DVB-T XP Media Center Edition (MCE)

I have just built a MCE 2004 system and I want to get it working with DVB-T
broadcasts. So far I have found the following:

Use the Nebular card - I already own one but it isn't supported by MCE and
as far as I can tell Nebula don't know when or even if it ever will! Anyone
else know any different?

Use the Blackgold card - apparently these work but badly. Possibly something
to do with not being able to select a certain transmitter. Anyone had any
experience... especially anyone who has tried it from the Bristol Ilchester
Cresent transmitter (unlikely!). They have not replied to my e-mails, don't
have a contact number on their website and their website says their FAQs
cannot be written until people e-mail them with questions!

Other cards such as Hauppauge and Avermedia... does anyone have any
information about using these with MCE? I have heard about BDA drivers for
two versions of the Hauppauge card floating around. Anyone here tried them?
Does MCE support the Avermedia card?

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Cheers,

elziko

elziko wrote:
I have just built a MCE 2004 system and I want to get it working with
DVB-T broadcasts. So far I have found the following:

Use the Nebular card - I already own one but it isn't supported by
MCE and as far as I can tell Nebula don't know when or even if it
ever will! Anyone else know any different?

Use the Blackgold card - apparently these work but badly. Possibly
something to do with not being able to select a certain transmitter.
Anyone had any experience... especially anyone who has tried it from
the Bristol Ilchester Cresent transmitter (unlikely!). They have not
replied to my e-mails, don't have a contact number on their website
and their website says their FAQs cannot be written until people
e-mail them with questions!

Other cards such as Hauppauge and Avermedia... does anyone have any
information about using these with MCE? I have heard about BDA
drivers for two versions of the Hauppauge card floating around.
Anyone here tried them? Does MCE support the Avermedia card?


I've no idea what it's like with MCE, but the VisionPlus VisionDTV DVB-T
PC card works well with XP, see:

http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/vi...pci_review.htm


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Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info

DAB sounds worse than FM, Freeview, digital satellite, cable and
broadband internet radio

"elziko" wrote in message
.. .
I have just built a MCE 2004 system and I want to get it working with
DVB-T
broadcasts. So far I have found the following:

Use the Nebular card - I already own one but it isn't supported by MCE and
as far as I can tell Nebula don't know when or even if it ever will!
Anyone
else know any different?

Use the Blackgold card - apparently these work but badly. Possibly
something
to do with not being able to select a certain transmitter. Anyone had any
experience... especially anyone who has tried it from the Bristol
Ilchester
Cresent transmitter (unlikely!). They have not replied to my e-mails,
don't
have a contact number on their website and their website says their FAQs
cannot be written until people e-mail them with questions!

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I use the Blackgold card fine :-) There is an option to chose a transmitter
when setting the guide up - I don't know whether this interacts with the
card or not.

Unfortuantly MCE takes a few goes at getting everything configured right.

Check out www.thegreenbutton.com to find lots of other satisfied Blackgold
users.

Good luck :-)