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Antzzz

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Topic # 30390 6-Feb-2009 13:47
Hi all, since the other video card thread was such a useful resource for those of us setting up HTPC boxes for NZ Freeview, I thought I'd kick one off for those of us who have been playing with Windows 7 as I understand that some of the (older?) cards with working H264 acceleration in Vista don't work in W7. My experience - Palitt Nvidia 9400GT w/passive cooling works like a charm. Can others post here with what they have working in W7? List so far: Video Cards: PCI-E Nvidia 8400GS 8500GT 8600GT 8800GTS 512 (G92 core, note 8800GTS 320 & 640 have older core that doesn't support full HD acceleration) 9400GT 9500GT TV Tuner Cards: Hauppage Nova 500-T (single tuner only due to W7 driver issue) Nova T USB2 (Single DVB-T) HVR-900 USB HVR-900H USB HVR-1110 HVR-1700 HVR-2200 HVR-3000 HVR-4000 Pinnacle PC-TV 73e nanostick NOT WORKING: Video Cards: ATI HD 3200 (780G chipset)

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Reply # 194466 6-Feb-2009 13:52
Not a video card - but my Hauppagge HVR-900H USB DVB-T is working well with Windows 7 and Media Center. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

Antzzz

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Reply # 194468 6-Feb-2009 14:07
Good point - tuners are just as important. Added this to the list and updated the thread title.

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Reply # 194555 6-Feb-2009 23:57
hvr-900 (no H) Studying Computer Science and Psychology at the University of Otago.

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Reply # 194558 7-Feb-2009 00:11
Fossie: hvr-900 (no H) i have one of these also and this works fine in windows 7. - Telstra HTC Touch Pro2 - Energy ROM WM6.5.5 20 Oct/Cyanogen Mod Froyo 2.2 - R.I.P - AT&T Galaxy S Captivate 16GB on XT (now with brother) - Samsung Galaxy S2 on XT- Runs ICS 4.0.3 Resurrection Remix 9.2 - Business Hours - Work In The Electricity Industry, After Hours - DJ/Turntablist - Will Scratch Vinyl For Free' - What's next??? S3?

limegreen

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Reply # 194810 8-Feb-2009 21:57
ASUS 9400GT -- seems to be working fantastically, although haven't checked CPU cycles Hauppauge 2200 -- happily scanned both tuners on digital AND analogue Pixelview PlayTV Pro 2 -- UPDATE is recognised, provides picture for analogue, currently no sound. Would be good to have running, as it could be dedicated to Prime.

m1k30rz

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Reply # 194811 8-Feb-2009 22:06
HVR-3000 works perfect with a Asus 7600GS 256mb!!!!! on win 7

Antzzz

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Reply # 194814 8-Feb-2009 22:25
m1k30rz: HVR-3000 works perfect with a Asus 7600GS 256mb!!!!! on win 7 That for DVB-T or S (Satellite or Terrestrial)? I'm guessing no H264 acceleration on the 7600GS?

m1k30rz

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Reply # 194816 8-Feb-2009 22:31
DVB-T cant test satelitte as I dont have one and plus why would you want satelite when its not HD? Umm H264, wouldnt know how you can tell because I mean the HD works perfectly with no lag so?

Antzzz

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Reply # 194822 8-Feb-2009 23:00
m1k30rz: DVB-T cant test satelitte as I dont have one and plus why would you want satelite when its not HD? Umm H264, wouldnt know how you can tell because I mean the HD works perfectly with no lag so? What sort of processor does your machine have? Also can you check the processor usage while watching a channel - particularly TV3?

hashbrown

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Reply # 194965 9-Feb-2009 19:27
XFX 9500GT and HVR-1700 working with hardware acceleration. Getting major pixelation on channel changes and for a few seconds after. Although I think I prefer this to the clean but slower changes in Media Portal.

limegreen

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Reply # 194969 9-Feb-2009 19:34
hashbrown: XFX 9500GT and HVR-1700 working with hardware acceleration. Getting major pixelation on channel changes and for a few seconds after. Although I think I prefer this to the clean but slower changes in Media Portal. I kind of assumed it was deliberate, and kind of 'cool'. It's more like the channels morph into each other, terminator-styles. The channel change is lightening quick compared to anything I've seen on Vista.

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Reply # 194983 9-Feb-2009 20:46
Antzzz: m1k30rz: HVR-3000 works perfect with a Asus 7600GS 256mb!!!!! on win 7 That for DVB-T or S (Satellite or Terrestrial)? I'm guessing no H264 acceleration on the 7600GS? Think I would remove the 7600GS. Might be working but does not have full hardware accel.. Media centre PC - Case Silverstone LC16M with 2 X 80mm AcoustiFan DustPROOF, MOBO Gigabyte MA785GT-UD3H, CPU AMD X2 240 under volted, RAM 4 Gig DDR3 1033, HDD 120Gig System/512Gig data, Tuners 2 X Hauppauge HVR-3000, 1 X HVR-2200, Video Palit GT 220, Sound Realtek 886A HD (onboard), Optical LiteOn DH-401S Blue-ray using TotalMedia Theatre Power Corsair VX Series, 450W ATX PSU OS Windows 7 x64

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Reply # 195042 10-Feb-2009 07:24
limegreen: hashbrown: XFX 9500GT and HVR-1700 working with hardware acceleration. Getting major pixelation on channel changes and for a few seconds after. Although I think I prefer this to the clean but slower changes in Media Portal. I kind of assumed it was deliberate, and kind of 'cool'. It's more like the channels morph into each other, terminator-styles. The channel change is lightening quick compared to anything I've seen on Vista. I know what you mean, it does make a cool transition effect. On my system it often outstays it's welcome though. Frequently the picture will clear up for 3-4 secs then a little more pixelation before everything comes right. Tried out my onboard ATI HD 3200 (780G chipset) and it's a fail. Green blocky mess for the SD channels and even the HD channels sometimes lock up after a channel change. The scene just continually jumps back and forward a couple of frames. Driver update didn't fix anything,

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Reply # 195180 10-Feb-2009 20:10
Pinnacle Systems PC-TV 73e nanostick works fine out of the box, works in media centre without having to install anything. (DVB-T / Analog).

browned

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Reply # 195260 11-Feb-2009 09:31
Most media center info is in my sig, but here is the short list of working items Nvidia 8600GT Nova T 500 (Dual DVB-T) Nova T USB2 (Single DVB-T) CPU is Socket 939 Athlon X2 3800+ (getting old now, 5 years going on six) cheers db Home Server: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3, AMD FX-6100, 2 x 8GB RAM, 14TB, UPS, 2 x LSI1082E 8 x Port SAS/SATA, 3 x Norco SS-500, ESXi 5u1, WHS 2011 (12TB HDD), W2K8 R2, and XP. Media Center: Silverstone GD01, AMD A6-3600, Asus F1A75-M PRO, 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws-X 1866, 60GB OCZ Vertex 3 + 750GB WD7500BPK HDD, APC UPS, DVB-T AVerTV TwinStar D, Blu-ray player, Windows 7, Media Center, PowerDVD, Freeview HD. Sony KDL40W4000 iDTV. PC: Intel Core2Quad 2.5Ghz, 8GB RAM, 90GB OCZ Agility 3, 750GB WD7500BPK HDD, 23" LCD, Blu-ray drive, Windows 8.

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