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iorhld · 06-08-2008, 02:44 PM

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i have a media center PC-Hp pavilion media center a1516 in.it came with a hauppague winTV PVR PCI 2 TV tuner card+ remote.my computer came with a preinstalled version of windows media center edition 2005 OS.The PVR is the pre installed media center software with which i can WATCH LIVE,RECORD,PAUSE and REWIND LIVE TV.

few months back i decided to convert my old P3 computer with to a media center computer.so i went ahead and bought a TV tuner card-INTEX TV capture with a intervideo PVR + remote.when i tried to run the TV card with with the media center PVR it would not detect.after doing some research i found out that the media center PVR can only detect MEDIA CENTER CERTIFIED TV TUNER CARDS not ANY CARDS.so it's important that the buyer only buys a MEDIA CENTER CERTIFIED TV TUNER CARD AND NOT ANY CARD available in the market.

i would like of you to post a list of media center certified tuner cards which the buyers can buy.i could have helped out but other than hauppauge i don't know any other brand and hauppauge cards come very very costly.

06-08-2008, 02:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
iorhld Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8	Re: Convert your ordinary PC to a Media Center PC @ original thread starter i have a media center PC-Hp pavilion media center a1516 in.it came with a hauppague winTV PVR PCI 2 TV tuner card+ remote.my computer came with a preinstalled version of windows media center edition 2005 OS.The PVR is the pre installed media center software with which i can WATCH LIVE,RECORD,PAUSE and REWIND LIVE TV. few months back i decided to convert my old P3 computer with to a media center computer.so i went ahead and bought a TV tuner card-INTEX TV capture with a intervideo PVR + remote.when i tried to run the TV card with with the media center PVR it would not detect.after doing some research i found out that the media center PVR can only detect MEDIA CENTER CERTIFIED TV TUNER CARDS not ANY CARDS.so it's important that the buyer only buys a MEDIA CENTER CERTIFIED TV TUNER CARD AND NOT ANY CARD available in the market. i would like of you to post a list of media center certified tuner cards which the buyers can buy.i could have helped out but other than hauppauge i don't know any other brand and hauppauge cards come very very costly.