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From: Robert on 16 Apr 2010 10:24
This is a software, hardware, and setup problem - so I cross posted it.

Hardware/Software/firmware/drivers:
------------------------------
Windows XP SP3 Media Center Edition (MCE) w/all current updates, Pinnacle
PCTV 800i HD PCI card (coax cable from DirecTV satellite tuner), ATI Radeon
HD 3200 graphics card, AMD Athlon Dual Core processor 2.5 GHz, 1.75 GB RAM,
official (came in the MCE box) IR sensor and blaster. MCE has all current
updates. Current firmware and drivers are installed for the PCI TV card, the
motherboard, the processor, and the graphics card.

The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility reports that "Cyberlink
Video/SP Decoder (PDVD8) v. 8.2.0.926 is set as "preferred," "MCE
compatible," and "MP10 Compatible." There are several others on the list,
but only this one is marked as "preferred."
------------------------------

FIRST, the MCE genuine IR Blaster is not detected during MCE "setup TV
signal." The error is "IR Hardware not detected." I can select the "try
again" button with the remote - so the remote and IR sensor work. I never
plugged in the blaster before, it's very simple and shouldn't be broken.

SECOND, when watching TV through Media Center, it plays 1 second, then
pauses 1/2 second, continuously at a regular frequency. Watching TV through
"TVCenter Pro," which came with the TV tuner card, works PERFECTLY.

This problem occurred a week ago, after I tried running MCE "setup TV
signal," after I switched from cable to DirecTV. ***After DirectTV was
installed, and *BEFORE* I ran MCE setup, MCE was playing TV from DirecTV
okay***. After DirecTV was installed I just went to channel 4, and it was
there, playing perfectly. Later that day I tried running MCE "setup TV
signal." I get to a point where it says "IR Hardware not detected" - and I
can't continue the setup. I tried the other IR blaster port, and I tried a
different USB port for the IR sensor. I've tried several times, including
after powering everything down and restarting the computer. Now (after
running "setup TV signal") when I go to channel 4, I get the pausing problem
(I tried setting the DirecTV box to channel 3 - I get the same problem).
After several failed attempts to run setup, I re-ran MC setup saying I had an
antenna (so it wouldn't need the IR Blaster), and setup completed. I still
get the pausing. When I use "TVCenter Pro" that came with the TV tuner card,
the TV plays perfectly (Media Center is not running).

Somehow, running MC setup broke MC. I also need to get the IR Blaster
detected, so I can use MC to change channels on the DirecTV box, so I can
record shows in one step. (I checked the listed drivers/firmware for
updates. There aren't any. I last updated them this past October when I
had a different problem.)

Thanks for any help.





From: Robert on 16 Apr 2010 10:49
Update. I tried recording TV with MC, and it records the pauses. I tried
all the other decoders in the "checkup utility" (above), and I still get the
pausing, although with a couple of them (non MCE compatible decoders) the
pausing is slightly different.

"Robert" wrote:

> This is a software, hardware, and setup problem - so I cross posted it.
>
> Hardware/Software/firmware/drivers:
> ------------------------------
> Windows XP SP3 Media Center Edition (MCE) w/all current updates, Pinnacle
> PCTV 800i HD PCI card (coax cable from DirecTV satellite tuner), ATI Radeon
> HD 3200 graphics card, AMD Athlon Dual Core processor 2.5 GHz, 1.75 GB RAM,
> official (came in the MCE box) IR sensor and blaster. MCE has all current
> updates. Current firmware and drivers are installed for the PCI TV card, the
> motherboard, the processor, and the graphics card.
>
> The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility reports that "Cyberlink
> Video/SP Decoder (PDVD8) v. 8.2.0.926 is set as "preferred," "MCE
> compatible," and "MP10 Compatible." There are several others on the list,
> but only this one is marked as "preferred."
> ------------------------------
>
> FIRST, the MCE genuine IR Blaster is not detected during MCE "setup TV
> signal." The error is "IR Hardware not detected." I can select the "try
> again" button with the remote - so the remote and IR sensor work. I never
> plugged in the blaster before, it's very simple and shouldn't be broken.
>
> SECOND, when watching TV through Media Center, it plays 1 second, then
> pauses 1/2 second, continuously at a regular frequency. Watching TV through
> "TVCenter Pro," which came with the TV tuner card, works PERFECTLY.
>
> This problem occurred a week ago, after I tried running MCE "setup TV
> signal," after I switched from cable to DirecTV. ***After DirectTV was
> installed, and *BEFORE* I ran MCE setup, MCE was playing TV from DirecTV
> okay***. After DirecTV was installed I just went to channel 4, and it was
> there, playing perfectly. Later that day I tried running MCE "setup TV
> signal." I get to a point where it says "IR Hardware not detected" - and I
> can't continue the setup. I tried the other IR blaster port, and I tried a
> different USB port for the IR sensor. I've tried several times, including
> after powering everything down and restarting the computer. Now (after
> running "setup TV signal") when I go to channel 4, I get the pausing problem
> (I tried setting the DirecTV box to channel 3 - I get the same problem).
> After several failed attempts to run setup, I re-ran MC setup saying I had an
> antenna (so it wouldn't need the IR Blaster), and setup completed. I still
> get the pausing. When I use "TVCenter Pro" that came with the TV tuner card,
> the TV plays perfectly (Media Center is not running).
>
> Somehow, running MC setup broke MC. I also need to get the IR Blaster
> detected, so I can use MC to change channels on the DirecTV box, so I can
> record shows in one step. (I checked the listed drivers/firmware for
> updates. There aren't any. I last updated them this past October when I
> had a different problem.)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>
>
>
>
From: Jaime on 16 Apr 2010 12:38
Robert,

