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3rd Nov 02, 11:02 PM
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Hya all,
Does anyone know witch hardware is needed to make full use of Windows XP Media Center Edition? What TV Tuner do I need, and what encoder cards are supported? Microsoft's nor HP's site reveal this little peace of vital information.
I have a good box, and I don't feel like buying an HP box just to please them 
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4th Nov 02, 04:27 AM
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sorry buddy, but you are not going to be able to buy media center unless you get one of those pre-configured systems.
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4th Nov 02, 10:50 PM
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Originally posted by adams_73533@Nov 4 2002, 05:27 AM
sorry buddy, but you are not going to be able to buy media center unless you get one of those pre-configured systems.
Buy? That was a metafor
The software is available, it just doesn't support my Miro / Pinnacle TVTuner card. And I need a encoder/decoder card, but I haven't got a clue witch one yet.
Í'm almost certain that HP doesn't produce those two components themselfs, so I'm wondering witch brands they use.
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5th Nov 02, 06:12 AM
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They use a Hauppauge Win/TV PVR 250 and also an Nvidia TV card I think. I'm looking for the best hardware too. For Audio I think I ran across the Creative Audigy. On the HP website there are some Adobe pdf files which describe the hardware somewhat. MS also has a public news forum for MCE where they answer a few questions.
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5th Nov 02, 06:21 AM
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well i figured that, but i thought... well you know. i wanted to do the same thing, then found out that all i needed was a tv tuner and didn't need media center to record tv shows and stuff since you can do it the tv tuner software.
but i didn't know what kind of tv tuner was a good one either (started thread in hardware).
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5th Nov 02, 07:13 AM
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OK, it's coming back now. The other TV card used on MCE was not Nvidia, it was an ATI card maybe the
ATI ALL IN WONDER RADEON 7500 AGP 64MB DDR W/REMOTE VIDEO CARD(RETAIL BOX) or an 8000 model. IF we use a remote TV card and a Creative remote sound card we will likely end up with two different remote controls but I think the HP's use only one remote. ???
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5th Nov 02, 10:58 PM
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Thanks all for the info so far. I'm getting an Hauppauge (don't ask me witch yet!) tomorrow, I'll post my findings as soon as I know more.
All I need to know now is witch encode/decode baord (if any) is being used . . .
Anyone
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I came across this info some place...
Oh one more thing you've all been asking. "Why won't my TV card work?" well, eHome has VERY limited support for cards, namely just the Emuzed Maui PVR, which is yet to be available via retail.
(I hope to petition Emuzed for a sample to write a review here on it. Keep your eyes pealed).
Allegedly there is also a Hauppauge (350 PVR) card that also works, but I've yet to hear testimony from someone that is running it with the final of MCE.
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6th Nov 02, 06:17 PM
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Hmmm,
It now accepts my TV Tuner card (Hauppage WinTV-Radio model 662) but it warns that some file are damaged or missing. I guess you still can't use it without an encoder/decoder board.
Bummer . . .
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6th Nov 02, 07:26 PM
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has anyone tried one of those external usb tv tuners? wondering how they work.
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