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Vista Mediacenter supported TV tuners... do they work on Business?

Posted: 03-23-2007, 06:00 AM
Noozer
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If I have a TV tuner that is natively supported by Windows Vista Ultimate or
Home Premium for Mediacenter functionality, do the same drivers come with
Vista Business? Will Vista install drivers and I can just install a TV
viewing program?


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Re: Vista Mediacenter supported TV tuners... do they work on Business?
Posted: 03-23-2007, 11:45 AM
Hi,

The business version does not include any of the media center capabilities,
though drivers included in Vista are pretty much the same for all versions.

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"Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message
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> If I have a TV tuner that is natively supported by Windows Vista Ultimate
> or Home Premium for Mediacenter functionality, do the same drivers come
> with Vista Business? Will Vista install drivers and I can just install a
> TV viewing program?
>
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Re: Vista Mediacenter supported TV tuners... do they work on Business?
Posted: 03-23-2007, 08:22 PM
"Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message
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> If I have a TV tuner that is natively supported by Windows Vista Ultimate
> or Home Premium for Mediacenter functionality, do the same drivers come
> with Vista Business? Will Vista install drivers and I can just install a
> TV viewing program?

I think MC uses what are called BDA drivers, and the TV viewing program
won't necessarily use the same type of drivers.

ss.

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Re: Vista Mediacenter supported TV tuners... do they work on Business?
Posted: 03-23-2007, 09:03 PM
Your best bet is probably to install and use the TV viewing program that is
supplied or made available by tuner card vendor. for Vista For example I
use the Hauppauge WinTV viewing program on my Vista Ultimate system for my
Hauppauge MC compatible tuner card.

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message
> news:OMVS%23gQbHHA.1388@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> If I have a TV tuner that is natively supported by Windows Vista Ultimate
>> or Home Premium for Mediacenter functionality, do the same drivers come
>> with Vista Business? Will Vista install drivers and I can just install a
>> TV viewing program?
>
>
> I think MC uses what are called BDA drivers, and the TV viewing program
> won't necessarily use the same type of drivers.
>
> ss.

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