Just for grins, have you tried using the nVidia Pure Platinum decoder? It
the one most people felt was the best for the XP version of MC. You can
download and try it for 30 days for free ($20 after that).

It would at least eliminate the possibility (however small) of it being a
decoder issue. If you have the discs for the other MC decoder you have,
probably best to remove those, then install Pure Platinum, sometimes
multiple decoder can cause issues.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida

"Robert" <Robert(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D714425-16C1-4CA9-BCA0-043BA4D134BB(a)microsoft.com...
> Update. I tried recording TV with MC, and it records the pauses. I tried
> all the other decoders in the "checkup utility" (above), and I still get
> the
> pausing, although with a couple of them (non MCE compatible decoders) the
> pausing is slightly different.
>
> "Robert" wrote:
>
>> This is a software, hardware, and setup problem - so I cross posted it.
>>
>> Hardware/Software/firmware/drivers:
>> ------------------------------
>> Windows XP SP3 Media Center Edition (MCE) w/all current updates, Pinnacle
>> PCTV 800i HD PCI card (coax cable from DirecTV satellite tuner), ATI
>> Radeon
>> HD 3200 graphics card, AMD Athlon Dual Core processor 2.5 GHz, 1.75 GB
>> RAM,
>> official (came in the MCE box) IR sensor and blaster. MCE has all
>> current
>> updates. Current firmware and drivers are installed for the PCI TV card,
>> the
>> motherboard, the processor, and the graphics card.
>>
>> The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility reports that "Cyberlink
>> Video/SP Decoder (PDVD8) v. 8.2.0.926 is set as "preferred," "MCE
>> compatible," and "MP10 Compatible." There are several others on the
>> list,
>> but only this one is marked as "preferred."
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> FIRST, the MCE genuine IR Blaster is not detected during MCE "setup TV
>> signal." The error is "IR Hardware not detected." I can select the "try
>> again" button with the remote - so the remote and IR sensor work. I
>> never
>> plugged in the blaster before, it's very simple and shouldn't be broken.
>>
>> SECOND, when watching TV through Media Center, it plays 1 second, then
>> pauses 1/2 second, continuously at a regular frequency. Watching TV
>> through
>> "TVCenter Pro," which came with the TV tuner card, works PERFECTLY.
>>
>> This problem occurred a week ago, after I tried running MCE "setup TV
>> signal," after I switched from cable to DirecTV. ***After DirectTV was
>> installed, and *BEFORE* I ran MCE setup, MCE was playing TV from DirecTV
>> okay***. After DirecTV was installed I just went to channel 4, and it
>> was
>> there, playing perfectly. Later that day I tried running MCE "setup TV
>> signal." I get to a point where it says "IR Hardware not detected" - and
>> I
>> can't continue the setup. I tried the other IR blaster port, and I tried
>> a
>> different USB port for the IR sensor. I've tried several times,
>> including
>> after powering everything down and restarting the computer. Now (after
>> running "setup TV signal") when I go to channel 4, I get the pausing
>> problem
>> (I tried setting the DirecTV box to channel 3 - I get the same problem).
>> After several failed attempts to run setup, I re-ran MC setup saying I
>> had an
>> antenna (so it wouldn't need the IR Blaster), and setup completed. I
>> still
>> get the pausing. When I use "TVCenter Pro" that came with the TV tuner
>> card,
>> the TV plays perfectly (Media Center is not running).
>>
>> Somehow, running MC setup broke MC. I also need to get the IR Blaster
>> detected, so I can use MC to change channels on the DirecTV box, so I can
>> record shows in one step. (I checked the listed drivers/firmware for
>> updates. There aren't any. I last updated them this past October when
>> I
>> had a different problem.)
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
From: Robert on 16 Apr 2010 17:20
Are you under the impression that my Pinnacle PCTV card or the ATI Radeon
card use the NVIDIA GeForce graphics chip?? According to the websites I just
visited they don't. The website for the NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder Platinum
says the system requirements include NVIDIA GeForce graphics chips (5
different ones).


