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No MCE

Last post 10-21-2009, 7:58 AM by mrjspeed. 6 replies.


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10-20-2009, 9:31 AM 578284

IggyMax
Joined on 10-19-2009
Embryo

No MCE

New to this business - just want a PC tuner card (PCI-E) to watch TV on computer (recording not necessary). I have cable TV coaxial from the wall (no cable box). Just bought an

ACER Combo ATSC/CLearQAM/NTSC Hardware MPEG-2 encoder PCIe card with 3D Comb Filter,

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (this is where I made my mistake - I don't have MEC, only XP Home)

USA Model # MTVCOMG2W

Is there any FREE software that I can use to make this card work with XP Home ?

If not, any suggestions for a basic tuner card ?

Thanks for any help.

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10-20-2009, 12:07 PM 578342 in reply to 578284

OmniNegro
Joined on 10-20-2009
Embryo

Re: No MCE

Go to http://www.avermedia-usa.com/AVerTV/ and click on downloads.

Then follow the prompts and get the xp download.

Give it a try. If that fails check your services and see if one of them is disabled.

Good luck. I do not own this card and honestly do not know if this will help you at all.

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10-20-2009, 4:00 PM 578415 in reply to 578342

IggyMax
Joined on 10-19-2009
Embryo

Re: No MCE

Thanks for the quick reply. I downloaded that software, but AVerMedia tells me that software will not work with the OEM version I have (don't know how I ended up with that one - ordered from NewEgg).

Guess I will have to get another card. Any suggestions ?

Dave Hinson

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10-20-2009, 4:23 PM 578425 in reply to 578415

sjr
Joined on 04-19-2007
Minnesota
Platinum EggXpert

Re: No MCE

A stand alone tv app like MythTV or BeyondTV would would. I think they both have trial versions so you can try them out to see it they do the trick for you.

“I'm the decider, and I decide what is best.” - GWB, 2003

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10-20-2009, 9:04 PM 578487 in reply to 578415

IronMan77
Joined on 04-18-2007
New York
Golden EggXpert

Re: No MCE

I 2nd sjr.

MythTV (free & open source) or BeyondTV (commercial).

I can only personally vouch for BeyondTV because I have used it for years but you might wanna give MythTV a shot considering it's free, you might like it.