV software
> package. I haven't tried Pinnacle's software lately, but Hauppauge's WinTV
> (and WinTV2000 - I'm not sure which is supposed to be better) works pretty
> will now. But mostly I use Vista's built-in Media Center. WinTV receives
> both analog and digital channels; I've not yet figured out how to get the
> analogs on MC. I've not tried the cards on WinXP x64 in several months,
> so I don't know the current status of drivers or software for WinXP.
> Also, I see that both companies have introduced several newer - and
> better, I assume - tuners since I bought mine.
>
> With digital, reception is either perfect, or not at all. And it flickers
> back and forth rapidly sometimes, like playback from a dirty DVD. But on
> a good-reception day, the football game looks as good on my 17" LCD
> monitor as it does on the big screens down at Best Buy. ;<)
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "spock" <vk5abcnospam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:ODyctLpUIHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hello Everyone
>> I looking for a hybrid TV tuner card hopefully pci-e with support for XP
>> X64
>> so far have not found one any suggestions mite even consider a usb tuner.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
 
Re: Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???

Hi,

I bought the Hauppauge hvr-1800, and I can't get the ir for the remote to
work. i think it is a 64-bit issue. Do you have a remote, or experienced
any compatibility problems. Reception is great, and dvr functions work well
in media center, just no remote.

Thanks

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, Spock.
>
> I bought a Hauppauge HVR-1600 PCIe card and a Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick
> about a year ago for use in my AMD 64 X2 5000+ rig, running Vista Ultimate
> x64. After a too-long wait for drivers, and other learning-curve pains, I
> am now getting acceptable TV reception from local stations on my antenna. I
> do not subscribe to TV cable, although I do have Internet cable. I'm sure
> TV cable would eliminate my remaining complaints.
>
> With both Hauppauge and Pinnacle (and any other TV tuner brand, I expect),
> the problem is not just with the drivers, but with the TV software package.
> I haven't tried Pinnacle's software lately, but Hauppauge's WinTV (and
> WinTV2000 - I'm not sure which is supposed to be better) works pretty will
> now. But mostly I use Vista's built-in Media Center. WinTV receives both
> analog and digital channels; I've not yet figured out how to get the analogs
> on MC. I've not tried the cards on WinXP x64 in several months, so I don't
> know the current status of drivers or software for WinXP. Also, I see that
> both companies have introduced several newer - and better, I assume - tuners
> since I bought mine.
>
> With digital, reception is either perfect, or not at all. And it flickers
> back and forth rapidly sometimes, like playback from a dirty DVD. But on a
> good-reception day, the football game looks as good on my 17" LCD monitor as
> it does on the big screens down at Best Buy. ;<)
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "spock" <vk5abcnospam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:ODyctLpUIHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Hello Everyone
> > I looking for a hybrid TV tuner card hopefully pci-e with support for XP
> > X64
> > so far have not found one any suggestions mite even consider a usb tuner.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
 
Re: Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???

Hi, steveonan.

The remote works fine for me in Vista Ultimate x64, including the new SP1,
which I've been beta-testing and am now running what apparently is the final
RTM version.

