Anyone has a HTPC setup using windows MCE?

[z0mb13]

so I just installed Hauppauge PVR 150 on my PC... apparently I need to install a video decoder first, otherwise I cant play and record live TV

anyone know of a free video decoder for windows MCE?

TIA

 

[UlricT]

I'm assuming you tried ffdshow?

/edit: also try the Nvidia Purevideo deocder (30 day trial) if you are running compatible hardware./

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: UlricT
I'm assuming you tried ffdshow?

/edit: also try the Nvidia Purevideo deocder (30 day trial) if you are running compatible hardware./

I thought FFDshow is not a decoder? more of like image enhancement thingie?

I am running nvidia purevideo decoder now.. and it works great

 

[loup garou]

Purevideo is well worth the $. Nothing else comes close to its picture quality.

 

[Looney]

Man, that's so strange. Only the 6600 cards can do H.264 decoding while the 6800 versions can't. That blows.

 

[z0mb13]

hey guys I have another issue.. this might be related to my crappy vid card

sometimes whenever I start the media center I get blank screen, and my computer freezes as well. What might cause this? my vid card is the crappy one that came with my dell (radeon x300 or x200)

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
hey guys I have another issue.. this might be related to my crappy vid card

sometimes whenever I start the media center I get blank screen, and my computer freezes as well. What might cause this? my vid card is the crappy one that came with my dell (radeon x300 or x200)

This can be a number of problems... is it freezing while it's trying to read your DVD drive? Perhaps a driver issue. Or you have software that's conflicting (i've had a similar problem with alcohol and Dell's version of MCE). A fresh install is the only way to really know whether it's the card or not (highly doubt it, unless you're experiencing other issues with the card).