"Jaime" wrote:

> Robert,
>
> Just for grins, have you tried using the nVidia Pure Platinum decoder? It
> the one most people felt was the best for the XP version of MC. You can
> download and try it for 30 days for free ($20 after that).
>
> It would at least eliminate the possibility (however small) of it being a
> decoder issue. If you have the discs for the other MC decoder you have,
> probably best to remove those, then install Pure Platinum, sometimes
> multiple decoder can cause issues.
> --
> James
> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
>
> "Robert" <Robert(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2D714425-16C1-4CA9-BCA0-043BA4D134BB(a)microsoft.com...
> > Update. I tried recording TV with MC, and it records the pauses. I tried
> > all the other decoders in the "checkup utility" (above), and I still get
> > the
> > pausing, although with a couple of them (non MCE compatible decoders) the
> > pausing is slightly different.
> >
> > "Robert" wrote:
> >
> >> This is a software, hardware, and setup problem - so I cross posted it.
> >>
> >> Hardware/Software/firmware/drivers:
> >> ------------------------------
> >> Windows XP SP3 Media Center Edition (MCE) w/all current updates, Pinnacle
> >> PCTV 800i HD PCI card (coax cable from DirecTV satellite tuner), ATI
> >> Radeon
> >> HD 3200 graphics card, AMD Athlon Dual Core processor 2.5 GHz, 1.75 GB
> >> RAM,
> >> official (came in the MCE box) IR sensor and blaster. MCE has all
> >> current
> >> updates. Current firmware and drivers are installed for the PCI TV card,
> >> the
> >> motherboard, the processor, and the graphics card.
> >>
> >> The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility reports that "Cyberlink
> >> Video/SP Decoder (PDVD8) v. 8.2.0.926 is set as "preferred," "MCE
> >> compatible," and "MP10 Compatible." There are several others on the
> >> list,
> >> but only this one is marked as "preferred."
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> FIRST, the MCE genuine IR Blaster is not detected during MCE "setup TV
> >> signal." The error is "IR Hardware not detected." I can select the "try
> >> again" button with the remote - so the remote and IR sensor work. I
> >> never
> >> plugged in the blaster before, it's very simple and shouldn't be broken.
> >>
> >> SECOND, when watching TV through Media Center, it plays 1 second, then
> >> pauses 1/2 second, continuously at a regular frequency. Watching TV
> >> through
> >> "TVCenter Pro," which came with the TV tuner card, works PERFECTLY.
> >>
> >> This problem occurred a week ago, after I tried running MCE "setup TV
> >> signal," after I switched from cable to DirecTV. ***After DirectTV was
> >> installed, and *BEFORE* I ran MCE setup, MCE was playing TV from DirecTV
> >> okay***. After DirecTV was installed I just went to channel 4, and it
> >> was
> >> there, playing perfectly. Later that day I tried running MCE "setup TV
> >> signal." I get to a point where it says "IR Hardware not detected" - and
> >> I
> >> can't continue the setup. I tried the other IR blaster port, and I tried
> >> a
> >> different USB port for the IR sensor. I've tried several times,
> >> including
> >> after powering everything down and restarting the computer. Now (after
> >> running "setup TV signal") when I go to channel 4, I get the pausing
> >> problem
> >> (I tried setting the DirecTV box to channel 3 - I get the same problem).
> >> After several failed attempts to run setup, I re-ran MC setup saying I
> >> had an
> >> antenna (so it wouldn't need the IR Blaster), and setup completed. I
> >> still
> >> get the pausing. When I use "TVCenter Pro" that came with the TV tuner
> >> card,
> >> the TV plays perfectly (Media Center is not running).
> >>
> >> Somehow, running MC setup broke MC. I also need to get the IR Blaster
> >> detected, so I can use MC to change channels on the DirecTV box, so I can
> >> record shows in one step. (I checked the listed drivers/firmware for
> >> updates. There aren't any. I last updated them this past October when
> >> I
> >> had a different problem.)
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> .
>
From: Curious on 16 Apr 2010 19:11
Well that's in Error, the Nvida XP pure video decoder $20 version (I am not
sure if that is the Platinum version) the most recommended decoder for both
ATI and Neidia chips .

