MyHD MDP-130 - Page 398

Did you try the card substitution that you mentioned before? I'm afraid that the circumstances are sounding more and more like a card failure.

I tried the old card with no success. I've got a crazy thought that I'll pursue tomorrow. If I sort this out I'll pm you.

Allen,

If you have an old hard drive and an XP install disk, I think it would be worth your time to try a fresh XP install on the old disk and then just install the MyHD software. At least this would eliminate software as the culprit and narrow it down to a hardware issue.

Also, it can't hurt to reset your motherboard's BIOS settings to the defaults. Perhaps something got screwed up with your MB's resource assignments.

-Dave

Intuitively obvious to someone. Put the original card into a different PCI slot, installed the driver and all is now OK. Knew/know that if and when the MYHD card goes so goes an enjoyable way to watch TV.

I don't think it would be too hard to find a used one .

-Dave

Hmm...maybe the PCI socket has gone kaput?

All,

Finally got a Quad Core, 64 Bit, Win 7 machine and I cannot get MyHD mdp-130 to install. No matter the compatibility settings nor the fact that I run as administrator seems to impact the fact that when I look in the device manager, it indicates no driver installed (though it appears to see both the card and the USB device). Anybody have any thoughts? Hope I didn't miss something here or in the FAQ.

Thanks in Advance!
B

What part of "No 64-bit Driver" don't you understand?

You can't run MyHD on 64-bit Windows of any flavor.

P.S.: And to forestall your next question, you can't run MyHD under a VM that's using 64-bit Windows either.

But can I run it under VM in 64 Bit... just kidding. Guess the part I didn't understand was the part when it was mentioned. Good thing I have HDHR and a decent video card!!! Thanks for the quick reply!

Would anybody like to buy a MyHD mdp-130?

Do you have the DVI daughter card? If so, how much do you want for the pair?

I would also buy the daughtercard for $100.00.

[movie paraphrase]

I don't need no stinking daughtercard!

Really, now that I seem to be getting along better with the icefilms.info listing site that links to 2Shared and Megauploads and running the results in Linux rather than WMP9 and 2000. The same goes for things like Torchwood that landed from the CBC to pay TV up here. I can't stream without stuttervision, so waiting for a download is worth it...someone else does the work so no commercials.

I only have the one evening now where there is a three-way conflict so now I just download "The Big Bang Theory". There was a two night conflict but CBS cancelled Ghost Whisperer and Numbers and I refuse to watch their new Friday line-up [though the last I heard Flashpoint remains the mid-season second bench player]. So at this point buying a Fusion doesn't make economic sense to me. It did at one point when our dollar soared above the US but now its slightly below. It might still be worth it if DC is still selling MDP-130s at the current price point to get one or two as spares, which I might do in the middle of 2011.

I still say it depends a lot on the antenna, the results you get and a mix of Tropo/humidity.

What's the big deal with DVI anyhow? both my nVidia based cards have it and I hadn't noticed any difference in the desktop and could you really tell [be honest] on a TV show at full screen?

I don't have the room yet to try one monitor with DVI from the 9600 or 8600 GTS cards and the VGA out from the 130s to another or even try to the same one. I'm mainly concentrating on keeping the roof over my head right now.

DVI can simplify the connections and operations. A lot of people like to run only one cable (HDMI) from receiver to TV and leave the TV on that one input. This requires, in many cases, a DVI or HDMI output from the computer.

All my HD sources (Blu-ray, D-VHS D-Theater®, Diamond 9000HD satellite receiver, HTPC, MDP-120/130s ) have HDMI or DVI (and optical audio) outputs that feed a Zektor switcher which feeds a JVC video projector and Outlaw Audio processor. Simplifies cabling and ensures the best pic and sound possible.

Did you get a response from bjlauder? I sent bjlauder a PM telling the person they had a response from me posted here.

I currently have two MyHD 130's in a HTPC and an office PC. I'm going to build another one to setup for just recording OTA HD. Is there a better tuner card out right now than the older MyHD's? This is an old P4 setup so it's not up to today's PC standards for speed, plus I might add a few CCTV cameras to a Avermedia tuner card so the two could tax the CPU.

