Need help, not sure where to start! (1 Viewer)

[planalpha]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: XPSP2
CPU Type: Dell 1.7
HDD: WD 235 gb
Memory: 512 pc133
Motherboard: dell
Motherboard Chipset: intel
Motherboard Bios: dell a06
Video Card: nvidia gforce4 mx440
Video Card Driver: latest
Sound Card: onboard dell
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: latest
1. TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV Go Plus
1. TV Card Type: analog
1. TV Card Driver: cd analoge pci 59f
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: comcast
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: Hauppauge 45 button
TV: sony
TV - HTPC Connection: s-video

Greetings! I just installed MP and I'm not having any luck getting it working. It's acting like the card doesn't work. I have a Hauppauge WinTV Go Plus (878 based card) that worked with it's own software. MP detects it as a Hauppauge WinTV Express, but shouldn't it be detecting it as a Hauppauge WinTV 878 based card?
When I scan for channels it doesn't detect any and when I try to edit the card it complains that it is unable to create graph for the device. Am I barking up the wrong tree with the card being detected incorrectly? I don't even know where to start. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

 

[Taipan]

It looks like the Hauppauge WinTV Go Plus is a "software encoding" analog TV card and these are generally not supported with MP v0.2.2.0. However, it may be possible to get your card supported, but I don't think that your hardware is up to the task ...

Please refer here for more information.

 

[planalpha]

Taipan-
Thanks for your reply! I did manage to get it working by following this:
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/Supported_TVCard_Analog_Software_Encoding/HauppaugeWinTV878based
and setting the card to NTSC TV Broadcast @ 29fps.
But you were right, the system just can't handle it and it's jerky and pretty much locks up the system.
I also think I've had this card too long and can't return it.
I wonder what's the cheapest card that will encode itself and has a remote?

Thanks again for your help!

 

[Taipan]

I wonder what's the cheapest card that will encode itself and has a remote?

I don't have any personal experience with them, but if you want a good hardware encoding analog card with a remote, then the Hauppauge ones are very popular with MediaPortal users. The PVR-150 is a good example ...

 

[planalpha]

Alright, I just picked up the PVR-150 and man, that was way easier to install! Picture is pretty bad, though...
Any thoughts? Let the searching begin!
Thanks again for the advice!

 

[Taipan]

Let the searching begin!

Yes, that's what I was going to suggest - there are several threads on the picture quality topic and how to improve it ...