Re: ATI TV Wonder

"Vista Ready" is not a brand... it's a certification.

"Christopher -- 330" <Christopher330@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> I'm sure we have some readers from the Microsoft organization... If you're
> not one of them, I wasn't talking to you, please don't be offended.
>
> ATi Defines Vista Ready or any product release as: we'll do our best to
> have a driver ready. Historically they've fallen short in making their
> non
> GPU products useable by microsoft operating systems. My focus was to
> bring
> the attention on "Vista Ready" which is a microsoft brand.. not ATI.
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>

>> This is not MS. This is only a user-to-user self help group.
>> You should email or call ATI and ask them how they define Vista Ready.
>>
>> "Christopher -- 330" <Christopher330@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:0472E888-B86B-447B-BE75-4F03AA4FAC61@microsoft.com...

>> > What is the requirement for a vendor to state a product is Vista Ready?
>> > ATI
>> > labels its TV Wonder line Vista Ready and ATI tested, But has no
>> > drivers,
>> > not
>> > even Betas for this product on the Vista RTM.
>> >
>> > Does VISTA READY mean... "Eventually we will have a driver for Vista"
>> > or
>> > that there is a tested and released driver... Perhaps you guys at MS
>> > need
>> > to
>> > police some branding issues.

>>

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206...1.100.3.2.html

Same drivers for Radeon and AIW/TV Wonder cards.

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"Christopher -- 330" <Christopher330@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> What is the requirement for a vendor to state a product is Vista Ready?
> ATI
> labels its TV Wonder line Vista Ready and ATI tested, But has no drivers,
> not
> even Betas for this product on the Vista RTM.
>
> Does VISTA READY mean... "Eventually we will have a driver for Vista" or
> that there is a tested and released driver... Perhaps you guys at MS need
> to
> police some branding issues.

Ignore that second link. Just find the Release notes link on the software
download page. Has list of all supported products.

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"Jane C" <jellybean@NOSPAMxjgarage.org> wrote in message
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> http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html
>
> https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206...1.100.3.2.html
>
> Same drivers for Radeon and AIW/TV Wonder cards.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> "Christopher -- 330" <Christopher330@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:0472E888-B86B-447B-BE75-4F03AA4FAC61@microsoft.com...

>> What is the requirement for a vendor to state a product is Vista Ready?
>> ATI
>> labels its TV Wonder line Vista Ready and ATI tested, But has no drivers,
>> not
>> even Betas for this product on the Vista RTM.
>>
>> Does VISTA READY mean... "Eventually we will have a driver for Vista" or
>> that there is a tested and released driver... Perhaps you guys at MS
>> need to
>> police some branding issues.

>

I've got an ATI TV Wonder Pro card. ATI's site only lists drivers for my
card for W2K, but I've got it running on XP. Vista HCL says it is supported
but not logoed yet. Time'll tell, I guess. Probably not much help, but I
guess the only way to really know is to throw the card into a Vista box and
see what happens... :-(

Lang


"Christopher -- 330" <Christopher330@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:0472E888-B86B-447B-BE75-4F03AA4FAC61@microsoft.com...

> What is the requirement for a vendor to state a product is Vista Ready?
> ATI
> labels its TV Wonder line Vista Ready and ATI tested, But has no drivers,
> not
> even Betas for this product on the Vista RTM.
>
> Does VISTA READY mean... "Eventually we will have a driver for Vista" or
> that there is a tested and released driver... Perhaps you guys at MS need
> to
> police some branding issues.

I was just told by ATI that drivers that make the tv or all in wonder cards
come from MICROSOFT not ATI. I have an all in wonder that has vista drivers
i got at the web site but no tv tuner drivers. I too read and was told it
was Vista compatible. So i dont know if im waiting around for Microsoft or
ati or never for a driver to come out. All know is i beta tested XP 6
months before it came out ... i didnt have these kinda compatibility issues.

