Supported Dual Tuner TV Cards

Scoobsheister · 2007-12-17, 22:11

I know you have been developing the code from scratch again, is this true of the way the system picks up tuners?

I ask as i have a Black Gold dual tuner (http://shop.blackgold.tv/product/3520) that i have never been able to utilise in Mediaportal as both tuners have an extremely similar identifying number (i think it only differed by 1 digit which i've never been able to setup right) meaning it thinks both tuners are actually the same tuner. Or maybe someone can point me in the right direction for getting this to work.

thanks

Scoobsheister

hotponyshoes · 2007-12-20, 16:51

I would also be happy to see this tuner card working,
I have a pair of the twin-tuner black gold cards (so 4 tuners in all) running on pci-e slots.

If I enter media portal configuration I can see all 4 tuners, I can scan for channels on each one and if I set the 'recorded tv output folder' to, say, a folder called 'recorded telly' it generates 4 sub folders called 'card 1' 'card 2' etc..

If I run media portal itself and then use the set up wizard it detects and shows 2 dual-tuner cards. Like this:
Black Gold Dual Tuner Card
Black Gold Dual Tuner Card

The only problem (major problem) is that if I try to start more than two recordings or watch another channel / use the radio while two recordings are in process it wont let me do it.

If I try to use a third tuner for tv it tells me 'unable to create graph'
If I am making 2 recordings and try to listen to the radio it tells me 'all tuners busy'.

I have installed the microsoft patch for the multi tuner issue but seeing as it is letting me use 2 tuners fine anyway I don't think it has anything to do with that.
I am thinking it is more of a MP issue as the config picks all 4 of them up ok..

2007-12-17, 22:11	#1 (permalink)
Scoobsheister Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 60 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Supported Dual Tuner TV Cards I know you have been developing the code from scratch again, is this true of the way the system picks up tuners? I ask as i have a Black Gold dual tuner (http://shop.blackgold.tv/product/3520) that i have never been able to utilise in Mediaportal as both tuners have an extremely similar identifying number (i think it only differed by 1 digit which i've never been able to setup right) meaning it thinks both tuners are actually the same tuner. Or maybe someone can point me in the right direction for getting this to work. thanks Scoobsheister Last edited by Scoobsheister; 2007-12-17 at 23:23.

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2007-12-20, 16:51	#2 (permalink)
hotponyshoes Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would also be happy to see this tuner card working, I have a pair of the twin-tuner black gold cards (so 4 tuners in all) running on pci-e slots. If I enter media portal configuration I can see all 4 tuners, I can scan for channels on each one and if I set the 'recorded tv output folder' to, say, a folder called 'recorded telly' it generates 4 sub folders called 'card 1' 'card 2' etc.. If I run media portal itself and then use the set up wizard it detects and shows 2 dual-tuner cards. Like this: Black Gold Dual Tuner Card Black Gold Dual Tuner Card The only problem (major problem) is that if I try to start more than two recordings or watch another channel / use the radio while two recordings are in process it wont let me do it. If I try to use a third tuner for tv it tells me 'unable to create graph' If I am making 2 recordings and try to listen to the radio it tells me 'all tuners busy'. I have installed the microsoft patch for the multi tuner issue but seeing as it is letting me use 2 tuners fine anyway I don't think it has anything to do with that. I am thinking it is more of a MP issue as the config picks all 4 of them up ok..