Question about hardware support of a Sabrent SBT-TVFM

M4GIC · 2006-12-30, 04:20

I have a question about a certain TV tuner card... Sabrent SBT-TVFM

I'm new to mediaportal and TV tuners in general, I need to know whether this card is supported by mediaportal, and whether its remote will work with mediaportal. (I do realise its sort of a hard question to answer if nobody owns the card and/or it hasn't been tested)

The reason I want to know is that I have a friend who would get lots of use out of a tv tuner card and PVR functions - she's currently got about 500 vhs tapes lying around her house - and its cheap enough that she wouldn't have any problem recieving it as a gift (she's kinda touchy about getting anything expensive). But from the reviews (which are quite varied) it seems the hardware is solid (apart from the remote) yet the software included is garbage. The obvious solution - mediaportal!

Also anyone who owns or has ever owned this card or any other Sabrent card please do give any info you think would be helpful whether good or bad - I've never used any Sabrent hardware before and I'd like to know what I'm getting into.

The last thing is that the computer this will be going into is a crappy dell, I don't know anything about it beyond the fact that its a P4 with 512MB of RAM and it does have a free PCI slot. I can find out more if needed.

Anywho, thanks for your time, and sorry for the long post ^.^

Johndoe60915 · 2008-05-25, 21:12

The remote wont work because the connection for it is in the card itself. if it were a usb reciever or something then yes I have the same video card and currently mine isnt detected and alot of others are having issues with it

TV-Server Version: Idk
MediaPortal Version: Newest I guess
MediaPortal Skin: Default
Windows Version: Ultimate SP1
CPU Type: Intel Dual Core 2ghz
HDD: 500gb Western Digital Sata
Memory: 2gb ddr2
Motherboard: not sure its an HP
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 8600 Gs 512mb
Video Card Driver: Nvidia Corp (not windows)
Sound Card: Realtek Built in Hi-def 7.1 Digital Audio
Sound Card AC3: no Coax, no Opt. AC3 installed
Sound Card Driver: Realtek's Hidef Driver (not windows)
1. TV Card: Sabrent tv-fm card built on philips 7130 Chipset
1. TV Card Type: Analog
1. TV Card Driver: Newest
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: I got just about all of em
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Again Just about all of em
h.264 Video Codec: Have no idea what h.264 is
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Cable-Comcast
HTPC Case: No idea what that is
Cooling: 6 internal Fans
Power Supply: ?
Remote: The sabrent one that plugs directlly into the back of the card
TV: im using my pc only
TV - HTPC Connection: none

M4GIC · 2008-05-26, 08:03

Way to revive a 2 year old post

It's good for completion's sake, though. And in that spirit I have the following to add: This card was pretty much utter garbage. It's picture (relative to any model of Hauppauge WinTV Card - 150, 250, 350 - take your pick; i've used them all now.) is sub-standard and the reception of channels leaves a lot to be desired. Interference was pretty bad once a few more TV's got added into the cable system in the house. In hindsight, I should have just dished out the extra for a lowend hauppauge.

Johndoe60915 · 2008-05-26, 08:39

well Thanks i guess for your critisizm of my capture card but that still doesnt fix my issue

2006-12-30, 04:20	#1 (permalink)
M4GIC Portal User Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Question about hardware support of a Sabrent SBT-TVFM I have a question about a certain TV tuner card... Sabrent SBT-TVFM I'm new to mediaportal and TV tuners in general, I need to know whether this card is supported by mediaportal, and whether its remote will work with mediaportal. (I do realise its sort of a hard question to answer if nobody owns the card and/or it hasn't been tested) The reason I want to know is that I have a friend who would get lots of use out of a tv tuner card and PVR functions - she's currently got about 500 vhs tapes lying around her house - and its cheap enough that she wouldn't have any problem recieving it as a gift (she's kinda touchy about getting anything expensive). But from the reviews (which are quite varied) it seems the hardware is solid (apart from the remote) yet the software included is garbage. The obvious solution - mediaportal! Also anyone who owns or has ever owned this card or any other Sabrent card please do give any info you think would be helpful whether good or bad - I've never used any Sabrent hardware before and I'd like to know what I'm getting into. The last thing is that the computer this will be going into is a crappy dell, I don't know anything about it beyond the fact that its a P4 with 512MB of RAM and it does have a free PCI slot. I can find out more if needed. Anywho, thanks for your time, and sorry for the long post ^.^

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2008-05-25, 21:12	#2 (permalink)
Johndoe60915 Portal Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: 60915 Zip Code Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	The remote wont work because the connection for it is in the card itself. if it were a usb reciever or something then yes I have the same video card and currently mine isnt detected and alot of others are having issues with it TV-Server Version: Idk MediaPortal Version: Newest I guess MediaPortal Skin: Default Windows Version: Ultimate SP1 CPU Type: Intel Dual Core 2ghz HDD: 500gb Western Digital Sata Memory: 2gb ddr2 Motherboard: not sure its an HP Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 8600 Gs 512mb Video Card Driver: Nvidia Corp (not windows) Sound Card: Realtek Built in Hi-def 7.1 Digital Audio Sound Card AC3: no Coax, no Opt. AC3 installed Sound Card Driver: Realtek's Hidef Driver (not windows) 1. TV Card: Sabrent tv-fm card built on philips 7130 Chipset 1. TV Card Type: Analog 1. TV Card Driver: Newest 2. TV Card: 2. TV Card Type: 2. TV Card Driver: 3. TV Card: 3. TV Card Type: 3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: 4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: I got just about all of em MPEG2 Audio Codec: Again Just about all of em h.264 Video Codec: Have no idea what h.264 is Satelite/CableTV Provider: Cable-Comcast HTPC Case: No idea what that is Cooling: 6 internal Fans Power Supply: ? Remote: The sabrent one that plugs directlly into the back of the card TV: im using my pc only TV - HTPC Connection: none

2008-05-26, 08:03	#3 (permalink)
M4GIC Portal User Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Way to revive a 2 year old post It's good for completion's sake, though. And in that spirit I have the following to add: This card was pretty much utter garbage. It's picture (relative to any model of Hauppauge WinTV Card - 150, 250, 350 - take your pick; i've used them all now.) is sub-standard and the reception of channels leaves a lot to be desired. Interference was pretty bad once a few more TV's got added into the cable system in the house. In hindsight, I should have just dished out the extra for a lowend hauppauge.

2008-05-26, 08:39	#4 (permalink)
Johndoe60915 Portal Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: 60915 Zip Code Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	well Thanks i guess for your critisizm of my capture card but that still doesnt fix my issue