Can't watch TV with Hauppauge 500 MCE. (1 Viewer)

thenoob

Portal Member
October 28, 2007
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Vienna
Home Country
Austria Austria
TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3 RC3
MediaPortal Skin: Bluetoo
Windows Version: Vista x64 ultimate - all updates
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo E6600
HDD: Samsung 500GB
Memory: 4 GB DDR 2
Motherboard: Asus P5K-E/WIFI-AP
Motherboard Chipset: Intel P35 chipset
Motherboard Bios: 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ
Video Card: Asus Geforce 8600GT silent
Video Card Driver: newest
Sound Card: Onboard
Sound Card AC3: digital out
Sound Card Driver: newest
1. TV Card: Hauppauge 500 MCE
1. TV Card Type: analog - cable
1. TV Card Driver: newest - integrated in Vista + update
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: MPV - which comes with MP
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA - same like with MPV
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Coolmaster Mozart desktop
Cooling: case fans + coolermaster cpu fan
Power Supply: 600 watt emax
Remote: Imon VfD - build in display - came with case
TV: Sony
TV - HTPC Connection: Scart - analog converter from dvi to scart

Hi,
I'm using Media Portal for the first time. I was surprised how many functions this software has and how stable it is. But I have a problem with the TV. I'm living in Austria near Vienna and we have cable TV (without setboxes). I bought the 500 MCE because it is one of the best supported cards on the market (Vista comes with the driver + driver updates). Now the problem: I can use the card with Vista MCE without problems and two tuners. But when I use the card with MP 0.2.3 RC3 or MP 0.2.2 I can only config. the card (autotune, channel download). In the preview window the selected channel is displayed without problems. But when I go to TV in Media Portal something strange happens. Sometimes it says no signal and the screen is black, sometimes the channel works, but not at a framerate of 25fps - so it looks like a quick Diashow. And last but not least the TV works normal until I use Timeshift - then it crashes. I don't understand these problems. Please help me. Sorry that there aren't no logs attatched but I can't find any. There isn't a folder logs in my MP directory. If you need them, pls tell me were they are.

Thx in advance
tn.
 

amilewski

Portal Pro
January 14, 2007
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Jelenia Góra
Home Country
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Because it is Vista you shoud look for logs in your home folder. Vista will not let write any file to 'Program files' and subs if working user is not administrator and app is not run with admin priviledges, Vista in such cases creates virtual folders under your profile and this is the place where log files can be found.
 

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