As I said, I now think all my issues are with over-the-air reception and not
with Vista or Media Center or the HVR-1600 card - or the remote. Even WinTV
and WinTV2000 work now - with the same on/off/flicker reception problems as
before.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"steveonan" <steveonan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:41652053-B59D-49FC-ABC1-533321C6753C@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I bought the Hauppauge hvr-1800, and I can't get the ir for the remote to
> work. i think it is a 64-bit issue. Do you have a remote, or experienced
> any compatibility problems. Reception is great, and dvr functions work
> well
> in media center, just no remote.
>
> Thanks
>
> "R. C. White" wrote:
>
>> Hi, Spock.
>>
>> I bought a Hauppauge HVR-1600 PCIe card and a Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick
>> about a year ago for use in my AMD 64 X2 5000+ rig, running Vista
>> Ultimate
>> x64. After a too-long wait for drivers, and other learning-curve pains,
>> I
>> am now getting acceptable TV reception from local stations on my antenna.
>> I
>> do not subscribe to TV cable, although I do have Internet cable. I'm
>> sure
>> TV cable would eliminate my remaining complaints.
>>
>> With both Hauppauge and Pinnacle (and any other TV tuner brand, I
>> expect),
>> the problem is not just with the drivers, but with the TV software
>> package.
>> I haven't tried Pinnacle's software lately, but Hauppauge's WinTV (and
>> WinTV2000 - I'm not sure which is supposed to be better) works pretty
>> will
>> now. But mostly I use Vista's built-in Media Center. WinTV receives
>> both
>> analog and digital channels; I've not yet figured out how to get the
>> analogs
>> on MC. I've not tried the cards on WinXP x64 in several months, so I
>> don't
>> know the current status of drivers or software for WinXP. Also, I see
>> that
>> both companies have introduced several newer - and better, I assume -
>> tuners
>> since I bought mine.
>>
>> With digital, reception is either perfect, or not at all. And it
>> flickers
>> back and forth rapidly sometimes, like playback from a dirty DVD. But on
>> a
>> good-reception day, the football game looks as good on my 17" LCD monitor
>> as
>> it does on the big screens down at Best Buy. ;<)
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "spock" <vk5abcnospam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:ODyctLpUIHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > Hello Everyone
>> > I looking for a hybrid TV tuner card hopefully pci-e with support for
>> > XP
>> > X64
>> > so far have not found one any suggestions mite even consider a usb
>> > tuner.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
 
Re: Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???

I was having trouble with several usb devices so I reinstalled Vista with
everything attached I was having problems with and now it is all working,
including the remote.

Thanks

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, steveonan.
>
> The remote works fine for me in Vista Ultimate x64, including the new SP1,
> which I've been beta-testing and am now running what apparently is the final
> RTM version.
>
> As I said, I now think all my issues are with over-the-air reception and not
> with Vista or Media Center or the HVR-1600 card - or the remote. Even WinTV
> and WinTV2000 work now - with the same on/off/flicker reception problems as
> before.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)
>
> "steveonan" <steveonan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:41652053-B59D-49FC-ABC1-533321C6753C@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I bought the Hauppauge hvr-1800, and I can't get the ir for the remote to
> > work. i think it is a 64-bit issue. Do you have a remote, or experienced
> > any compatibility problems. Reception is great, and dvr functions work
> > well
> > in media center, just no remote.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "R. C. White" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, Spock.
> >>
> >> I bought a Hauppauge HVR-1600 PCIe card and a Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick
> >> about a year ago for use in my AMD 64 X2 5000+ rig, running Vista
> >> Ultimate
> >> x64. After a too-long wait for drivers, and other learning-curve pains,
> >> I
> >> am now getting acceptable TV reception from local stations on my antenna.
> >> I
> >> do not subscribe to TV cable, although I do have Internet cable. I'm
> >> sure
> >> TV cable would eliminate my remaining complaints.
> >>
> >> With both Hauppauge and Pinnacle (and any other TV tuner brand, I
> >> expect),
> >> the problem is not just with the drivers, but with the TV software
> >> package.
> >> I haven't tried Pinnacle's software lately, but Hauppauge's WinTV (and
> >> WinTV2000 - I'm not sure which is supposed to be better) works pretty
> >> will
> >> now. But mostly I use Vista's built-in Media Center. WinTV receives
> >> both
> >> analog and digital channels; I've not yet figured out how to get the
> >> analogs
> >> on MC. I've not tried the cards on WinXP x64 in several months, so I
> >> don't
> >> know the current status of drivers or software for WinXP. Also, I see
> >> that
> >> both companies have introduced several newer - and better, I assume -
> >> tuners
> >> since I bought mine.
> >>
> >> With digital, reception is either perfect, or not at all. And it
> >> flickers
> >> back and forth rapidly sometimes, like playback from a dirty DVD. But on
> >> a
> >> good-reception day, the football game looks as good on my 17" LCD monitor
> >> as
> >> it does on the big screens down at Best Buy. ;<)
> >>
> >> RC
> >>
> >> "spock" <vk5abcnospam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> >> news:ODyctLpUIHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hello Everyone
> >> > I looking for a hybrid TV tuner card hopefully pci-e with support for
> >> > XP
> >> > X64
> >> > so far have not found one any suggestions mite even consider a usb
> >> > tuner.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
>
 
Re: Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???


