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What TV Tuner Cards are supported for the IC3 TV Tuner EX and HDTV EX?
Hardware FAQ Solution #5, TV Tuner cards (last modified 07/17/2007):
NOTE: The following TV Tuner EX information is for InfoChannel 3 only. For InfoChannel 5 supported TV Tuner cards please see the follow FAQ:
http://www.scala.com/infochannel-5-tv-tuner-faq/infochannel-5-tv-tuner.html
Supported TV Tuner Cards for InfoChannel 3 (requires IC3 Tuner EX):
ATI ( http://www.ati.com/products/tvwonderve/specs.html)
ATI TV Wonder™ (PCI version)
ATI TV Wonder™ VE (PCI version)
Canopus (http://www.canopus.com/Index.asp)
Canopus QUOSYS USTV2004 (USB)
Hauppauge (http://www.hauppauge.com/html/wintvpvr250_datasheet.htm )
Hauppauge PVR 250 (IVAC-16)
Hauppauge PVR 350 (IVAC-15)
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR USB2
The following MMOS.ini switch is required for all supported Hauppauge cards prior to IC3 Release 7.4:
DSHOWRENDER_UseHauppaugePVRx50Kludge=1
Leadtek (http://www.leadtek.com)
Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Expert
The following MMOS.ini switch is required for the Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Expert prior to IC3 Release 7.4:
DSHOWRENDER_ChangeTVCaptureToYUV = 1
Lifeview (http://www.lifeview.com)
Lifeview® FlyVideo '98 PCI card
Melco Buffalo
Melco Buffalo PC-SMP/2E
The following MMOS.ini switch is required for the Melco Buffalo PC-SMP/2E prior to IC3 Release 7.4:
DSHOWRENDER_UsePVRx50LeakKludge=1
Pinnacle Systems: (http://www.pinnaclesys.com)
Pinnacle PCTV Rave
Pinnacle Studio PCTV PCI
Pinnacle Studio PCTV PRO
The following MMOS.ini switch is required for the Pinnacle PCTV Rave prior to IC3 Release 7.4:
DSHOWRENDER_UsePinnaclePCTVRave550Kludge=1
SKNET WEB (http://www.sknet-web.co.jp)
SKNET WEB MonsterTV
Xpert (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=15-100-112&depa=0)
Xpert DVD Maker USB 2.0
This is an A/D Transferring / Editing device from V-Stream. It is not a TV tuner device, however it can be used with the IC3 TV Tuner EX for presenting an external video source such as a video camera. This is great device for TV Tuner demos where PCI slots are not available such as with laptops. Supports composite and S-video input.
Other Brooktree BT848- or BT878-based PCI TV tuner cards
The following cards are very similar to cards we have tested, and likely work the same way:
ViewCast Osprey®-100 ( http://www.viewcast.com/products/osprey/osprey100.html )
LeadTek® WinFast TV2000 PCI ( http://www.leadtek.com.tw )
AverMedia® AVerTV PCI ( http://www.avermedia.com )
ProLink PixelView™ Play TV PCI ( http://www.prolink-usa.com )
Sigmacom CyberTV PCI ( http://www.sigmam.com/Eng )
LifeView® FlyVideo 2000 PCI ( http://www.lifeview.com )
TV Tuner cards not supported
There are essentially two types of card. TV Tuner add-on cards that are separate from your existing graphics card, and integrated cards that combine graphics and TV Tuner functionality. Due to a limitation of the overlay features of DirectX, we currently do not support any of the integrated cards (examples: ATI All-in-Wonder®, nVidia® Personal Cinema™, Matrox GxxxTV).
Currently we do not support the use of Firewire® based TV Tuner devices. USB™ based TV Tuner solutions have not been tested, therefore cannot be recommended at the time of this writing.
There are known problems that are still unresolved with the new CX2388x-series of parts used in cards such as the new ATI TV-Wonder PRO.
Others not supported:
Hauppauge PVR 150
ATI HDTV WONDER
ATI TV WONDER ELITE
Pinnacle PCTV USB2
Adaptec VIDEOh! DVD Media Center USB 2.0 Edition
The following will cards work with InfoChannel 3 but are unstable and are not recommended:
ATI TV Wonder Pro
The following MMOS.ini switch is suggested:
DSHOWRENDER_UseOverlayLeakKludge=0
ATI TV Wonder USB
The following MMOS.ini switch is suggested:
DSHOWRENDER_AudioOnVideoCapture = 1
Support HDTV Tuner Card (requires IC3 HDTV EX):
MyHD MDP-120
http://www.mitinc.co.kr/mitinc/e_site/prod/prod_mdp100.jsp
Regards,
Scala Technical Support