For OTA DTV, almost any current tuner will outperform the old MDP-130. If you're looking just to record, as you say, then the HD Homerun tuners are a good bet.

So the HD Home run could be setup to auto record programs and then viewed back on a PC or networked media player? I assume they are not PC based tuners, just a STB.

Wendell,

I was not contacted at all by anyone.

lovebaum:
If you are a cable/FIOS premium subscriber you may want to wait on an HD Homerun Prime. Will be pricier than an HD Homerun (cable card rental, original cost and no OTA) but with its three outlets (to Windows 7 boxes) and your own storage) at least you may be overall better off with your own networked equipment instead of renting DVR/STBs from cable co.

I'm pretty sure I also have an MDP130 and daughter card laying around if anyone is interested.

Yes.
No, they are PC-based (but are connected via Ethernet rather than being installed inside). The HDHR Ethernet connection may be either to your LAN (in which case any PC on that LAN may access them) or a private connection to the recording PC.

CW_EPG knows how to schedule them for recordings alongside of MyHD and Fusion tuners.

Ralph: He did say "OTA recordings", not cable.

Sorry folks... work's kept me busy. I was stupid and didn't get the daughter card when they were more plentiful. That said, I am holding on to MyHD. I'm planning a 32 bit system for the bedroom! Sounds like some other folks would be willing to sell.

Thanks,
B

On the old P4 that I have connected to my home theatre, I have a MyHD card. I couldn't get any of the other cards I tried to record OTA HD broadcasts with any reliability. They put too much of a tax on the CPU.

Herman, something was wrong with your method. Recording HDTV is not particularly taxing no matter what tuner you use. Playback of HDTV, OTOH, is taxing with software-based players, unlike with hardware-based ones such as MyHD.

Oh, that's my mistake then. I noticed errors during playback and assumed it was due to faulty recordings.

Herman Trevilino:
Let me add my vote for the combination of a MyHD card in an older, slower computer (which you already have), a SiliconDust HDHomeRun dual tuner connected on your LAN and CW_EPG software to schedule recordings from all three tuners. CW_EPG is free but requires a very reasonable $20/year subscription to a guide service. If you set the recording priority of the MyHD card lower than that of the HDHR tuners, it'll only be used to resolve conflicts and otherwise be available for playback. So you can play an old show while recording two others. One neat trick is that the MyHD can play a show while it's still being recorded from the HDHR, effectively giving you timeshift without any of the usual drawbacks.

The forum on the SiliconDust website is very active and problems are quickly responded to by the developers. If you're considering the HDHR, check out NewEgg's Black Friday pricing on it. I just may get another one myself.

I feel compelled to point out the HDHR sale at Digital Connection, who not only support AVS Forum users directly via Kei Clark's helpful posts, but also support CW_EPG right on their product pages. They have currently a very good deal on the HDHR dual-tuner model.

Will the HDHomerun be able to record even without a PC turned on within the network? I normally record all of the OTA to a few NAS drives on my network. I agree playback on an old PC is taxing unless its a hardware based card like the MyHD's. Are there any other hardware based tuner cards out?

This is the wrong place to be asking detailed questions about HDHR, but the short answer is: Not using the currently available software, which is PC based. I have two units connected in different ways here, and each of those requires only one PC to be running during a recording. I record to the internal HDD in those PCs so that the rest of my LAN gear can be all, or mostly all, powered off. One HDHR is connected directly to a second NIC so the PC and HDHR are all that needs to be powered. The other HDHR is connected to the LAN via a gigbit switch that also connects the recording PC. In that case the 3 boxes are all that needs power during recordings. (In both cases I have the HDHR's power connected via a smart strip that senses when the PC is on, so the tuners don't run 24/7)

With the appropriate NAS-resident software and a direct connection, you could have only a NAS and the HDHR powered for recordings, but AFAIK such software hasn't been written.

Oh, and the only hw-based HDTV tuner cards that I'm aware of are even older than the MDP-130.