"steveonan" <steveonan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:41652053-B59D-49FC-ABC1-533321C6753C@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I bought the Hauppauge hvr-1800, and I can't get the ir for the remote to
> work. i think it is a 64-bit issue. Do you have a remote, or experienced
> any compatibility problems. Reception is great, and dvr functions work
> well
> in media center, just no remote.

How much memory do you have? I have 8 GB and unless I disable the upper
4 GB, all I get is a green screen with Hauppauge cards. Does yours work
with
more than 4 GB?

Tom Lake
 
Re: Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???

I had the same problem with the PV150. Now I have the HVR1800 PCIE 1x and
the problem has been resolved with latest drivers. Same goes for the 1600.
Works with 4 Gigs and more.

Hauppauge sent me the latest drivers for the 1800 because not all vendeurs
have them yet.

--
Lance Frca {497083/1008563} MVP Shell/User
www.zardoc.com
XP-Vista Trucs et Astuces et autres



"Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:40D2333E-0545-41C3-B93B-CA5B302472BA@microsoft.com...
>
> "steveonan" <steveonan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:41652053-B59D-49FC-ABC1-533321C6753C@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I bought the Hauppauge hvr-1800, and I can't get the ir for the remote to
>> work. i think it is a 64-bit issue. Do you have a remote, or
>> experienced
>> any compatibility problems. Reception is great, and dvr functions work
>> well
>> in media center, just no remote.
>
> How much memory do you have? I have 8 GB and unless I disable the upper
> 4 GB, all I get is a green screen with Hauppauge cards. Does yours work
> with
> more than 4 GB?
>
> Tom Lake
 
Re: Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???


"Lance Le Claire" <la_1@videotron.ca> wrote in message
news:uD4HjolaIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I had the same problem with the PV150. Now I have the HVR1800 PCIE 1x and the
>problem has been resolved with latest drivers. Same goes for the 1600. Works with 4
>Gigs and more.
>
> Hauppauge sent me the latest drivers for the 1800 because not all vendeurs have
> them yet.

What is the driver version you have, if you don't mind me asking? I'd really like
to stay with a Hauppauge product if possible.

TIA

Tom Lake
 
Re: Hybrid TV tuner card X64 support???

[Version]
signature="$CHICAGO$"
Class=Media
ClassGUID={4d36e96c-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Provider="Hauppauge"
DriverVer=01/17/2008,1.27.26017
CatalogFile.ntamd64=hcw85b64.cat
DriverPackageType=PlugAndPlay
DriverPackageDisplayName="WinTV (885/7/8)"
--
Lance Frca {497083/1008563} MVP Shell/User
www.zardoc.com
XP-Vista Trucs et Astuces et autres



"Tom Lake" <toml_12953@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:730D2CC4-014E-4DEB-B012-CE71DAFD5F39@microsoft.com...
>
> "Lance Le Claire" <la_1@videotron.ca> wrote in message
> news:uD4HjolaIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I had the same problem with the PV150. Now I have the HVR1800 PCIE 1x and
>>the problem has been resolved with latest drivers. Same goes for the
>>1600. Works with 4 Gigs and more.
>>
>> Hauppauge sent me the latest drivers for the 1800 because not all
>> vendeurs have them yet.
>
> What is the driver version you have, if you don't mind me asking? I'd
> really like
> to stay with a Hauppauge product if possible.
>
> TIA
>
> Tom Lake
 
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