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| Thread ID: 78478 | 2007-04-17 03:16:00 | Freeview, Vista and Xbox 360: the sequel | Chris Keall (10417) | Press F1 |
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| 541634 | 2007-04-17 03:16:00 | Scott's triangulated multimedia dream is starting to come true here (pcworld.co.nz). | Chris Keall (10417) | ||
| 541635 | 2007-04-17 15:02:00 | I was thoroughly disappointed when I first put in my bt878 chipset-based TV-Tuner card which worked perfectly out-of-the-box in Linux & a quick & easy driver download for Win9x / 2K / XP. from the manufacturer website. Nowhere could I get a driver for Vista though :( Just recently tried a Vista install again after a 2 month break, only this time it picked up the driver from the online repository. I give Microsoft a 7 / 10 in the TV-Tuner card dept for this :) Lucky you having a 360 ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 541636 | 2007-04-17 20:37:00 | I give Microsoft a 7 / 10 in the TV-Tuner card dept for this :)This is because Microsoft create the drivers?:confused: Microsoft can only support something where the manufacturer has provided a driver that works. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 541637 | 2007-04-17 22:04:00 | I was thoroughly disappointed when I first put in my bt878 chipset-based TV-Tuner card which worked perfectly out-of-the-box in Linux & a quick & easy driver download for Win9x / 2K / XP. from the manufacturer website. Nowhere could I get a driver for Vista though :( Just recently tried a Vista install again after a 2 month break, only this time it picked up the driver from the online repository. I give Microsoft a 7 / 10 in the TV-Tuner card dept for this :) Lucky you having a 360 ;) But did you actually try tuning any stations with it? I found that even though Vista detected the tuner cards and obtained drivers automatically from the internet that it didn't necessarily mean it would work, even though they looked to be installed perfectly. In all these cases I eventually found very (very) small print on each manufacturers website stating the analogue portion won't work under Vista. These brands included Pinnacle, Compro and LifeView. To be fair none ever claimed they'd work under Vista. |
Scott Bartley (836) | ||
| 541638 | 2007-04-18 07:41:00 | It was a lifeview card.. And no, I didnt... I will have to with-hold judgement then ;) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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