Simple (yet not too simple) Hardware set up...

pochrist · 2007-07-03, 21:54

OK Bear with me I'm coming from GB-PVR and trying to get a handle...

I tried MS MCE and I found it well suffocating and idiot proofed and inferior.

I read a post by someone touting the inferiority of GB-PVR because of all the tweaking involved, granted if your not to geeky it can be daunting, but frankly I find it much easier to confgure. IMHO. Don't Flame me yet.

With that said -- can some one show, point or something how am I supposed to identify which Hardware Mediaportal is using. I've gone through the setup and manual (I really have tried) but I can't find a simple dialog telling me what its using for TV input I have 2 Hauppague cards and I can't figure out which one is bing used. Thanks

MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal 0.2.3.0 RC1
MediaPortal Skin: Default
Windows Version: WinXP Pro SP2
CPU Type: AMD 64 3800+ Dual Core
HDD: (1) 80 gig IDE IBM HD - OS and Apps
(1) 40 gig IDE Maxtor HD - Capture / Storage
(1) 160 gig IDE Seagate HD - Capture / Storage
(1) 320 gig Sata Seagate HD - Capture / Storage
Memory: 2.0 gig DDR400 memory
Motherboard: Epox 9NDA3I Main board
Motherboard Chipset: Nforce3 250
Motherboard Bios: Award
Video Card: 256mb Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro AGP Video card
Video Card Driver: ATI Catayst 7.5
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audagy SE
1. TV Card: Happauge WinTV 250
1. TV Card Type: PCI
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Happauge WinTV 1600
2. TV Card Type: PCI
HTPC Case: Tower
Cooling: Zalman
Power Supply: 380watt Antec
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

piranha · 2007-07-03, 22:15

Are you using TV2 or TV3 engine?

pochrist · 2007-07-04, 01:08

I know I'm using MediaPortal 0.2.3.0 RC1 does this version use multiple engines?
How would I determine that?

pochrist · 2007-07-04, 04:49

Never mind I found the section, thanks anyway.

2007-07-03, 21:54	#1 (permalink)
pochrist Portal User Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 39 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Simple (yet not too simple) Hardware set up... OK Bear with me I'm coming from GB-PVR and trying to get a handle... I tried MS MCE and I found it well suffocating and idiot proofed and inferior. I read a post by someone touting the inferiority of GB-PVR because of all the tweaking involved, granted if your not to geeky it can be daunting, but frankly I find it much easier to confgure. IMHO. Don't Flame me yet. With that said -- can some one show, point or something how am I supposed to identify which Hardware Mediaportal is using. I've gone through the setup and manual (I really have tried) but I can't find a simple dialog telling me what its using for TV input I have 2 Hauppague cards and I can't figure out which one is bing used. Thanks MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal 0.2.3.0 RC1 MediaPortal Skin: Default Windows Version: WinXP Pro SP2 CPU Type: AMD 64 3800+ Dual Core HDD: (1) 80 gig IDE IBM HD - OS and Apps (1) 40 gig IDE Maxtor HD - Capture / Storage (1) 160 gig IDE Seagate HD - Capture / Storage (1) 320 gig Sata Seagate HD - Capture / Storage Memory: 2.0 gig DDR400 memory Motherboard: Epox 9NDA3I Main board Motherboard Chipset: Nforce3 250 Motherboard Bios: Award Video Card: 256mb Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro AGP Video card Video Card Driver: ATI Catayst 7.5 Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audagy SE 1. TV Card: Happauge WinTV 250 1. TV Card Type: PCI 1. TV Card Driver: 2. TV Card: Happauge WinTV 1600 2. TV Card Type: PCI HTPC Case: Tower Cooling: Zalman Power Supply: 380watt Antec TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

2007-07-03, 22:15	#2 (permalink)
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pochrist Portal User Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 39 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	I know I'm using MediaPortal 0.2.3.0 RC1 does this version use multiple engines? How would I determine that?

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