Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB

[- Bobb -]

((snipped))
The drivers that came with my WinTV PVR USB (ver 1.2) didn't work at

all in XP. The version that is currently available and has not been
upgraded ever were a problem in XP if you even sneezed near the box.

Flip

Flip,
I use "plain WinTV" (878 chip based) on Win2000 and WinXP Home and Pro -
Mine is NOT the USB model, but it works fine. I was just there looking for
Vista info
http://hauppauge.lightpath.net/software/wdm/whql_349_24025.exe
and that's the app I used to get it installed.
Running the app installs the drivers ( they are not " .inf type" files).
If you have 878 based look around there for your model - download and
install the 2 files - one has drivers and the other is the Win2000TV app.

Bobb

 

[- Bobb -]

An update to earlier note:

I downloaded the latest files from Hauppauge website earlier but when I
opened WinTV, I got 2 errors - "drivers missing " types. ( I have WinTV 878
chipset )

I finished my install so I registered Vista and Office. I then did a Windows
Update - And LISTED AS OPTIONAL Updates - Hauppauge Wintv - 2 updates -
downloaded and rebooted. Opened WinTV and it's working fine !
So I got the updates from MICROSOFT Windowsupdate - not Hauppauge !
Yet look at the name of some of these files: "Prerelease Private Build" -
who did the "building" ??

The WinTV VERSIONS Tab =
hcwTVWnd.dll 2.138.24024 DS-PVR Private Build Special Build

hcwChan.dll 3.23.23039

hcwTVDlg.dll 3.16.21311

hcwDlg.ocx 1.3.22044

hcwUtl32.dll 3.8.22159

hcwHook.dll 1.5.17117

hcwSnap.ax 1.14.22148 Prerelease Private Build

hcwPNP32.dll 4.44.23356

hcwI2C32.dll 2.19.23350

hcwSplit.ax 1.14.20351 Prerelease Private Build

hcwFRead.ax 1.14.20351 Prerelease Private Build

hcwFWrit.ax Not Available

hcwAud32.dll Not Available

hcwAV.dll Not Available

hcwTuner.dll Not Available
........................
The WinTV Driver Details Tab =
Model 44801 Rev. D110
Serial #6073489
Tuner Formats: NTSC (M)
Tuner Audio: Mono
Video Formats: NTSC ( M 443 ) PAL ( B G H I D K M N NCOMBO ) SECAM ( L L' )
Audio Outputs: BackPanel
External Inputs: 1
S-Video Inputs: 0
Teletext: Yes (Software)
Radio: None
Decoder: BT878
Tuner Model: Philips FI1236 MK2

EEprom Contents:
84 12 00 00 05 50 0e 7f 08 0a 01 01 af 50 14 91 ff 00 00 00 00
84 0a 00 01 01 20 77 00 40 91 ac 5c 00
74 02 01 00 02
79 df

Bobb

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[Tom Scales]

But that card IS a hardware encoder. The Win TV USB is not

 

[- Bobb -]

Nevermind

But that card IS a hardware encoder. The Win TV USB is not

 

[jonah]

Thanks a lot Bobb I will have a go with mine later, currently on clean
install #8 after yet another experimental tweak gone badly wrong.



Jonah

 

[Guest]

try these drivers
ftp://ftp.hauppauge.com/Support/PVRUSB/Beta
ftp://ftp.hauppauge.com/Support/PVRUSB/