Comments on: My CableCARD tuner is causing me lots of grief http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/ How good can it be, if it isn't HD? Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:04:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: links for 2008-04-22 | MyHTPC.TV http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-720 links for 2008-04-22 | MyHTPC.TV Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:07:16 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-720 [...] My CableCARD tuner is causing me lots of grief - Ben Drawbaugh Ever since I installed my CableCARD tuner every morning when I turn the TV on after being off all night, there is a just a black screen (TV indicates it’s receiving a 1080p signal). (tags: CableCARD HTPC Windows Vista MediaCenter) [...] [...] My CableCARD tuner is causing me lots of grief – Ben Drawbaugh Ever since I installed my CableCARD tuner every morning when I turn the TV on after being off all night, there is a just a black screen (TV indicates it’s receiving a 1080p signal). (tags: CableCARD HTPC Windows Vista MediaCenter) [...]

]]> By: » One CableCARD problem down, one to go » Ben Drawbaugh http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-686 » One CableCARD problem down, one to go » Ben Drawbaugh Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:40:22 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-686 [...] ’cause once again he’s helped out a fellow blogger on their quest to making Vista work. He left a comment in my original post, that helped me realize that configuring Vista’s Power setting to never [...] [...] ’cause once again he’s helped out a fellow blogger on their quest to making Vista work. He left a comment in my original post, that helped me realize that configuring Vista’s Power setting to never [...]

]]> By: Ed Bott http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Ed Bott Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:19:13 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-684 BobsledX is correct. The optimization option just restarts the Media Center services in the middle of the night, as long as they're not doing any work, like recording a TV program. BobsledX is correct. The optimization option just restarts the Media Center services in the middle of the night, as long as they’re not doing any work, like recording a TV program.

]]> By: BobsledX http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-683 BobsledX Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:52:46 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-683 Sorry about the spelling m'keys are stiiiiking. Sorry about the spelling m’keys are stiiiiking.

]]> By: BobsledX http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-682 BobsledX Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:51:17 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-682 Don't quote me on this but I am pretty sure optimization is more or less a VMC refresh that sheduduled during a none use time. My best gues is in setups like yours and mine where VMC is on and running all of the time I think it causes problems. Don’t quote me on this but I am pretty sure optimization is more or less a VMC refresh that sheduduled during a none use time. My best gues is in setups like yours and mine where VMC is on and running all of the time I think it causes problems.

]]> By: Project HTPC » Blog Archive » links for 2008-04-22 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Project HTPC » Blog Archive » links for 2008-04-22 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:40:33 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-681 [...] My CableCARD tuner is causing me lots of grief - Ben Drawbaugh Ever since I installed my CableCARD tuner every morning when I turn the TV on after being off all night, there is a just a black screen (TV indicates it’s receiving a 1080p signal). (tags: CableCARD HTPC Windows Vista MediaCenter) [...] [...] My CableCARD tuner is causing me lots of grief – Ben Drawbaugh Ever since I installed my CableCARD tuner every morning when I turn the TV on after being off all night, there is a just a black screen (TV indicates it’s receiving a 1080p signal). (tags: CableCARD HTPC Windows Vista MediaCenter) [...]

]]> By: Ben Drawbaugh http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Ben Drawbaugh Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:18:26 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-680 Dave, Yes the card is plugged directly into the TV, no dongle, no receiver, nothing. <br> I believe the problem is that the TV is off and I had the power settings in windows set to never turn off the display, so after I'd turn off the TV, HDCP would fail. <br> Yesterday I set the power settings to turn off the display after 5 minutes. It obviously can't turn the display off since it doesn't support HDMI-CEC, but the video card will at least think it's off. <br> This morning, was the first morning since installing the CC tuner that the screen wasn't black. I'll give it a few more mornings before I'm convinced that did it. Dave,
Yes the card is plugged directly into the TV, no dongle, no receiver, nothing.

I believe the problem is that the TV is off and I had the power settings in windows set to never turn off the display, so after I’d turn off the TV, HDCP would fail.

Yesterday I set the power settings to turn off the display after 5 minutes. It obviously can’t turn the display off since it doesn’t support HDMI-CEC, but the video card will at least think it’s off.

This morning, was the first morning since installing the CC tuner that the screen wasn’t black. I’ll give it a few more mornings before I’m convinced that did it.

]]> By: Ben Drawbaugh http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Ben Drawbaugh Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:15:31 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-679 BobsedX, Interesting, what does it do anyways? BobsedX,
Interesting, what does it do anyways?

]]> By: Dave Wright http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Dave Wright Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:37:14 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-677 From the error message it seems like you may be having HDCP issues. Does your ATI go direct to the TV or to the receiver? I have had some issues myself with the ATI drivers acting screwy when I power off my receiver. The ATI drivers would lose the HDCP handshake and disable all video. I would up getting around this by adding an old PCI video card to my PC. It does nothing other than serve as my backup video. Windows seems to activate it automatically when the HDMI goes offline. From the error message it seems like you may be having HDCP issues.

Does your ATI go direct to the TV or to the receiver?

I have had some issues myself with the ATI drivers acting screwy when I power off my receiver. The ATI drivers would lose the HDCP handshake and disable all video.

I would up getting around this by adding an old PCI video card to my PC. It does nothing other than serve as my backup video. Windows seems to activate it automatically when the HDMI goes offline.

]]> By: BobsledX http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-673 BobsledX Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:04:14 +0000 http://bjdraw.com/2008/04/21/my-cablecard-tuner-is-causing-me-lots-of-grief/#comment-673 Ben, I have a similar setup to yours, different PC, but same tuner setup. Anyway, I had to turn off optimization to keep VMC from crashing overnight. Ben, I have a similar setup to yours, different PC, but same tuner setup. Anyway, I had to turn off optimization to keep VMC from crashing overnight.

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