STB TV PCI tv tuner compatablie with win2000 ?

[jimmyhaha]

anyone have experience with win2000 ?

their latest driver is only win98 support.....
I want to upgrade to win2000
but I need to watch tv on my pc....

thanks

 

[BCYL]

If they dont have updated win2k drivers, then probably it wont work in win2k...

not that many TV tuners work in win2k, my friend has an ATI all-in-wonder card... even though they have win2k drivers for the video card, ATI explicitly stated that the TV tuner will not work in win2k even with the updated drivers...

 

[randomlinh]

the hauppague(sp?) ones work, and the studio pctv does (pinnacle micro), the latter from personal experience.

 

[Erasmus-X]

Unfortunately, I think that you are pretty much out of luck using that STB tuner with Win2k, UNLESS you can find a driver on 3dfx's website under Legacy Products. But seeing that 3dfx is now being liquidated....well, it's probably time to start considering alternative options (i.e. buy a new tuner card).



I know for a fact that the Hauppauge ones work (my friend has one), but avoid ATI tuners at all costs; it doesn't seem like they'll ever learn how to write a decent Win2k driver.

 

[SUOrangeman]

I haven't had great success with generic Brooktree BT848 (I think that's the chip) drivers with my STB PCI TV and Win2K. I may have a link or two back at the ranch. PM me to remind me.

I remember the drivers crashing my machine tho.

-SUO

 

[SUOrangeman]

Here's two site with Win2K drivers:

http://www2.anubis.co.uk/catalog/drivers/-50680-E.html

http://www.geocities.com/amethman/

-SUO