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<blockquote data-quote="mpab" data-source="post: 1056513" data-attributes="member: 85476">Hello all.I have used an <a href="http://www.avermedia.eu/avertv/sp/product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=431" target="_blank">AverMedia Volar Black HD</a> for a long time (at least since 2008, in which I used it on an Athlon 64 laptop over USB: back then it was even able to broadcast TV over my network). In the last 2 years it's been giving me problems on my current setup (i3, W7-64, MP 1.3 and on) regardless of using the latest drivers. It would work briefly with MP or its own TV software and the next time the TV tuner would not be detected. Somehow WMC was able to reset that and make it work, but since a few months ago it doesn't get a signal anymore. I have tried it on another computer, where it installs but doesn't get any signal. I have an external antenna and everything else works perfectly.I'm looking for a replacement. My setup only has one free PCI-E port which is covered by a drive right now. I'm looking for another USB DVB-T tuner and - of course - I need it to be compatible with MP. I got a Lifeview from the computer store in my neighborhood and MP didn't detect it (don't remember the model), so I gave it back.I'm looking at options in <a href="http://www.amazon.es/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=dvb-t%20usb&amp;sprefix=dvb-t+%2Caps&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Advb-t%20usb" target="_blank">Amazon.es (Spain)</a> and <a href="http://www.appinformatica.com/tarjetas-tv-tdt.htm" target="_blank">this store</a>. My budget tops at €50. It's very difficult to make a choice because most cards brag about the shape or the software and say nothing about DVB drivers, for example.I would appreciate any advise about this, out of experience or general knowledge. One of my options is the Haupauge WinTV Mini Stick HD.Thank you very much.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mpab, post: 1056513, member: 85476"] Hello all. I have used an [URL='http://www.avermedia.eu/avertv/sp/product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=431']AverMedia Volar Black HD[/URL] for a long time (at least since 2008, in which I used it on an Athlon 64 laptop over USB: back then it was even able to broadcast TV over my network). In the last 2 years it's been giving me problems on my current setup (i3, W7-64, MP 1.3 and on) regardless of using the latest drivers. It would work briefly with MP or its own TV software and the next time the TV tuner would not be detected. Somehow WMC was able to reset that and make it work, but since a few months ago it doesn't get a signal anymore. I have tried it on another computer, where it installs but doesn't get any signal. I have an external antenna and everything else works perfectly. I'm looking for a replacement. My setup only has one free PCI-E port which is covered by a drive right now. I'm looking for another USB DVB-T tuner and - of course - I need it to be compatible with MP. I got a Lifeview from the computer store in my neighborhood and MP didn't detect it (don't remember the model), so I gave it back. I'm looking at options in [URL='http://www.amazon.es/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dvb-t%20usb&sprefix=dvb-t+%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Advb-t%20usb']Amazon.es (Spain)[/URL] and [URL='http://www.appinformatica.com/tarjetas-tv-tdt.htm']this store[/URL]. My budget tops at €50. It's very difficult to make a choice because most cards brag about the shape or the software and say nothing about DVB drivers, for example. I would appreciate any advise about this, out of experience or general knowledge. One of my options is the Haupauge WinTV Mini Stick HD. Thank you very much. [/QUOTE]

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