"Lang Murphy" wrote:

> I've got an ATI TV Wonder Pro card. ATI's site only lists drivers for my
> card for W2K, but I've got it running on XP. Vista HCL says it is supported
> but not logoed yet. Time'll tell, I guess. Probably not much help, but I
> guess the only way to really know is to throw the card into a Vista box and
> see what happens... :-(
>
> Lang
>
>
> "Christopher -- 330" <Christopher330@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:0472E888-B86B-447B-BE75-4F03AA4FAC61@microsoft.com...

> > What is the requirement for a vendor to state a product is Vista Ready?
> > ATI
> > labels its TV Wonder line Vista Ready and ATI tested, But has no drivers,
> > not
> > even Betas for this product on the Vista RTM.
> >
> > Does VISTA READY mean... "Eventually we will have a driver for Vista" or
> > that there is a tested and released driver... Perhaps you guys at MS need
> > to
> > police some branding issues.

>

After really reading through and talking to ATI and calling them I realized,
there cards are all not HDTV ready really. If i were to hook up a hd cable
box or sat tuner to it. This year or this month even arent all tv
manufacters required to put out HD complient products? Does or why doesnt
this apply to companies putting out analog tv tuner cards??

"Christopher -- 330" wrote:

> What is the requirement for a vendor to state a product is Vista Ready? ATI
> labels its TV Wonder line Vista Ready and ATI tested, But has no drivers, not
> even Betas for this product on the Vista RTM.
>
> Does VISTA READY mean... "Eventually we will have a driver for Vista" or
> that there is a tested and released driver... Perhaps you guys at MS need to
> police some branding issues.

No manufactures have any requirment to put out HD only complient products.
The only requirement is that all TVs shipped into the US or across state
borders are now required to have digial tuners.
All digital broadcasts are not in HD resolutions and in fact most are in
good old SD 480i resolution.
However, all HD broadcasts are in digital formats.
"thxheynow" <thxheynow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> After really reading through and talking to ATI and calling them I
> realized,
> there cards are all not HDTV ready really. If i were to hook up a hd
> cable
> box or sat tuner to it. This year or this month even arent all tv
> manufacters required to put out HD complient products? Does or why doesnt
> this apply to companies putting out analog tv tuner cards??
>
> "Christopher -- 330" wrote:
>

>> What is the requirement for a vendor to state a product is Vista Ready?
>> ATI
>> labels its TV Wonder line Vista Ready and ATI tested, But has no drivers,
>> not
>> even Betas for this product on the Vista RTM.
>>
>> Does VISTA READY mean... "Eventually we will have a driver for Vista" or
>> that there is a tested and released driver... Perhaps you guys at MS
>> need to
>> police some branding issues.

Well standards or not what i ment was I was surprised that most tv
tuner cards arent ready to go for plugging hd cable boxes into to watch on a
hd pc monitor. I would have assumed that change over started when hd
monitors came out.

"JW" wrote:

> No manufactures have any requirment to put out HD only complient products.
> The only requirement is that all TVs shipped into the US or across state
> borders are now required to have digial tuners.
> All digital broadcasts are not in HD resolutions and in fact most are in
> good old SD 480i resolution.
> However, all HD broadcasts are in digital formats.
> "thxheynow" <thxheynow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news409C3C6-3782-4CD6-8257-D33D03116175@microsoft.com...

> > After really reading through and talking to ATI and calling them I
> > realized,
> > there cards are all not HDTV ready really. If i were to hook up a hd
> > cable
> > box or sat tuner to it. This year or this month even arent all tv
> > manufacters required to put out HD complient products? Does or why doesnt
> > this apply to companies putting out analog tv tuner cards??
> >
> > "Christopher -- 330" wrote:
> >

> >> What is the requirement for a vendor to state a product is Vista Ready?
> >> ATI
> >> labels its TV Wonder line Vista Ready and ATI tested, But has no drivers,
> >> not
> >> even Betas for this product on the Vista RTM.
> >>
> >> Does VISTA READY mean... "Eventually we will have a driver for Vista" or
> >> that there is a tested and released driver... Perhaps you guys at MS
> >> need to
> >> police some branding issues.

>
>
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