sir-t165 to PC ? ?

Rick,


My T165 just shipped from TvAuthority today (one of the

AVS sponsers). $577 with free shipping, but I ordered it

in early August.


As for the PC connection, any thoughts on how to get

around the lack of a Windows XP AV/C Tuner driver?


Ron

Ron,


I got one on order from Soundcity (got the $499 deal). I've been temped to jump and get it somewhere else, but everytime I want to, they seem to be out. Oh well. They seem to think I'll get mine in the next shipment.


As for the lack of a driver, I figured that I'd give creating one a shot. There is a very nice example driver (that doesn't really do anything) in the Windows XP DDK. I figure armed with that, the AV/C Tuner spec, my 1394 sniffer and some luck I should be able to come up with something. Heck, DVHSTool started because I was having trouble with DStream.


Who knows, they may even add a driver to DX9 before I get done.


--Rick

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Awesome! BTW, the folks over in the DVD hardware forum

are needing a driver for the Panasonic HS2 DVD recorder

(and other DVD recorders with 1394 DV input) so that they

can send it a DV bitstream from the PC.


Not to put more work on your plate, but I'm thinking

once you figure out one driver, you'll be able to

create other drivers fairly easily (that are needed

as new 1394 devices hit the streets).


Ron

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I have a Sony 34XBR2 here that I could try the same

trick on. Results later.


Ron

I think I see the problem. Windows XP recognizes the

34XBR2 as a Sony device. When I go to Sound, video

and game controllers to select a driver, there's no

JVC Tape Device to select. Just some game port controllers.


I believe it has to do with how up to specification

the device Config ROM is. If the Config ROM is an

older version or non-existent, then Windows XP let's

you install anything. If the Config ROM is a nice up

to specification one, it knows what drivers are really

available, and doesn't allow just anything.


We saw this here at work. If we use an old junky Config

ROM that I stole from a DVCam and changed a few fields

in, Windows XP allows any driver to be installed. When

we use our nice up to date Config ROM, Windows XP doesn't

allow installing the JVC tape driver.


I'll bet the Config ROM on the 169time is not up to

specification, and allows any driver to be installed.


Is there any way to absolutely force the JVC tape driver

to load?


Ron

I've just plugged a T165 (not mine, still waiting

for that one) into Windows XP. As expected, it's

shows up as an AV/C tuner. I was able to select

the JVC tape driver, but it failed with the error

message "This device cannot start. (Code 10)".


I tried an archive from DVHSTool just for grins, and it

complained with "DVHSTool failed to find IID_IFileSource

Filter Interface"


Ron

Any updates on this ?


I'm torn between getting a TS-165 and using my Dish for

non-OTA or getting a TS-160 and switching to DirecTV.


The ability to timeshift using the TS-165 is huge, but I don't

have the urge to run out and buy a JVC 30K. PC timeshifting

via 1394 would be amazing.


Just wondering if anyone made any progress...


Thanks,

Mark