12-19-2007
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Re: leadtek tv tuners with vista media center on vista ultimate
maybe i might have to give my DTV200h the flick then.
"JohnHoser" wrote: Quote:
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> leadtek tv tuners with vista media center on vista ultimate
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> AM, Wednesday, 19DEC07.
> Leadtek is on my -hit list.
>
> I have Vista Ultimate. I purchased both Leadtek (PxTV1200 driver didn't work)
> and I purchased Leadtek PxPVR2200 (that is suppose to have the MPEG-2 HW
> encoder) 2200 driver did not work either. In fact when it did load it
> showed up as a PVR3200 in the device driver list. HUH?
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> Both LeadTek boxes had the Windows Vista compatible logo on them.
> I contact LeadTek tech support. No help. Completely worthless. New
> drivers on their web site, didn't work either.
>
> Am still trying to get a RMA from (www.geeks.com) where I purchased both
> online.
> I'm giving geeks.com a few more days for my RMA (it's Christmas you know)
> before adding them to my -hit list too.
>
> Recommendation: Don't by anything more from Leadtek for Vista. I had an
> old Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP that worked fine for years, with my XP box.
> That's Y I purchased the new (vista compatible - HA!) boards from Leadtek.
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> Question: Anyone know of a TV board that will (is) working with Vista
> Ultimate?
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> "paulb" wrote:
> Quote:
> > I have just now reinstalled the tuner drivers and application, and when i
> > open the application, it opens but all i see in the video window is a black
> > screen and when i open the FM radio side of it says, "cannot find recording
> > device". The only thing i can fathom is, the installation keeps braking every
> > time i install it. vista ultimate media center can't find the digital tuner.
> > Basically the whole installation is broken each time i try reinstalling the
> > tuner. I make sure that when uninstalling it before the next install that i
> > check all files and folders don't have any trace of the leadtek software
> > anywhere in sight.
> >
> > *sigh* what's going on?
> >
> > "JW" wrote:
> > Quote:
> > > MC does not support the analog tuner on hybrid tuner cards. It will support
> > > the DVB-T tuner on your card without problem,
> > > "paulb" <paulb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:250E1100-1708-4B85-9777-C991CB383F0A@xxxxxx
> > > > the box it came in says, "certified for windows vista" and yet i am
> > > > getting
> > > > all these glitches where it will install properly but then media center
> > > > will
> > > > say things like "can't find tuner" or the tuners software will say, "can't
> > > > find graph" or a whole number of other glitches and yet it says it's
> > > > certified. i have a leadtek winfast DTV 2000H
> > > >
> > > > "Dominic Payer" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Provided there are Vista drivers available, digital tuner cards will all
> > > >> work. Analog cards, or the analog tuners on hybrid cards, will only work
> > > >> if
> > > >> the card has hardware MPEG2 encoding.
> > > >>
> > > >> This is the rule for all cards with Vista Media Center. The drivers may
> > > >> be
> > > >> generic.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> "paulb" <paulb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > >> news 5F564E2-367B-47FA-A69B-4738644B5B01@xxxxxx
> > > >> > Do leadtek tv tuners work with vista ultimate media center?
> > > >>
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