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<blockquote data-quote="Ollster" data-source="post: 95205" data-attributes="member: 27465">Hi all,I'm a newbie here (and to HTPC in general). I'm having a bit of trouble figuring it all out re terrestrial digital TV tuners. I'm looking for a USB or PCI card that will work well with MP as I want to run MP as my HTPC control software. I'm interested in the AverMedia or Hauppauge card ranges, mainly because I can get them cheap. I'm also interested in either a SD/HD or SD/Analogue card. Questions:Will cards certified for use with WinXP MCE work with MP? I get the impression that as long as the card has BDA drivers available then it will work? I have some experience with PCs so I'm not afraid of trying to write a plugin to make it work with MP.Am I right in thinking that the MCE cards generally just don't come with OEM software?I am assuming that if I can get the card to work with MP, then I should be able to use any MP compatible remote to control the function of the card?Any reccomendations in the Hauppauge range? I was looking at the HVR-1300 primarilly or the Nova-T 500 MCE.Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ollster, post: 95205, member: 27465"] Hi all, I'm a newbie here (and to HTPC in general). I'm having a bit of trouble figuring it all out re terrestrial digital TV tuners. I'm looking for a USB or PCI card that will work well with MP as I want to run MP as my HTPC control software. I'm interested in the AverMedia or Hauppauge card ranges, mainly because I can get them cheap. I'm also interested in either a SD/HD or SD/Analogue card. Questions: Will cards certified for use with WinXP MCE work with MP? I get the impression that as long as the card has BDA drivers available then it will work? I have some experience with PCs so I'm not afraid of trying to write a plugin to make it work with MP. Am I right in thinking that the MCE cards generally just don't come with OEM software? I am assuming that if I can get the card to work with MP, then I should be able to use any MP compatible remote to control the function of the card? Any reccomendations in the Hauppauge range? I was looking at the HVR-1300 primarilly or the Nova-T 500 MCE. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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