Any-1 Got ATI TV Wonder 650 PCI To Work?

Media Center saw the card once and once only after I installed 9-4_vista32-64_t550-600-650_wdm.exe but that was it. I can't use Media Center for TV or radio.

I know there are other threads about this, but I'm just hoping someone has had a breakthrough.

Windows 7 7100 x86.

My Media Center didn't see it originally, but after a restart it saw it and it worked fine. It didn't do a channel scan like I expected it to, but it worked... I also didn't use the ATI driver, the driver Windows installed worked (possible the exact same one ATI installs).

After the fact... I just saw you are in x86, I'm running x64, which is kind of weird since generally driver support favors x86 more than x64...

I wonder if Brit waited before installing the ATI driver or installed it as soon as the system came up.....without performing a WU check....

WU only offered me a driver for it but it needs the software to get the tuner to work, doesn't it? I'll uninstall everything and reboot and see what happens.

OK the answer above was done when I was in Vista, so here I am now in Windows 7.

I uninstalled all ATI drivers and software via Control Panel, then in Device Manager, which by now was showing "Unknown device", I uninstalled that. It prompted me to reboot which I did.

On reboot it can't find a driver either on my machine or in Windows Update and it is set to search Microsoft Updates. I knew that would happen as ATI have not released a driver for Windows 7 at all for any of their TV Tuners.

I see they have for graphics cards but I doubt I could use those.

Time to buy a different TV Tuner....if so I wonder which is the best as it's such early days yet?

I'd love to know where WU is finding drivers for you guys.

Addendum: In device manager I directed the search to the ATI Catalyst 9.4 download folder and it found that driver and now it is working again. But whether that will survive a reboot is another matter. This is a repeat of what I've been doing almost daily ever since I updated to 7100, prior to that I had no problems.

hmmm, that sounds super annoying, I also have a hdhomerun, it's a great hd tuner, that has 2 tuners... I'm running 7127 as a sidenote, granted it wasn't an issue for me in 7100 either...

One reboot later and it's still working, but obviously Win 7 doesn't like the driver too much as the picture is shakey now and again and has some lines going across periodically.
It seems to me this "new and improved" media center is broken. I don't why people get the urge to fix something that works.

Just discovered the most bizarre thing. Although WMC continues to be moody and only work when it feels like it, Nero 9's Nero Live works just fine! Whereas in Vista the latter refuses to work at all

I take it all back, neither of them can find the bloody tuner card now...I give up.

I'm using the RTM of Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit and I have a ATI TV Wonder 650 PCI. Media Center has yet to recognize the tv tuner. I've tried the latest Windows 7 ATI Catalyst drivers as well as the Vista 32-bit theater drivers. As a last ditch effort, I emailed ATI (AMD) tech support and asked them if the 650 PCI will be supported under Windows 7 and here's the response:

"Currently there are no announced plans for driver support from AMD for the Theatre 650 or lower TV Wonder products in Windows 7."

That's why I switched to a Hauppauge HVR2250 in my new rig.

ATI Tv Tuner Problems for everyone!!!!

AHAAAAA!!!!!

This is to all the nay-sayers that Windows 7 Media Centre won't work with ATI TV Tuner 650 usb (et al I suppose). I stressed over this for several days (as I did after installing W7 last month: I couldn't remember what I did) without success. I then remembered something way back in W98se that was a MUST. Sorry for the shouting to come: UNPLUG THE ATI TV TUNER FROM THE POWER BAR OR WALL AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES: Voila............reinstall the ccc from ati, re-plug in the Tv Tuner and wait for the drivers to load and then 'set-it-up' according to the wizard.

Preface: before you attempt the above, make sure that 'all' ati components are uninstalled in the control panel.......AND......go to device manager and uninstall the driver in the devices 'Sound, video, and game controllers' that refers to 'ati streaming driver'.

In 5 minutes you will be enjoying tv on the computer once again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Without prejudice: I would also like to say for the benefit of those who are having problems and ask a question......why can't responders to questions just answer the question without all of the b.s. about trying this, trying that, do you have this, do you have that, jump through this hoop, jump through that one......I get sick and tired of so called 'experts' spouting on about stuff they don't even have a clue about.)

Yup! Fixed it!

Ex_Brit said:

Media Center saw the card once and once only after I installed 9-4_vista32-64_t550-600-650_wdm.exe but that was it. I can't use Media Center for TV or radio.

I know there are other threads about this, but I'm just hoping someone has had a breakthrough.

Windows 7 7100 x86.

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AHAAAAA!!!!!

This is to all the nay-sayers that Windows 7 Media Centre won't work with ATI TV Tuner 650 usb (et al I suppose). I stressed over this for several days (as I did after installing W7 last month: I couldn't remember what I did) without success. I then remembered something way back in W98se that was a MUST. Sorry for the shouting to come: UNPLUG THE ATI TV TUNER FROM THE POWER BAR OR WALL AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES: Voila............reinstall the ccc from ati, re-plug in the Tv Tuner and wait for the drivers to load and then 'set-it-up' according to the wizard.

Preface: before you attempt the above, make sure that 'all' ati components are uninstalled in the control panel.......AND......go to device manager and uninstall the driver in the devices 'Sound, video, and game controllers' that refers to 'ati streaming driver'.

In 5 minutes you will be enjoying tv on the computer once again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Without prejudice: I would also like to say for the benefit of those who are having problems and ask a question......why can't responders to questions just answer the question without all of the b.s. about trying this, trying that, do you have this, do you have that, jump through this hoop, jump through that one......I get sick and tired of so called 'experts' spouting on about stuff they don't even have a clue about.)

Don't know why you needed to do a double post but...

At any rate, to get my PCI TV Tuner 650 Pro to work under W7 all I did was install the latest Vista drivers and it worked. No need to remove this or that. Just install the Vista drivers and worky worky.

As of today ATI/AMD still has not released Windows 7 drivers for these cards yet , but the Vista drivers work

Peace.

What's weird in my case is that it's not even seen in my device manager. Even devices without drivers installed will have the yellow triangle with the Exclamation point installed.

Mountain Mike said:

What's weird in my case is that it's not even seen in my device manager. Even devices without drivers installed will have the yellow triangle with the Exclamation point installed.

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You should provide more details on your hardware setup, which would be helpful to us.

Anyway, the correct driver is this version on the ATI site.

I have no problem whatsoever using both 650 PCI and 650 PCIe on my Win7 x64 system through this TV tuner driver (and running current Catalyst 12.4 as well for my HD5770).

I have a Gateway GT5628 with Windows 7 64 bit.

dsperber said:

Mountain Mike said:

What's weird in my case is that it's not even seen in my device manager. Even devices without drivers installed will have the yellow triangle with the Exclamation point installed.

Click to expand...

You should provide more details on your hardware setup, which would be helpful to us.

Anyway, the correct driver is this version on the ATI site.

I have no problem whatsoever using both 650 PCI and 650 PCIe on my Win7 x64 system through this TV tuner driver (and running current Catalyst 12.4 as well for my HD5770).

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Oddly, it worked when I installed many times Windows 7 upgrade on a Win XP (passed mnay hard drives - don't ask).

This time I did a Windows 7 fresh install and I tried the drivers above, Vista drivers, it refuses to work.

EDIT: For the record, my ATI 650 is back to life now, on W7.