Vista Media Center will not allow me to set up TV tuner

Depending on the make/model of your laptop and on the graphics chip inside
you may need to use the normal graphics setup for two displays instead of a
FnFx combination.
"wanderer13" <wanderer13.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I too have Windows Vista Home Premium and I am trying to connect to my
> Samsung HDTV via a male to male VGA lead. I have tried pressing Fn F5 but
> the
> pc monitor goes blank but doesn't seem to be sending a signal to the TV,
> is
> there something I need to do on my laptop or TV?
> Any help much appreciated
> --
> wanderer13
>
>
> "dpic" wrote:
>
>> I have a ATI TV Wonder 650 pci card. The card worked fine with Xp with
>> ATI's
>> software, but when I try to setup Media Center under Vista it will not
>> allow
>> me to set up the card. I have the card connected via the composite
>> connections of the 650 card. During set-up I get to the place where I
>> get an
>> message that "IR Hardware not detected" and the installation will no
>> longer
>> continue. I can see a picture in the set-up window. But the setup
>> program
>> will not let continue past this point. I have tried different setup
>> configurations, but none allow me to use the composite connection from
>> the
>> ATI card without having the "IR hardware."
>>
>> Any help would greatly appreciated.
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Media Center will not allow me to set up TV tuner 

Also read the PC chapter of your Samsung manual to be sure that the
resolution (of your laptop) that you are trying to send to the TV is one
that it will accept over VGA. Many newer widescreen laptops have 16:10
aspect ratio screens and resolutions which your TV may not accept.
"wanderer13" <wanderer13 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EC8DF733-3765-46A0-B754-C25476E1C837@microsoft.com...
>I too have Windows Vista Home Premium and I am trying to connect to my
> Samsung HDTV via a male to male VGA lead. I have tried pressing Fn F5 but
> the
> pc monitor goes blank but doesn't seem to be sending a signal to the TV,
> is
> there something I need to do on my laptop or TV?
> Any help much appreciated
> --
> wanderer13
>
>
> "dpic" wrote:
>
>> I have a ATI TV Wonder 650 pci card. The card worked fine with Xp with
>> ATI's
>> software, but when I try to setup Media Center under Vista it will not
>> allow
>> me to set up the card. I have the card connected via the composite
>> connections of the 650 card. During set-up I get to the place where I
>> get an
>> message that "IR Hardware not detected" and the installation will no
>> longer
>> continue. I can see a picture in the set-up window. But the setup
>> program
>> will not let continue past this point. I have tried different setup
>> configurations, but none allow me to use the composite connection from
>> the
>> ATI card without having the "IR hardware."
>>
>> Any help would greatly appreciated.
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Media Center will not allow me to set up TV tuner 

I have the exact same problem right now.. I have two freaking ir devices, but
they are in storage... and it won't let me skip the ir, to finish the
config... Dammed annoying... I don't have access to storage right now, just
to get a damned receiver... Freaking silly... Why would it not just let you
SKIP that step???? I don't plan on changing the channel with media center
anyway.....

GRRRR..... Is there NO Config file, or INI setting that I can change, simply
to tell media center to use my SVIDEO input, instead of the built in tuner???

Even Being able to manually config a File, would be acceptable...
Jeasus...


"Jason Tsang" wrote:

> Unfortunately, that's not how it works in Media Center.
>
> Media Center needs to be able to control the set top box. The whole premise
> behind it is that it will do all the channel changing for you (i.e.
> unattended).
>
>
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>
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> "dpic" <dpic RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:174935A0-3873-44C1-BBC0-A600E85BA220@microsoft.com...
> >
> > Thanks for the response, Jaime. I use the remote that came with the sat
> > receiver, so I don't need the IR Blaster. For unattended recording I
> > merely
> > set my channel and use the composite input for recording. This is the way
> > it
> > worked under Xp with ATI software. I simply don't need anymore hardware.
> > The card works fine as it--except for the fact Media Center will not allow
> > me
> > to set up the card. It's just that ATI software isn't ready for Vista
> > yet,
> > and I need to use Media Center.
> >
> > I don't understand why Media Center is requiring hardware that isn't
> > required for the TV to work properly;.
>
>
>
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On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:55:01 -0700, Kindred Industrialite <Kindred
Industrialite.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have the exact same problem right now.. I have two freaking ir devices, but
>they are in storage... and it won't let me skip the ir, to finish the
>config... Dammed annoying... I don't have access to storage right now, just
>to get a damned receiver... Freaking silly... Why would it not just let you
>SKIP that step???? I don't plan on changing the channel with media center
>anyway.....
>
>GRRRR..... Is there NO Config file, or INI setting that I can change, simply
>to tell media center to use my SVIDEO input, instead of the built in tuner???
>
>Even Being able to manually config a File, would be acceptable...
>Jeasus...

This must be in the Top Three Most Popular Questions on this forum & the answer
as always the same. If you have a Set Top Box then you need a IR
remote/receiver/bug combo to control the STB otherwise how is Media Center to
change channels for unattended recording?

You say that you don't plan on changing the channel with media center so I am
wondering why you want to hook the STB up to Media Center in any case. However
if you really want to & if the STB has an RF out then you can use coaxial cable
to connect that to the antenna input of your TV tuner card.
--

Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
MCE MVP
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