ok, mate of mine has got himself a media centre, which he would prefer to use windows 7 on.

unfortuneately windows 7 doesnt like something hes got installed and crashes the media centre, freezes up and generally doesnt work propperly

we've done a ram test, all good:

everything seems to work fine under vista

tv tuner card is Hauppauge HVR 2200, which i coudlnt find any known issues with win7

any ideas on whats doin? have we missed something?

im a little suss on windows 7 installing mobo drivers, but my install seems to be fine, so i dunno;

hes got no issues in his device manager.

I'd try without the TV tuner for a bit (use the pictures, videos, etc) and see if it stops causing problems. Also get the Media Browser plugin and Shark007 codec for all your ISO needs.

Conflict with codecs? I've had ffdshow crash my PC a few times due to conflicts between it and other programs.

kinda off-thread a bit but can anyone recommend a tv-tuner? preferably an external one (usb style).

unfortuneately windows 7 doesnt like something hes got installed

you already answered the question?


what did he install that caused the issue?

nothing physically installed, he let windows 7 do its thing

when running the rc, he did manually install all drivers

kinda off-thread a bit but can anyone recommend a tv-tuner? preferably an external one (usb style).

http://www.lakopacific.com/page/Category/TV_Tuners_Digital/kaiser_baas_usb_dual_HD_TV_Tuner/

Dual usb tuner



last edited by tequila at 20:55:13 01/Nov/09

Should have bought a mac

yeah plex on a mac = the way to go

Should have bought a mac

sorry, i should have added, my mate isnt a fag

its all intel made hardware these days, paying for the mac symbol basically means they've taken the time to research which hardware works really well together and all the drivers just work every time

mac mini for $900~ = awesome DVR with hdmi out and does 1080p no worries
fire up plex on it (only runs on osx) and you've got the best media center around imo

Is there a system BIOS update available?

im a little suss on windows 7 installing mobo drivers, but my install seems to be fine, so i dunno;

Install the latest one then, 9.1.1.1020.

we've done a ram test, all good:

With?

unfortuneately windows 7 doesnt like something hes got installed and crashes the media centre, freezes up and generally doesnt work propperly

More detail on the crashes, freezes and what doesn't work properly.

when running the rc, he did manually install all drivers

So why not go and install the latest ones now? Stumped as to why you wouldn't do this in the first place...

kinda off-thread a bit but can anyone recommend a tv-tuner? preferably an external one (usb style). http://www.lakopacific.com/page/Category/TV_Tuners_Digital/kaiser_baas_usb_dual_HD_TV_Tuner/

how about one of these, will it do the job? can get it for $39, and i dont really care about dual tuners

http://www.avlabs.net/cms//index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=74&category_id=4&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=26

Spook -

I got 2 x HVR-2200 in my Media Centre, its been running WIN7 RTM since August and no problems at all.

I'm running a DFI GF9400 Mobo with Intel E7400, 4Gb RAM, 4 x 1.5Tb HDD and LG HDDVD/Blu Ray.

It runs rock solid. If you are getting crashes/lock ups I would go a reinstall of Win 7. If the system came preloaded then definitely reload. It takes around 30minutes to reload from scratch so it will save you a lot of time trying to trouble shoot drivers etc.

The HVR2200 drivers from windows update are good, I'd be downloading mobo/graphics drivers from manufacturer though.

ok mass, thanks mate, thats what i was after:

we'll look at other issues and see if we can find a problem;

Digitalnow TinyTwin usb tuner came highly recommended to me and I've been very happy with it.

Should have bought a mac

sorry, i should have added, my mate isnt a fag

lol

Should have bought a mac
sorry, i should have added, my mate isnt a fag

Im pretty sure he is your friend because he knows how well you suck dick....and well, thats handy to have on a friday night.. :P

jk spook

Only Codec/apps you need to add to Win 7 Media Center is ffdshow tryouts and Haali spliter. If you are running a Blu-Ray then Total Media Center Platinum 3.0 is the only program I would consider.

