help installing 2nd tuner

[mjryan86]

I've been using sage tv for a while with my adaptec videoh PCI card, with no problems, it works great.

I recently got a hauppauge 250. I installed the card and the software on the cd it came with. using the software it came with it seems to work fine(wintv2000).

But when I run SAGETv It doesn't seem to see the card. I go to the setup and add new source and nothing. well my old card is still there but no new sources. Is there somthing else I need to do / install to get sage tv to see the other card.

Under the widows device controller it shows two things listed for hauppauge ones a hauppauge win/tv 878/9 VFW video driver and the other is a hauppauge win/tv 878/9 VFW aux driver. both are showing as working.
The number on the card it self is NTSC 45231 Rev D733 this is located on top of the tuner I belive.


Thanks for any help given.
mjryan86

[mls]

Based on what you say it installed for drivers, the card is not a PVR-250. It's one of their other WinTV cards that does not have built in hardware encoding. As such, it wouldn't show up in SageTV's list to add as a tuner.

If the box says it should be a PVR-250 (model 980) then someone mixed up packaging. Then I'd say return it for exchange.

Side Note: VFW (Video For Windows) drivers are used for capturing to avi files, nomally not usefull for MPEG encoding/recording.

[stanger89]

Does it look like this:


That's a WinTV PVR-PCI (Model 880). If you can return it, do, the 250 is WAY better than the 880 (I have both), and the 880 isn't supported by Sage.

[mjryan86]

Thanks for the reply. I got the card second hand so I'm going to double check about the model. I checked the happauge web site nd the 250 card did not look the same as the one I have.
The card i have has a combo tv and FM tuner on it. a line in, line out and a svideo in and that the only other inputs/outputs.
some of the chip numbers are
conexant
25878-13

altera
flex
epf6016atc144-3

I'm going to check with my friend tonight a work about the card type. but if anyone else knows what model this is I would like a second option about it. and is this card worth $50. or should I get my money back?

[mjryan86]

I just saw the previous post thanks thats the card and i do belive I'm going to return it.

[stanger89]

Seeing that you can get the PVR150 for about $75, the PVR-PCI isn't worth $50.