Media Centre Project

Post by **Hippy** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:33 am

Let me know what happens, i'm going to be installing this card at the weekend, hopefully on vista mce.

Post by **Jase** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:16 pm

Will do. If I can't get this working I'm contemplating a Vista install to see if that helps!

Post by **Hippy** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:33 pm

Well i will definitely be doing an install on sunday so i can let you know if it's worth it.

Although pinnacle say they're not releasing vista drivers for that card untill march.
Lucky i have my old card still.

Post by **Jase** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:47 pm

Hippy wrote: Well i will definitely be doing an install on sunday so i can let you know if it's worth it.

Although pinnacle say they're not releasing vista drivers for that card untill march.
Lucky i have my old card still.

I thought the card is supported in Vista however the PCTV software (not required with MCE) is what is taking till march to release???

Post by **Hippy** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:33 pm

Where did you find that?

Pinnacle's website is rubbish, cant even see the dual pctv card listed, and doesn't help that they've called their software 'media center' either.

Post by **Jase** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:07 pm

I'm not too sure where I read that, it might well have been one of the other forums (I've read them all in the past week or so) but I'm positive someone has said that windows has picked up the card and it ran from just those drivers.

The reference on the downloads page on Pinnacles website refers to the Media Centre software which is their own version of the MS Media Centre (cheap copy) which you wouldnt want to install anyway.

Oh and so far so good with mine. I've just done a basic install with minimal drivers for sound and everything else etc and then loaded the drivers from the drivers dir of the CD that came with the card. Its been about 2 hours now and rock solid

Post by **Eagle** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:13 pm

Jase wrote: Its been rock solid about 2 hours now

Bet Jo's happy

Post by **Rasputin** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:19 pm

Eagle wrote: Bet Jo's happy

LOL

Post by **Jase** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:49 pm

Eagle wrote: Bet Jo's happy

ROFL, thats what got us into this problem

Anyway back on track...... It's been rock solid for about 4 hours now (shut it Eagle

) however the only problem is that its not picking up all the channels again

I'm getting 46 instead of the 70 odd I was getting before. I'm missing a few TV channels (E4 and a few others) and ALL of the radio channels. Is there some setting that I should check to get the radio ones?

I've updated the drivers to the ones available on the Windows Update but its still the same

This is really beginning to P*** me off now.....

Post by **Eagle** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:01 pm

Jase wrote: (shut it Eagle )

Post by **Jase** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:58 am

Well it's been rock solid all night (Eagle.... Shhhh) and was still happily showing TV all night so it works happily with just the drivers from windows update or from the CD.

I left it on Live TV all night and set 4 recordings, two of which overlapped and all appear fine.

I just need to sort out the missing channels and install the sound card software and a DVD codec thingymabob and I'm done!!!!

Will make some restore points now at every stage now!

Post by **Hippy** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:19 am

Use the nvidia one or any version of windvd, activate it at your nearest garage.

Will have a search on the missing stations, but i do seem to remember there being something to do to enable it to see purely audio stations.
Are you missing any tv stations?

Have you tried 'add to existing services'? instead of a complete re-scan?

Post by **Jase** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:29 am

Hippy wrote: Are you missing any tv stations?

Have you tried 'add to existing services'? instead of a complete re-scan?

Aye I'm missing E4 and the radio channels, tis strange how I had them before, gonna try all the settings tonight to see if I can get any more.

Post by **Hippy** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:31 pm

All the info i can find just says to try 'add to existing services'

Post by **Hippy** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:27 am

This card most definitely does not work with vista

A few BETA's are starting to appear and the one i want is due out at the start of march.

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