Best supported, least amount of problems PnP card for MP? (1 Viewer)

[Bryan]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3
MediaPortal Skin: default
Windows Version: Server 2003 SBS
CPU Type: AMD 2800
HDD: 320GB RAID1
Memory: 1GB
Motherboard: Asus A8V-VM
Motherboard Chipset:
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: VIA/S3G Deltachrome
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Asus P7131
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:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

I'm about to light all my computers/cards of fire

No luck with MP + P7131 on 2-3 different boxes.

If I'm going to purchase another TV card for MP, which one is know to have the least amount of issues....?

TIA

 

[Sh4nn0w]

Have you looked in the wiki? Usually user comments under various cards.

 

[Bryan]

okay, spent a lot of time trying to find a single card with positive feedback - no luck. seems most simply post errors or complaints... ...not very helpful!

I need a hardware encoding analogue or DVB-T card - someone toss me a bone here!

TIA

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

personally I can recommend the Hauppauge PVR series for analogue hardware encoding. One PVR 150 and one 350 works here without problems.

For DVB there is always one recommendation: Digital Everywhere's FireDTV series. Digital Everywhere works very close with the MP team to make there cards as stable as possible.

Both solutions are not cheap. But if you buy cheap, you will,buy twice.
My PVR 350 is now more than five years old and still works like a charm.

Flip.

 

[Bryan]

funny enough, right after I posted I went out and grabbed a PVR 150.

first machine doesn't even boot up with the card installed - which is a bit weird.

trying it in my Server 2003 box right now, i should have better luck given the specs....

will let you know!

 

[Marcusb]

just a little off topic, but looking at your specs in the first post, your on board graphics isn't very powerful and will almost certainly also be causing you issues.

For the other problems you are seeing, have you posted any thing regarding those issues on here?
Most cards *could* have issues, but the odds are that someone here has seen something like that before and can post some help...

 

[Bryan]

small update: PVR150 is working great... ...with the Beyond TV trial

trying to figure out the tvguide.xml stuff to get MP all set up <sigh>