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MadFishMatt

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Since: Mar 24, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:01 pm
Post subject: IR Hardware Not Detected Error as well
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I have a WinTV-500 PVR dual tuner card. Attached to this is a Motorola set
top box provided by Comcast. I have the IR cable stuck to the front of the
Motorola STB right where the IR sensor is located. I am getting through the
set up until it looks for the IR hardware and then I get not detected. I have
swapped out the cables just to make sure that the IR control cables aren't
defective. Anybody else having these issues and know of a work around? I also
have a Motorola HDTV box in one of my other rooms and thought of swapping
them just to see if works with that box; however, I find that to be a useless
solution since HD isn't supported in MCE. Any help would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks!

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MadFishMatt

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:59 am
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The problem is solved... You have to have a DVD Decoder installed. I didn't
realize that one was not installed but once I did this the problem corrected
itself. Hope this helps anyone else out there having the same issue.

"MadFishMatt" wrote:

> I have a WinTV-500 PVR dual tuner card. Attached to this is a Motorola set
> top box provided by Comcast. I have the IR cable stuck to the front of the
> Motorola STB right where the IR sensor is located. I am getting through the
> set up until it looks for the IR hardware and then I get not detected. I have
> swapped out the cables just to make sure that the IR control cables aren't
> defective. Anybody else having these issues and know of a work around? I also
> have a Motorola HDTV box in one of my other rooms and thought of swapping
> them just to see if works with that box; however, I find that to be a useless
> solution since HD isn't supported in MCE. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated. Thanks!

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Hal15

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Since: Aug 29, 2004
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 5:24 pm
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Please pardon me for asking, however what does a DVD Decoder have to do with
the IR sensor being recognized by the PC? I, too, am receiving the same
error message that the IR hardware is not being found. Where can I find the
DVD Decoder please?
Thanks,
Hal

"MadFishMatt" wrote:

> The problem is solved... You have to have a DVD Decoder installed. I didn't
> realize that one was not installed but once I did this the problem corrected
> itself. Hope this helps anyone else out there having the same issue.
>
> "MadFishMatt" wrote:
>
> > I have a WinTV-500 PVR dual tuner card. Attached to this is a Motorola set
> > top box provided by Comcast. I have the IR cable stuck to the front of the
> > Motorola STB right where the IR sensor is located. I am getting through the
> > set up until it looks for the IR hardware and then I get not detected. I have
> > swapped out the cables just to make sure that the IR control cables aren't
> > defective. Anybody else having these issues and know of a work around? I also
> > have a Motorola HDTV box in one of my other rooms and thought of swapping
> > them just to see if works with that box; however, I find that to be a useless
> > solution since HD isn't supported in MCE. Any help would be greatly
> > appreciated. Thanks!
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Nigel Barker

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Since: May 01, 2005
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:21 am
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On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 17:25:36 +0530, xyz1 <xyz1.2uqoni.RemoveThis@DoNotSpam.com> wrote:

>
>Nigel Barker;3059296 Wrote:
>> On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 04:35:35 +0530, xyz1 <xyz1.2upojh.RemoveThis@DoNotSpam.com>
>> wrote:
>> [color=blue]
>> How do you propose changing channels for unattended recordings?
>>
>
>First of all , may I say that while Cote d'Azur may be hot and sunny,
>the weather's also wonderful right now in Cambridgeshire.

But for how long?Smile

>I'm not planning to do any unattended recordings on the PC as Sky Plus
>is so user-friendly; I have no reason to use anything else. I bought
>this PC for my child to play PC games and the TV aspect would just be a
>bonus - if I can get it to work. Unfortunately I can't even get it to
>play Vampire Bloodlines as I reckon my Relisys monitor's not up to it
>(30ms response rate has gone out with steam engines)!
>
>Have you any suggestions as to how to get my PC to show TV programs via
>the co-ax connection? Would I have to go out and buy a Windows MC
>remote? Or maybe I need to shell out for a dvd decoder as a post
>suggested elsewhere.

Just setup the TV in media Center & say that you are using 'antenna'. You will not then need a
remote but of course you will only be able to view & record whatever the person who has the digibox
remote has decided.

Did you buy the Media center ready made or did you roll your own? If the latter then you will need
an MPEG2/DVD decoder to watch TV or indeed to watch DVD. If this isn't a DIY job then whoever you
bought it from will have installed an MPEG2/DVD decoder.
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Cheers

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