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USB TV tuner hardware or software issue
I am trying to run Intex USB Tv Tuner device on Windows 7.
I had installed its driver and application (honestech TVR 3.0). From the control panel, I can see that the driver is installed successfully ...
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Watch TV without using Media Center
I have a DELL Studio XPS 1640 with an inbuilt TV Tuner.
The only problem is I have to use Windows Media Center to watch TV. Is it possible to set up VLC Player or some other player that can allow me ...
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I set my TV to 'extend' my laptop and to be primary display but
I set my TV to 'extend' my laptop screen and to be the primary display, but the TV won't display the primary duplicate display - I'm left with a laptop which just shows an area of blank screen.
I can'...
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Computer won't hook up to TV through HDMI
I have an Athlon based Asus motherboard with built in ATI 4500. I tried connecting it to my Samsung pn58c8000 through HDMI with no other monitor hooked up. It shows post on the TV and if I go into the ...
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Htpc connected to two rooms
My setup is like this:
in the living room I have an htpc, plasma (vga and dvi connections directly to the htpc), reciever (connected via optic, no hdmi :( but connected to an awesome set of speakers). ...
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No TV-Out on Windows 7 with Nvidia Geforce 9400GT
I have Windows 7 x64 and a Nvidia Geforce 9400GT video card. I have connected my TV (SANSUI LCT40SD SAKURA) to my computer/video card with S-Video.
When I try to set up multiple displays in Nvidia ...
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What is the meaning of the two different recording icons used in Windows 7 Media Center?
I am using Windows 7 Media Center with a digital TV tuner. If I am watching live TV and then use the mouse to bring up the control buttons at the bottom of the screen and press the record button once, ...
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How to record tv to network share with Windows Media Center?
Well, you would think that Windows 7's new MediaCenter would be up to the task of recording your TV to a network share/drive. Too bad, it looks like it's just not possible.
I have a windows 2008 R2 ...
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How can I stop my laptop display from flickering when I connect my TV?
I have a laptop with an HDMI output port running Vista, and an HDTV with HDMI input ports. The laptop is set to extend its desktop onto a second monitor. When I connect the computer to the TV with ...
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NVIDIA secondary display problem on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
All of this was working fine on Windows XP Professional SP3. I just installed Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and it doesn't work anymore.
My video card is an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT. I have a plain old ...
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Windows 7 - Can't get my TV working as primary display with nVidia 7900GS
I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 RTM (from MSDN) on my HTPC, which is connected to a 42" Magnavox LCD TV via component cables to my nVidia 7900GS.
Everything was fine through the installation ...
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Upgrade Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium - will I lose recorded TV?
I'm seriously considering upgrading to Windows 7 on release, especially now that the UK price for doing so is actually reasonable for once, but am worried about losing the ~600GB of TV that I have ...
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Windows 7 as a media center PC using a tv tuner with Vista drivers?
I'd like to take the windows 7 RC and run it as a media center PC to record TV. Assuming my TV tuner has vista drivers will this work?
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