Media Centre Project

Post by **Hippy** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:37 am

Fortunately, my old card is supported in vista, so no worries for the minute.

My new vista install blue screened the first time i tried windows update yet again.

And for the record, a Geforce 7100GS gets a worse score in vista than my radeon 9700 (non pro).

Post by **Jase** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:51 am

Oh ******, thats my Vista idea out the window then

Post by **Hippy** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:17 am

Well balls to vista!
Now it wont recognise my old tuner card!
doesn't even show up in device manager (i'm wondering if i've fudged it)

And the nvidia vista drivers are rubbish, they don't support custom resolutions yet which means i cant set the res to my tv's native resolution.

Plus the standard MS soundcard drivers dont support dolby 5.1 or Spdif out which means i needed to fanny around even more finding the correct drivers for the soundcard.

Post by **Jase** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:33 am

I'm glad I've not purchased a copy yet!!!!

I'm convinced that my channel problem is part of the install procedure as there is an MS update that cures this very problem however my system will not let me install it saying that I don't have the correct version.

This would explain as to why I used top be able to get the channels but am now unable since I used the Student version of XP to enable me to get the updates.

I'm really losing enthusiasm for this now but need to get it sorted by next week when they take away my telewest box

Post by **Hippy** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:57 am

If you didn't have the pinnacle card, i'd say give vista a go.
The other problems can be worked around, the pinnacle card is the only thing holding me back.

Any way you can send it back, get a different card and give vista a try?

Post by **Jase** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:42 pm

I've had for about a month now and got it from a shop on Ebay. I'm seriously considering getting a different card to try and then ebay the pinnacle one!

Post by **Hippy** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:57 pm

Hauppage Win Nova T500 Dual tuner is the one we both should have got

Â£69

Post by **Jase** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:52 am

Aye thats the conclusion I've come to as well. Wheres the cheapest you have seen it????

I think I'm going to ebay my pinnacle card and get the NovaT500 and a legit copy of Vista, just got to try the RTM first to make sure all the onboard stuff works and I'm sorted!

Post by **Hippy** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:16 am

Â£69 was from mediapc.tv but i'm sure you could get it cheaper off eBay.

I'm going to persevere with the pinnacle card i think, my tv still has it's own tuner, i just cant record.

Wouldn't bother buying vista either really. See my post in privvy

Post by **mcmav** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:47 am

Jase wrote:
I'm really losing enthusiasm for this now but need to get it sorted by next week when they take away my telewest box

Buy a dreambox and hookit up to your telewest cable. It will still be live as you still have BB with them

Post by **Trig** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:19 am

That would be illegal tho wouldnt it?

Post by **mcmav** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:30 am

possibly

dunno though you can use them for free cable channels like freesat and freeview though I'd have thought

Post by **Hippy** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:40 pm

Dunno about you Jase, but i'm still without a media center

Still waiting on pinnacle to release some drivers. It's ok though, they still say they're going to be released in february!

<a href="http://www.pinnaclesys.com/vista/vista_tv_uk.asp" target="_blank">http://www.pinnaclesys.com/vista/vista_tv_uk.asp</a>

Post by **Claw** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:47 pm

<a href="http://www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/01/geexb ... -a-livecd/" target="_blank">GeeBox...</a>

Not tried it, but seems worth a look...

Post by **Jase** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:48 pm

I'm restricted to the channels I can get at the moment. My TV box has gone so I'm waiting for a time that Jo is out for a few hours so I can try a new install if they ever bring out the new drivers. If not I'm going to be changing the card for the Nova T 500 jobbie. Seems to be much less issues with that one!!