Other excellent add-ons that add to the media center experience.

Media Browser - Use this for Tv Shows/Videos, its free and looks awesome
Media Center Studio - Allows you to configure the menu layouts and apply themes to Media Center
Big Screen EPG - allows you to import custom EPG data into Media Center and add logos to channels(the EIT data is shit).
MC Standby Tool - Give you control over all the standby features of Win7/Vista.
DVRMS Toolbox - strip the adds from your recorded shows, this is not easy to setup but once its running its great.

jabroney, i have asus 3000H from MSY.

Thanks for the Info Mass

Getting my HTPC today or tomorrow. I am going to put windows Home Server on there with Mediaportal...


Do u belive Total Media Center Platinum is better then PowerDVD Ultra v9.0??

If you are using Win7 then yes by far.....the integration with Windows 7 means you hardly notice that you left Media Center. It definitely the top Blu-Ray playback option available at the moment. That said I don't tend to use it a lot, I usually rip and encode my blu-rays to store them on the HDD. Saves space and my kids usually trash disks. Takes about 2 hrs to rip the Blu-Ray and 6-8hrs to encode it on my 64bit i5 system.

Thanks Mass

I just purchased
POV nVidia N330 Dual Core Mini ITX MB
Slim line BD player
with this case http://usa.chenbro.com/corporatesite/products_detail.php?sku=79

i want to buy that mobo for my media centre pc. (going to put it into a NES console - i know it's been done, but i want to do it!)

let me know how it runs TiT plz!

Anyone got an NSK2480 case? I'm thinking of buying one of these for my HTPC.

If he has an nvidia card make sure he has the latest drivers, or whatever other manufacturer it maybe

I'm thinking of the two below as a media centre, the asrock is much cheaper but no wireless

http://www.asrock.com/nettop/spec/ION%20330.asp

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/

I've almost given up on 7 MCE.

I think it's because I run 64bit. I have to get 64 bit drivers which screw up a bit and I've been noticing the dreaded windows slow down more and more lately. You know, the more you do/play the slower it runs after time. My desktop running 7 and my laptop media centre has been getting slower and slower.

I might, as Ticman suggested, put on 32bit 7 on the MCE and see how it goes. The annoying thing is it took me a lot of screwing around to get it to run HD well, then it just started getting choppy etc.

think I had that too Syco with a 720p video ... couldnt figure out what that slowdown was so just used xbmc

Oh, by 64 bit drivers I meant 64 bit codecs sorry. I blame Makers Mark.

Yep screw 64-bit MCE, it's too much hassle. I junked it and put 32-bit, Shark007 codecs and bought CoreAVC (US14.95) and haven't looked back.

I gave up on mce and mediabrowser. mediaborwser is just shit

I am thinking about Media portal..

Infidel its better to make your own Atom HTPC then buy those asus..

taken from here http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_htpc

PVR-Shamer Bluray Dual Tuner Atom
CPU/Mobo: POV ION N330 DUAL-CORE MINI-ITX M/B $249 the SODIMM version with PCI-e slot
RAM: 2 x 1GB SODIMM DDR2 800MHz $40
HDD: Samsung Ecogreen F2 1Tb $95
Case: Aywun MI-008 mini-ITX with 200W PSU – $58 WxHxD – 220x130x300mm; can accommodate 120mm fan on the side for better and quieter cooling
Optical Drive: LG Bluray combo – $163 downgrade to DVD if building for linux/mythtv
TV Tuner: Dvico Dual Express PCI express $135 linux support, remote control

Total: $740

Man plex wont even fucking load for me

You're like the head noob of using Apple.

I've written a guide for AusGamers about building a 1080p capable media center with the Asrock ION330 and XBMC. Total cost for me was $510.

I think it will get posted sometime next week.

Looking for write on what programs i should use on my media centre

was looking at infidels links and they had this image. what is with the last entry?

haha fuckin oath i am

Mass what program do use through media centre to load your iso etc???