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<blockquote data-quote="CharredPC" data-source="post: 232598" data-attributes="member: 66943"><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 2.3.0</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: default</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: Windows XP SP2</p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I've searched. Yeah, there's tons of search results for 'PCTV HD.' No, <strong>none</strong> of them have solutions or are relevant to this. The closest I could find was <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/general-support-51/general-support-question-29856/" target="_blank">this one</a>, which linked to <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mytv-engine-0-2-95/pinnacle-pctv-400i-28802/" target="_blank">this thread</a> in which someone else came up with a hack for getting a 400i working. Well, that trick didn't work. Not one to give up quickly, I even hex edited the *.ax file, changing the '400i' reference to '800i' ... nope. The 800i is a different beast than the 110i, 330i, 400i, etc.</p><p></p><p>This card simply doesn't show up for MediaPortal. I just need a real answer; is this something that can/will be fixed in the future, or should I just go elsewhere? WatchHDtv, BeyondTV, SageTV, GBpvr, and Cyberlink PowerCinema all function with this card, but not MediaPortal. I don't mean to sound critical- I <em>like </em>MediaPortal. It sees my satellite card. It sees my ATI videocard's capture component. It has a great interface, and the price is perfect. But I will have to switch if it can't handle my OTA tuner. I'll supply any other info requested, but I didn't think it important as we aren't troubleshooting anything.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CharredPC, post: 232598, member: 66943"] [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 2.3.0 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: default [b]Windows Version[/b]: Windows XP SP2 [b]1. TV Card[/b]: Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i Yeah, I've searched. Yeah, there's tons of search results for 'PCTV HD.' No, [B]none[/B] of them have solutions or are relevant to this. The closest I could find was [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/general-support-51/general-support-question-29856/"]this one[/URL], which linked to [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mytv-engine-0-2-95/pinnacle-pctv-400i-28802/"]this thread[/URL] in which someone else came up with a hack for getting a 400i working. Well, that trick didn't work. Not one to give up quickly, I even hex edited the *.ax file, changing the '400i' reference to '800i' ... nope. The 800i is a different beast than the 110i, 330i, 400i, etc. This card simply doesn't show up for MediaPortal. I just need a real answer; is this something that can/will be fixed in the future, or should I just go elsewhere? WatchHDtv, BeyondTV, SageTV, GBpvr, and Cyberlink PowerCinema all function with this card, but not MediaPortal. I don't mean to sound critical- I [I]like [/I]MediaPortal. It sees my satellite card. It sees my ATI videocard's capture component. It has a great interface, and the price is perfect. But I will have to switch if it can't handle my OTA tuner. I'll supply any other info requested, but I didn't think it important as we aren't troubleshooting anything. Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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