I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?

Yes, MCE 2005 will support one or two analog tuners and 1 HDTV tuner. You must have an analog tuner installed in order to install an HDTV tuner.

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"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3EBBAEE2-2962-4CE7-B3BE-2761691B02D0@microsoft.com...
>I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?
>

Sorry, I meant x2 Dual analogue TV tuner cards. Is this possible.

Thanks Doug

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

> Yes, MCE 2005 will support one or two analog tuners and 1 HDTV tuner. You must have an analog tuner installed in order to install an HDTV tuner.
>
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> "Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3EBBAEE2-2962-4CE7-B3BE-2761691B02D0@microsoft.com...
> >I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?
> >
>

You can install 2 dual tuner cards, but MCE will only use two of the 4 tuners. You can search www.thegreenbutton.com for a registry hack that will allow you to enable more than two analog tuners. I haven't tried this hack, so I can't vouch for its effectiveness.

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"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:679DEA1A-11D6-42BF-9E13-774EA6CCA5AA@microsoft.com...
> Sorry, I meant x2 Dual analogue TV tuner cards. Is this possible.
>
> Thanks Doug
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Yes, MCE 2005 will support one or two analog tuners and 1 HDTV tuner. You must have an analog tuner installed in order to install an HDTV tuner.
>>
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>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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>> "Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3EBBAEE2-2962-4CE7-B3BE-2761691B02D0@microsoft.com...
>> >I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?
>> >
>>

As long as they're in the list of supported cards, you can officially have
two of them. However, there's a thread at www.thegreenbutton.com that
discusses how to add more...apparently a tweaked MCE can support 4 analog
tuners.

Dana Cline - MCE-MVP

"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?
>

Thanks, I will look into these ideas, but am a bit of a new-by to all this

CATV is the input cabling used right? CAT 5 ?
Who makes the PVR models you talk about?
Can you explain this for a novis.......>Gets tricky with regedits to
support more than 2 tuners using STBs and IR blasters


Really appreciate the help though..Thanks

"srodgers@cableone.net" wrote:

> Dana,
> I think someone has bumped that to 5. Depends on the computer I have 3
> working fine. A PVR-250 and a PVR-500. All plain analog CATV.
>
> Easy if they are just analog CATV. Gets tricky with regedits to
> support more than 2 tuners using STBs and IR blasters.
>
> -Steve
> On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:00:25 -0500, "Dana Cline - MVP"
> <dcline@scriptpro.com> wrote:
>
> >As long as they're in the list of supported cards, you can officially have
> >two of them. However, there's a thread at www.thegreenbutton.com that
> >discusses how to add more...apparently a tweaked MCE can support 4 analog
> >tuners.
> >
> >Dana Cline - MCE-MVP
> >
> >"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:3EBBAEE2-2962-4CE7-B3BE-2761691B02D0@microsoft.com...
> >>I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?
> >>
> >
>
>

CATV is "CAble TV", i.e. the coax cable.

The tuners he mentions are all made by Hauppauge.

Does your cable use "set top boxes", or do you have basic analog cable? If
you have analog cable, the mods are fairly easy. If you have to control a
set-top box (to make it change channels), then apparently the mods are more
complicated.

Dana Cline - MCE MVP

"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE4DD169-1038-4E00-8193-C331E03712A2@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, I will look into these ideas, but am a bit of a new-by to all this
>
> CATV is the input cabling used right? CAT 5 ?
> Who makes the PVR models you talk about?
> Can you explain this for a novis.......>Gets tricky with regedits to
> support more than 2 tuners using STBs and IR blasters
>
>
> Really appreciate the help though..Thanks
>
> "srodgers@cableone.net" wrote:
>
>> Dana,
>> I think someone has bumped that to 5. Depends on the computer I have 3
>> working fine. A PVR-250 and a PVR-500. All plain analog CATV.
>>
>> Easy if they are just analog CATV. Gets tricky with regedits to
>> support more than 2 tuners using STBs and IR blasters.
>>
>> -Steve
>> On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:00:25 -0500, "Dana Cline - MVP"
>> <dcline@scriptpro.com> wrote:
>>
>> >As long as they're in the list of supported cards, you can officially
>> >have
>> >two of them. However, there's a thread at www.thegreenbutton.com that
>> >discusses how to add more...apparently a tweaked MCE can support 4
>> >analog
>> >tuners.
>> >
>> >Dana Cline - MCE-MVP
>> >
>> >"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >news:3EBBAEE2-2962-4CE7-B3BE-2761691B02D0@microsoft.com...
>> >>I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>

CATV = Cable TV.... cabling will be standard coax... the best is RG-6. CAT
5 and CAT 6 is ethernet cabling.

