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dancake · 27-12-08, 10:40 PM

Hi all. Sorry to resurrect old threads, but has anyone had any success using VMC to scan for Clear QAM channels using VMC alone, and not a Cable- terrestrial fix

My Media centre will find the cable tuner, and offer services for my area, but picks up no channels

nb it works fine using TT-mce tools but I want to use in conjunction with 2 analogue tuners.

If Media centre works as intended, I will by a hard cam!

Confused Stu · 27-12-08, 11:36 PM

The one time I tried a scan with my TT-1501 cabled up, it didn't pick up any channels through it (only the floppydtvs acting as DVB-T picked up anything). This wasn't a problem for me as I'm only using the 1501 to "trick" media centre into using the cable guide for the floppy's rather than the freeview one.

Again, from my own personal experience, the TT C-1501 is fine if you're using any DVB program but if you're using Media Centre you need to go for floppydtv (or firedtv) instead. I never managed to get the TT working right in Media Centre and certainly never got it picking up the CI add-on either.

My two cents - get floppy's if you want to use Media Centre and save yourself an awful lot of hassle, stress and bother.

Good luck.

dancake · 28-12-08, 07:08 AM

Spoilsport

Yea thought you would say that.

Well maybe TT will come up with a driver that works

...but Ill probably end up buying a floppy..

ta

27-12-08, 10:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
dancake Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 74 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	VMC and TT-1501. Hi all. Sorry to resurrect old threads, but has anyone had any success using VMC to scan for Clear QAM channels using VMC alone, and not a Cable- terrestrial fix My Media centre will find the cable tuner, and offer services for my area, but picks up no channels nb it works fine using TT-mce tools but I want to use in conjunction with 2 analogue tuners. If Media centre works as intended, I will by a hard cam!

27-12-08, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Confused Stu Confused but learning Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 310 Thanks: 47 Thanked 89 Times in 71 Posts	Re: VMC and TT-1501. The one time I tried a scan with my TT-1501 cabled up, it didn't pick up any channels through it (only the floppydtvs acting as DVB-T picked up anything). This wasn't a problem for me as I'm only using the 1501 to "trick" media centre into using the cable guide for the floppy's rather than the freeview one. Again, from my own personal experience, the TT C-1501 is fine if you're using any DVB program but if you're using Media Centre you need to go for floppydtv (or firedtv) instead. I never managed to get the TT working right in Media Centre and certainly never got it picking up the CI add-on either. My two cents - get floppy's if you want to use Media Centre and save yourself an awful lot of hassle, stress and bother. Good luck. __________________ Why can't we use paid subscription cards in our DVB-C PCs?

28-12-08, 07:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
dancake Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 74 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Re: VMC and TT-1501. Spoilsport Yea thought you would say that. Well maybe TT will come up with a driver that works ...but Ill probably end up buying a floppy.. ta