"Robert" <Robert(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EAA18BDA-3ED0-4EE1-808D-74CAC46D035A(a)microsoft.com...
> Are you under the impression that my Pinnacle PCTV card or the ATI Radeon
> card use the NVIDIA GeForce graphics chip?? According to the websites I
> just
> visited they don't. The website for the NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder Platinum
> says the system requirements include NVIDIA GeForce graphics chips (5
> different ones).
>
>
> "Jaime" wrote:
>
>> Robert,
>>
>> Just for grins, have you tried using the nVidia Pure Platinum decoder? It
>> the one most people felt was the best for the XP version of MC. You can
>> download and try it for 30 days for free ($20 after that).
>>
>> It would at least eliminate the possibility (however small) of it being a
>> decoder issue. If you have the discs for the other MC decoder you have,
>> probably best to remove those, then install Pure Platinum, sometimes
>> multiple decoder can cause issues.
>> --
>> James
>> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
>>
>> "Robert" <Robert(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2D714425-16C1-4CA9-BCA0-043BA4D134BB(a)microsoft.com...
>> > Update. I tried recording TV with MC, and it records the pauses. I
>> > tried
>> > all the other decoders in the "checkup utility" (above), and I still
>> > get
>> > the
>> > pausing, although with a couple of them (non MCE compatible decoders)
>> > the
>> > pausing is slightly different.
>> >
>> > "Robert" wrote:
>> >
>> >> This is a software, hardware, and setup problem - so I cross posted
>> >> it.
>> >>
>> >> Hardware/Software/firmware/drivers:
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >> Windows XP SP3 Media Center Edition (MCE) w/all current updates,
>> >> Pinnacle
>> >> PCTV 800i HD PCI card (coax cable from DirecTV satellite tuner), ATI
>> >> Radeon
>> >> HD 3200 graphics card, AMD Athlon Dual Core processor 2.5 GHz, 1.75 GB
>> >> RAM,
>> >> official (came in the MCE box) IR sensor and blaster. MCE has all
>> >> current
>> >> updates. Current firmware and drivers are installed for the PCI TV
>> >> card,
>> >> the
>> >> motherboard, the processor, and the graphics card.
>> >>
>> >> The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility reports that "Cyberlink
>> >> Video/SP Decoder (PDVD8) v. 8.2.0.926 is set as "preferred," "MCE
>> >> compatible," and "MP10 Compatible." There are several others on the
>> >> list,
>> >> but only this one is marked as "preferred."
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> FIRST, the MCE genuine IR Blaster is not detected during MCE "setup TV
>> >> signal." The error is "IR Hardware not detected." I can select the
>> >> "try
>> >> again" button with the remote - so the remote and IR sensor work. I
>> >> never
>> >> plugged in the blaster before, it's very simple and shouldn't be
>> >> broken.
>> >>
>> >> SECOND, when watching TV through Media Center, it plays 1 second, then
>> >> pauses 1/2 second, continuously at a regular frequency. Watching TV
>> >> through
>> >> "TVCenter Pro," which came with the TV tuner card, works PERFECTLY.
>> >>
>> >> This problem occurred a week ago, after I tried running MCE "setup TV
>> >> signal," after I switched from cable to DirecTV. ***After DirectTV
>> >> was
>> >> installed, and *BEFORE* I ran MCE setup, MCE was playing TV from
>> >> DirecTV
>> >> okay***. After DirecTV was installed I just went to channel 4, and it
>> >> was
>> >> there, playing perfectly. Later that day I tried running MCE "setup
>> >> TV
>> >> signal." I get to a point where it says "IR Hardware not detected" -
>> >> and
>> >> I
>> >> can't continue the setup. I tried the other IR blaster port, and I
>> >> tried
>> >> a
>> >> different USB port for the IR sensor. I've tried several times,
>> >> including
>> >> after powering everything down and restarting the computer. Now
>> >> (after
>> >> running "setup TV signal") when I go to channel 4, I get the pausing
>> >> problem
>> >> (I tried setting the DirecTV box to channel 3 - I get the same
>> >> problem).
>> >> After several failed attempts to run setup, I re-ran MC setup saying I
>> >> had an
>> >> antenna (so it wouldn't need the IR Blaster), and setup completed. I
>> >> still
>> >> get the pausing. When I use "TVCenter Pro" that came with the TV
>> >> tuner
>> >> card,
>> >> the TV plays perfectly (Media Center is not running).
>> >>
>> >> Somehow, running MC setup broke MC. I also need to get the IR Blaster
>> >> detected, so I can use MC to change channels on the DirecTV box, so I
>> >> can
>> >> record shows in one step. (I checked the listed drivers/firmware for
>> >> updates. There aren't any. I last updated them this past October
>> >> when
>> >> I
>> >> had a different problem.)
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for any help.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> .
>>
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