PVR 250 and 500 are made by Hauppauge (www.hauppage.com)

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Printing & Imaging



"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE4DD169-1038-4E00-8193-C331E03712A2@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, I will look into these ideas, but am a bit of a new-by to all this
>
> CATV is the input cabling used right? CAT 5 ?
> Who makes the PVR models you talk about?
> Can you explain this for a novis.......>Gets tricky with regedits to
> support more than 2 tuners using STBs and IR blasters
>
>
> Really appreciate the help though..Thanks
>
> "srodgers@cableone.net" wrote:
>
>> Dana,
>> I think someone has bumped that to 5. Depends on the computer I have 3
>> working fine. A PVR-250 and a PVR-500. All plain analog CATV.
>>
>> Easy if they are just analog CATV. Gets tricky with regedits to
>> support more than 2 tuners using STBs and IR blasters.
>>
>> -Steve
>> On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:00:25 -0500, "Dana Cline - MVP"
>> <dcline@scriptpro.com> wrote:
>>
>> >As long as they're in the list of supported cards, you can officially
>> >have
>> >two of them. However, there's a thread at www.thegreenbutton.com that
>> >discusses how to add more...apparently a tweaked MCE can support 4
>> >analog
>> >tuners.
>> >
>> >Dana Cline - MCE-MVP
>> >
>> >"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >news:3EBBAEE2-2962-4CE7-B3BE-2761691B02D0@microsoft.com...
>> >>I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>

I don't have a set-top box, Just standard coax cable which will lead into the
PC and then will be using a mixture of Cat 5 and wirless networking.

Cheers...Chris


"Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:

> CATV is "CAble TV", i.e. the coax cable.
>
> The tuners he mentions are all made by Hauppauge.
>
> Does your cable use "set top boxes", or do you have basic analog cable? If
> you have analog cable, the mods are fairly easy. If you have to control a
> set-top box (to make it change channels), then apparently the mods are more
> complicated.
>
> Dana Cline - MCE MVP
>
> "Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AE4DD169-1038-4E00-8193-C331E03712A2@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks, I will look into these ideas, but am a bit of a new-by to all this
> >
> > CATV is the input cabling used right? CAT 5 ?
> > Who makes the PVR models you talk about?
> > Can you explain this for a novis.......>Gets tricky with regedits to
> > support more than 2 tuners using STBs and IR blasters
> >
> >
> > Really appreciate the help though..Thanks
> >
> > "srodgers@cableone.net" wrote:
> >
> >> Dana,
> >> I think someone has bumped that to 5. Depends on the computer I have 3
> >> working fine. A PVR-250 and a PVR-500. All plain analog CATV.
> >>
> >> Easy if they are just analog CATV. Gets tricky with regedits to
> >> support more than 2 tuners using STBs and IR blasters.
> >>
> >> -Steve
> >> On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:00:25 -0500, "Dana Cline - MVP"
> >> <dcline@scriptpro.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >As long as they're in the list of supported cards, you can officially
> >> >have
> >> >two of them. However, there's a thread at www.thegreenbutton.com that
> >> >discusses how to add more...apparently a tweaked MCE can support 4
> >> >analog
> >> >tuners.
> >> >
> >> >Dana Cline - MCE-MVP
> >> >
> >> >"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:3EBBAEE2-2962-4CE7-B3BE-2761691B02D0@microsoft.com...
> >> >>I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Doug,

Can you tell me if the ATI 9600 XT is supported in all modes by the MCE2005?

Thanks!

gary_d


"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:O5eclVbzFHA.664@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Yes, MCE 2005 will support one or two analog tuners and 1 HDTV tuner. You
must have an analog tuner installed in order to install an HDTV tuner.

--
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Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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"Christoff" <Christoff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3EBBAEE2-2962-4CE7-B3BE-2761691B02D0@microsoft.com...
>I want to use x2 TV Tuner Cards, is this possible?
>

The ATI 9600 series VIDEO cards do work in MCE, although it's
recommended not to use the low-end "SE" version (9600SE).

Was your question related to the 9600 video card, or to one of the 9600
"All-in-Wonder" cards (that have a tuner as well)? The AIW cards do not
work well. Officially, they don't work at all, because they don't have
hardware encoding, however ATI has drivers that will support them and
allow them to work, but they still don't work as well as cards with
hardware MPEG encoding.


Gary J. Dikkema wrote:

> Doug,
>
> Can you tell me if the ATI 9600 XT is supported in all modes by the MCE2005?
>
> Thanks!
>
> gary_d
>
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O5eclVbzFHA.664@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Yes, MCE 2005 will support one or two analog tuners and 1 HDTV tuner. You
> must have an analog tuner installed in order to install an HDTV tuner.
>