QAM Tuners for US

djshawnee · 2007-06-20, 17:53

What QAM tuner cards work with MediaPortal? QAM is the encoding of digital cable signals in the US (64-QAM and 256-QAM). I have been searching the forums, but I can't find a list of what will/won't work. Someone mentioned that a DVB-C card is what I will need, but is this for use in the US for digital cable signals?

Here are a couple of cards that claim that they can get QAM signals:
myHD Card: http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/hdtv-cards.html#myhd
Dvico FusionHDTV5: http://www.fusionhdtv.co.kr/eng/Products/RTLite.aspx
KWorld? http://www.saveateagle.com/kwd-ats11...-V34&ovtac=CMP

Any recommendation on QAM tuner cards (that work in MP) would be great. Thanks!

Shawn

dman_lfc · 2007-08-01, 00:07

I have added initial support in TVServer for QAM for BDA cards...

i.e. Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800

http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/tv...6h-t26177.html

DMAN

xemumanic · 2007-08-01, 02:14

What about the HVR 1600? Any plans to support that? Or does this update already support it? I'm planning on buying one very soon.

dman_lfc · 2007-08-01, 07:37

Yes the WinTV HVR-1600 also.

DMAN

xemumanic · 2007-08-01, 13:36

Excellent! This is very good news.
Thanks for the continued hard work.

bobbyd87 · 2007-08-01, 19:57

Is there anyway to change the range of the channels that the ATSC/QAM scanner scans? My cable company has all of their Clear QAM channels from 100 to 119 and the scanner in TVServer stops at 99

ASiDiE · 2007-08-01, 20:38

I just purchased a 1600 and can't wait to test... If this card works out for me, I will then return it and replace it with a 1800 (PCI-E - The small one). I only have 2 PCI slots and they are both being used by cards right now (PVR-500 and DVB-S) I will take out the PVR-500 and use this because it has both analog and ATSC/QAM.

I tried calling my cable provider and they don't have any clue what QAM even is. But looking around, I found several people who have the same provider in my area that are getting QAM. Can't wait to test this out!

Thanks again DMAN!

After posting this and then looking at Bobby's post... looks like I might be in the same boat...

KMGH-DT: 89.1 or 0.652 (cable box 652)
KCNC-DT: 89.2 only (cable box 654)
KDVR-DT: 90.1 or 0.655 (cable box 655)
KUSA-DT: 90.2 or 0.653 (cable box 653)
KWGN-DT: 116.1 or 0.656 (cable box 656)
KRMA-DT: 116.2 or 0.658 (cable box 658 )
KTVD-DT: 117.2 only (cable box 657)

dman_lfc · 2007-08-01, 22:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobbyd87

Is there anyway to change the range of the channels that the ATSC/QAM scanner scans? My cable company has all of their Clear QAM channels from 100 to 119 and the scanner in TVServer stops at 99

Yes latest TVServer scans upto physical channel 134 now based on user info :-)

DMAN

dman_lfc · 2007-08-28, 01:11

HVR-1600 & 1800 should now work.
Some cable providers don't broadcast channel names so you'll have to manually adjust them to match your EPG source.

DMAN

2007-06-20, 17:53	#1 (permalink)
djshawnee Portal Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	QAM Tuners for US What QAM tuner cards work with MediaPortal? QAM is the encoding of digital cable signals in the US (64-QAM and 256-QAM). I have been searching the forums, but I can't find a list of what will/won't work. Someone mentioned that a DVB-C card is what I will need, but is this for use in the US for digital cable signals? Here are a couple of cards that claim that they can get QAM signals: myHD Card: http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/hdtv-cards.html#myhd Dvico FusionHDTV5: http://www.fusionhdtv.co.kr/eng/Products/RTLite.aspx KWorld? http://www.saveateagle.com/kwd-ats11...-V34&ovtac=CMP Any recommendation on QAM tuner cards (that work in MP) would be great. Thanks! Shawn

2007-08-01, 00:07	#2 (permalink)
dman_lfc Portal Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,673 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	I have added initial support in TVServer for QAM for BDA cards... i.e. Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800 http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/tv...6h-t26177.html DMAN __________________ Hardware: Core2 Duo 3.0GHz, Nvidia 8500GS (256MB), 1GB DDR2, Intel DG33TL MB, 2x FireDTV DVB-S2 cards & Nova 500-T in a Antec Fusion case with VFD & iMon remote. Software: Windows XP MCE2005, PureVideo codecs & Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.x codecs.

2007-08-01, 07:37	#4 (permalink)
dman_lfc Portal Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,673 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	Yes the WinTV HVR-1600 also. DMAN __________________ Hardware: Core2 Duo 3.0GHz, Nvidia 8500GS (256MB), 1GB DDR2, Intel DG33TL MB, 2x FireDTV DVB-S2 cards & Nova 500-T in a Antec Fusion case with VFD & iMon remote. Software: Windows XP MCE2005, PureVideo codecs & Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.x codecs.

2007-08-01, 20:38	#7 (permalink)
ASiDiE Portal Tester Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA Age: 32 Posts: 891 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts My System	I just purchased a 1600 and can't wait to test... If this card works out for me, I will then return it and replace it with a 1800 (PCI-E - The small one). I only have 2 PCI slots and they are both being used by cards right now (PVR-500 and DVB-S) I will take out the PVR-500 and use this because it has both analog and ATSC/QAM. I tried calling my cable provider and they don't have any clue what QAM even is. But looking around, I found several people who have the same provider in my area that are getting QAM. Can't wait to test this out! Thanks again DMAN! After posting this and then looking at Bobby's post... looks like I might be in the same boat... KMGH-DT: 89.1 or 0.652 (cable box 652) KCNC-DT: 89.2 only (cable box 654) KDVR-DT: 90.1 or 0.655 (cable box 655) KUSA-DT: 90.2 or 0.653 (cable box 653) KWGN-DT: 116.1 or 0.656 (cable box 656) KRMA-DT: 116.2 or 0.658 (cable box 658 ) KTVD-DT: 117.2 only (cable box 657) __________________ I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE! Last edited by ASiDiE; 2007-08-01 at 20:45.

2007-08-28, 01:11	#9 (permalink)
dman_lfc Portal Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,673 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	HVR-1600 & 1800 should now work. Some cable providers don't broadcast channel names so you'll have to manually adjust them to match your EPG source. DMAN __________________ Hardware: Core2 Duo 3.0GHz, Nvidia 8500GS (256MB), 1GB DDR2, Intel DG33TL MB, 2x FireDTV DVB-S2 cards & Nova 500-T in a Antec Fusion case with VFD & iMon remote. Software: Windows XP MCE2005, PureVideo codecs & Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.x codecs.

2007-08-01, 02:14	#3 (permalink)
xemumanic Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Strondsburg PA Posts: 97 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	What about the HVR 1600? Any plans to support that? Or does this update already support it? I'm planning on buying one very soon.

2007-08-01, 13:36	#5 (permalink)
xemumanic Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Strondsburg PA Posts: 97 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Excellent! This is very good news. Thanks for the continued hard work.

2007-08-01, 19:57	#6 (permalink)
bobbyd87 Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 55 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Country: My System	Is there anyway to change the range of the channels that the ATSC/QAM scanner scans? My cable company has all of their Clear QAM channels from 100 to 119 and the scanner in TVServer stops at 99

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