Re: ATI AIW *lack* of support (Vista Ultimate 5270/5308)

The video card does support Vista. It is the tuner that is not supported.
Vista has WDM drivers, but for now you will need a third party app to use
the tuner. With Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, the tuner is also not
supported, but you can use Nero 7 and record from the tuner, as long as the
x64 WDM drivers are installed from the ATI website. I have WinXP Pro x64,
and record from the tuner using Nero. There must be a workaround available
for the CTP....

Bobby

"Ned Buckmaster" <Ned@Buckmaster.com> wrote in message
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>I totally agree with you. No excuse for ATI not having beta drivers out for
>the All-In-Wonders yet. Especially since I can go to this page
>http://www.ati.com/technology/windowsvista/ and it tells me that my
>All-in-Wonder® X1800 Series supports Vista! Makes it real hard to stay an
>ATI supporter....
>
> Ned
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> "Christopher L. Estep" <pghammer21@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> The Big Quibble I have with Windows Vista at this point is over the
>> *lack* of support in the December and February CTPs for the AIW series
>> (in particular the AIW 9700 and above) for other than graphics (either
>> VIVO or TV tuner support). Both the drivers included with the CTPs and
>> ATI's alternative drivers support neither VIVO functionality or TV tuner
>> functionality. Installing the current Windows XP drivers in Windows
>> Vista is a nonstarter as the WDM drivers do not fully engage (I suspect
>> due to WDM driver changes in Vista compared to XP); worse, all attempts
>> to upgrade install the core graphics driver (which brings back Aero
>> Glass, but kills VIVO and TV tuner support). A large number of us
>> current AIW owners would like to upgrade to Windows Vista; however,
>> without support of *all* of our card's existing functionality, we will
>> not be able (or willing) to do so, and will doubtless largely stick with
>> Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (which does support full
>> functionality). My plea is not to Microsoft, but to ATI; please, don't
>> abandon us!
>>
>> Christopher L. Estep
>>
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