Mediaportal compatible with ATI TV Wonder 650 pci express?

monsoon · 2008-07-05, 06:56

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version:
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version:
CPU Type:
HDD:
Memory:
Motherboard:
Video Card:
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
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:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

I have no idea of how to use the tags. So i'll put it in this post.

I have an ATI 650 pci-express TV Wonder card.

I installed Mediaportal, and it is not seeing the card during the settings initiation.

Is Mediaportal compatible with this card?

monsoon · 2008-07-05, 21:03

Bump.

I know MediaPortal is supposed to be comptatible with ATI cards, but the 650 tv wonder is so new
that I wonder if it works with it yet.

I know I can't seem to get MediaPortal to recognize the card..

Any ideas on what to try?

Paranoid Delusion · 2008-07-05, 21:22

If it has bda drivers then TVServer should recognise it automatically.

Does this come with seperate drivers or are they part of ATI Media Center.

monsoon · 2008-07-06, 06:41

The problem is that I just got a Diamond tvw650pcie card from Dell this past week.

And it didn't come with an owners manual or drivers disc, or software disc.

I called up Dell and they are replacing the entire package, but I hate to have to wait another week.

So I downloaded several different older drivers, media centers, etc.

One was the Snaptstream Beyond TV trial program, which worked.

I spent a couple of days on this, and long story short, I'm not positive that I still had the
correct ATI driver installed when I installed MediaPortal.
But the Beyond TV app was working properly though, so I think I did.

Meanwhile, I noticed after I installed the MediaPortal that quite a bit of stuff related to
sql server software was installed.

So assuming that I simply did not have the ATI driver installed, can you tell me
what I need to install to just get the tv tuner to work?

All I want to do is watch tv on my pc. I don't even have immediate plans on recording programs.
Just watching them.

monsoon · 2008-07-07, 16:59

For what it's worth, I wasn't able to get MediaPortal to work, so I tried Easy HDTV and it works perfectly.

Very small footprint, extremely fast download time and it only does exactly what I need it to do which
is let me watch tv on the ATI TV Wonder card.

2008-07-05, 06:56	#1 (permalink)
monsoon Portal User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Mediaportal compatible with ATI TV Wonder 650 pci express? TV-Server Version: MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal Skin: Windows Version: CPU Type: HDD: Memory: Motherboard: Video Card: Video Card Driver: Sound Card: Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: 1. TV Card Type: 1. TV Card Driver: 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: MPEG2 Audio Codec: h.264 Video Codec: Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Cooling: Power Supply: Remote: TV: TV - HTPC Connection: I have no idea of how to use the tags. So i'll put it in this post. I have an ATI 650 pci-express TV Wonder card. I installed Mediaportal, and it is not seeing the card during the settings initiation. Is Mediaportal compatible with this card? Last edited by monsoon; 2008-07-05 at 06:58. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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2008-07-05, 21:03	#2 (permalink)
monsoon Portal User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Bump. I know MediaPortal is supposed to be comptatible with ATI cards, but the 650 tv wonder is so new that I wonder if it works with it yet. I know I can't seem to get MediaPortal to recognize the card.. Any ideas on what to try?

2008-07-06, 06:41	#4 (permalink)
monsoon Portal User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	The problem is that I just got a Diamond tvw650pcie card from Dell this past week. And it didn't come with an owners manual or drivers disc, or software disc. I called up Dell and they are replacing the entire package, but I hate to have to wait another week. So I downloaded several different older drivers, media centers, etc. One was the Snaptstream Beyond TV trial program, which worked. I spent a couple of days on this, and long story short, I'm not positive that I still had the correct ATI driver installed when I installed MediaPortal. But the Beyond TV app was working properly though, so I think I did. Meanwhile, I noticed after I installed the MediaPortal that quite a bit of stuff related to sql server software was installed. So assuming that I simply did not have the ATI driver installed, can you tell me what I need to install to just get the tv tuner to work? All I want to do is watch tv on my pc. I don't even have immediate plans on recording programs. Just watching them.

2008-07-07, 16:59	#5 (permalink)
monsoon Portal User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	For what it's worth, I wasn't able to get MediaPortal to work, so I tried Easy HDTV and it works perfectly. Very small footprint, extremely fast download time and it only does exactly what I need it to do which is let me watch tv on the ATI TV Wonder card.