On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:04:24 -0700, XS11E <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com>
wrote:
>Alexander Arnakis <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I'm using an HVR-1800 PCIe card with Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit).
>> Works well. I have to say, though, that the latest Hauppauge TV
>> application (version 7) is buggy.
>
>I have the same card but in 64 bit Win7 and the WinTV works so much
>better than Media center that I use it exclusively! I don't know what
>your problem might be but you could try running the hcwclear.exe file
>and then rebooting and re-installing, see if that helps?
I tried everything but WinTV 7 just kept freezing up and crashing.
After reading negative reviews online, I finally gave up on it. WinTV
6 works OK, but it has an ugly interface (it was supposed to be
skinable but they never got around to making alternate skins). Windows
Media Center works fine with the card, especially after I applied
Microsoft's two "hot fixes" (details on the Hauppauge website).
In general, Hauppauge has a reputation for lousy software support for
their products. It didn't use to be this way. It seems that recently
they're not devoting many resources to software development.