Vista - TV tuner

**chinga69** · 06-10-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by sooty1892

Hi
I bought a Compro Videomate Vista E700 tv tuner and plugged it in and it cant find any channels, even when it is plugged into an aerial on the roof.
any help would be grateful
Thanks

have you tried the software that comes with your tv card you bought

cheers brad

**UKMedia** · 06-11-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by sooty1892

Hi UKMedia
Thanks for your reply but im not brilliant with computers so can you please tell me what the VMC is and how to configure it?
Thanks

Looking at the manuf web forum there appears to be a few issues. Have you looked at any of the following:

Compro Technology • View topic - Vista E800F doesn't work in WMC

Compro Technology • View topic - E700 Missing Channels

Regards UKMedia

**Ex_Brit** · 06-13-2009

I've given up on ever getting VMC (or Windows 7 MC) working properly. I don't what broke it because it worked for the longest time without any issues.
Now I've installed my ATI Catalyst Media Center in compatability mode out of sheer desperation.
It works, but just as badly as it does in XP - misses out all the channels it previously saw while scanning, those between ch 22 and 48...God knows why.

**xBeastiex** · 06-13-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Ex_Brit

I've given up on ever getting VMC (or Windows 7 MC) working properly. I don't what broke it because it worked for the longest time without any issues.
Now I've installed my ATI Catalyst Media Center in compatability mode out of sheer desperation.
It works, but just as badly as it does in XP - misses out all the channels it previously saw while scanning, those between ch 22 and 48...God knows why.

what kind of tv card do you have i have a TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe
i have no problems getting it to work in win7 make sure you install play ready
in win7 MC
mine is a dual tuner both analog and digital both sides work with no problem i have tested it with win7 32 and win7 64x

vista is another story to get the digital side to work i had to install media center tv pack

**Ex_Brit** · 06-13-2009

I have TV Wonder 650 PCI on Vista Ultimate & Windows 7 Ultimate x86. Not sure what play ready is actually nor MC TV pack either. I'm in Canada, if that makes any difference and am on cable.

Catalyst Media Center works fine except for this mystery as to why it scans and sees ch's 23 to 48 but once finished scanning it's like those channels never existed.

Plus there's no EPG which I suppose I could do without.

06-10-2009	#11 (permalink)
chinga69 vista ultimate 64 x 32 246 posts	Re: TV tuner Quote: Originally Posted by sooty1892 Hi I bought a Compro Videomate Vista E700 tv tuner and plugged it in and it cant find any channels, even when it is plugged into an aerial on the roof. any help would be grateful Thanks have you tried the software that comes with your tv card you bought cheers brad
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06-11-2009	#12 (permalink)
UKMedia Windows 7 Ultimate 32Bit (Build 7600) 70 posts	Re: TV tuner Quote: Originally Posted by sooty1892 Hi UKMedia Thanks for your reply but im not brilliant with computers so can you please tell me what the VMC is and how to configure it? Thanks Looking at the manuf web forum there appears to be a few issues. Have you looked at any of the following: Compro Technology • View topic - Vista E800F doesn't work in WMC Compro Technology • View topic - E700 Missing Channels Regards UKMedia
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06-13-2009	#13 (permalink)
Ex_Brit Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Ultimate x64 524 posts	Re: TV tuner I've given up on ever getting VMC (or Windows 7 MC) working properly. I don't what broke it because it worked for the longest time without any issues. Now I've installed my ATI Catalyst Media Center in compatability mode out of sheer desperation. It works, but just as badly as it does in XP - misses out all the channels it previously saw while scanning, those between ch 22 and 48...God knows why.
My System Specs

06-13-2009	#14 (permalink)
xBeastiex Vista x64 Ultimate 14 posts	Re: TV tuner Quote: Originally Posted by Ex_Brit I've given up on ever getting VMC (or Windows 7 MC) working properly. I don't what broke it because it worked for the longest time without any issues. Now I've installed my ATI Catalyst Media Center in compatability mode out of sheer desperation. It works, but just as badly as it does in XP - misses out all the channels it previously saw while scanning, those between ch 22 and 48...God knows why. what kind of tv card do you have i have a TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe i have no problems getting it to work in win7 make sure you install play ready in win7 MC mine is a dual tuner both analog and digital both sides work with no problem i have tested it with win7 32 and win7 64x vista is another story to get the digital side to work i had to install media center tv pack
My System Specs

06-13-2009	#15 (permalink)
Ex_Brit Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Ultimate x64 524 posts	Re: TV tuner I have TV Wonder 650 PCI on Vista Ultimate & Windows 7 Ultimate x86. Not sure what play ready is actually nor MC TV pack either. I'm in Canada, if that makes any difference and am on cable. Catalyst Media Center works fine except for this mystery as to why it scans and sees ch's 23 to 48 but once finished scanning it's like those channels never existed. Plus there's no EPG which I suppose I could do without. Last edited by Ex_Brit; 06-13-2009 at 06:58 PM..
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