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multiple tv tuners?

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dboy

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I've got an ATI AIW card (one computer has a 8500 AIW, one has a 7500 AIW). I know that adding a tv wonder card (and buying the upgraded ATI software) will allow PIP functions, since it has 2 tuners. Can you also record 2 shows at once? Does the software support that? (ie right now, trying to mark to record a second show in the EPG gives an error that it conflicts w/ a previously scheduled show). Finally, if it is possible, how much horsepower is needed to record 2 shows in either vcd or dvd format? I use both depending on what I want it for. If it's possible I think my computer can handle it (2.53 ghz p4, 512 meg pc2700, 7200 rpm C drive and recording to a raid0 array of 2 80 gig 8meg cache maxtors)
 
(and buying the upgraded ATI software)
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You only have to buy it if you want the DVD player, the rest of MMC 8.5 is freely downloadable from ATI which allows for Multiview. I don't know about recording 2 shows at once however. Seems unlikely with 2 analog streams with audio and all.
 
you probably wont be able to do have 2 tuners being used at once. the directdraw calls only allow one instance, that is, only one program is allowed to have access.
 
Multi-view lets you use 2 ATI tuners with MMC. I can also use 2 tuners at once with mine, 1 tuner using the digital tuner, and AIW 's tuner no problem, even record them both. I'm just not sure about the analog.
 
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