You Say>>>It initially seemed like a bad tuner because, after a while I
notice
that I could lose my TV signal if I bumped the tuner, and later on, from
the vibration of me putting a mug down on the same table it sat on.
Time to Buy a New One <<<
and we help with it <<,,Hmm
"concentric" <> wrote in message
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>
> Dell Inspiron E1705
> Laptop
> Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 3
> 1.85 gigahertz Intel Core Due
> 64 kilobyte primary memory cache
> 2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
>
> Dell
> Model: Angel USB TV tuner
> Dell Label P/N: X9844
>
> When I first got my laptop, I never used the Angel tuner that I ordered
> with it from Dell.
> I started using it a couple of years ago and, at first, it worked
> fine.
> The clarity was disappointing compared to the clarity of large sized
> image files viewed on the same screen.
> I got used to that.
>
> About a year or so ago, I started having problems.
> I was always having the video get stalled on a frame and stay there for
> anywhere from a second to minutes, while the audio seemed to go on
> uninterrupted.
>
> It initially seemed like a bad tuner because, after a while I notice
> that I could lose my TV signal if I bumped the tuner, and later on, from
> the vibration of me putting a mug down on the same table it sat on.
>
> Eventually, or right away, the picture would go away and I would lose
> sound and get a dark blue screen (instead of TV) with, I think, "Loss of
> Signal Error" or "TV Tuner Not Installed".
>
> Things degraded to the point that it just never worked.
> I wonder if it would have started giving me problems earlier if I had
> been doing my updates, as I was receiving the messages.
>
> I had already read on some message boards from people whose identical
> problems started before mine: that it looks like a hardware problem, but
> it's really software (incompatibility).
> Some postings blame updates of software, maybe Windows XP.
> I cannot restore my system back that far. I've tried.
>
> To see if it was just a bad piece of equipment, I purchased a brand new
> tuner: WinTV-HVR
> HYBRID TV STICK
> 950Q
> Hauppauge
> Designed for Microsoft Windows XP
> I took it back to the store because I was still getting all the same
> old messages as with the Dell Angel.
>
> Anyway, I tested it a few days ago to see what the latest messages
> were.
>
> I go to my Media Center
> When I select the feature "My TV"
>
> Component Registration Failure
> Some of the files needed to play radio or video are missing or
> corrupt.
> Media Center component registration may have failed.
> OK
>
> I can hit OK and get back to the "menu" of the MediaCenter window.
>
> If I try "My TV" again, I get
>
> ehshell.exe - Common Language Runtime Debugging..
>
> Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.
> Process id=0x1edc (7900), Thread id=0x114c (4428).
> Click OK to terminate the application.
> Click CANCEL to debug the application.
>
> (I think the exact numbers change each time)
>
> I selected "Cancel":
>
> Shell.exe - No debugger found.
> Registered JIT debugger is not available. An attempt to launch a JIT
> debugger with the following command resulted in an error code of 0x2
> (2).
> Please check computer settings.
>
> cordbg.exe !a 0x1edc
>
> Click on Retry to have the process wait while attaching a debugger
> manually.
> Click on Cancel to abort the JIT debug request.
> Retry
> Cancel
>
>
> I clicked Retry, and the "working on it" twirling "clock" (I don't know
> what it's called) kept rotating without ever stopping.
>
> While a mini window of what the TV/video screen would be opened up in
> the lower left hand corner of the MediaCenter window. It had a navy blue
> background and "Video Error"
>
> None of the clickable/selectable options were responding to the arrow
> cursor when it was hovered over them.
>
> I tried to "X" out of the window, but unresponsive.
> Used task manager and "end now" to end the hung up window.
>
> Then I get the "Media Center crash r.." "Generating crash report.
> Please wait..."
>
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> One suggestion that I got from a board/forum that worked EXTREMELY well
> for a short period of time was to power down, unplug your power cord,
> and I think also unhook your internet.
> Because I have a laptop, at the same time I also removed my batter.
> Then put everything back.
> Over the course of a couple of weeks or months this started working
> less and less well, and then not at all.
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>
> Messages I've also gotten........
>
> Critical Process Failure
> A critical media center process has unexpectedly failed. If problems
> persist, please restart your machine and try again, or contact technical
> support.
> Code: 3
> OK
> - - - - - -
> Cannot Load Files
> Some of the files needed to play radio or video are missing or corrupt.
> Try restarting the computer.
> - - - - - -
> Application Failure.
> A critical media center process has failed.
> Please restart the computer and try again.
> If the problem persists, contact your hardware manufacturer for
> assistance.
> - - - - - -
> Tuner Not Found
> The tuner hardware is either malfunctioning or not installed. Please
> ensure that both the tuner hardware and a valid tuner hardware driver
> are installed.
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>
> To get the specs, I found a tuner for sale on ebay.......
>
> System Requirements:
> 5400 RPM or faster Disk Drive (Note: Disk DMA must be enabled for
> proper operation.)
> Minimum 256MB RAM, 512MB Recommended
> 1.8GHz Processor, 400 MHz Front Side Bus
> DirectX 9.1 or higher
> One USB type A port for the Angel USB TV Tuner (must be USB 2.0)
>
> This tuner is compatible with: Windows Media Center 2005 Edition,
> Windows Vista (32 and 64-bit), and Windows 7.
>
> *The following applications may be used to gain functionality with
> Windows XP:
> Monsoon Multimedia SnappySoft
> Sonic MyDVD Studio v6.2
> MediaPortal (free)
> GB-PVR (free)
>
> Latest Vendor Drivers and Programs (XP, Vista)
> View Dell's User Guide.
> Download Dell's Drivers.
>
> Dell Part#: X9844, MJ438, HJ649
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> drm?
>
> Delete or remove codecs?
> MP3, WMA, RealVideo, RealAudio, DivX, XviD, .AVI ?
>
>
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