List of tested TV Tuner Cards

[Orpheous]

One of the great features of Windows 7 is the built in Windows Media Center. So if you have one currently installed and it's recognised by WMC, or if it's not recognised by WMC, please add your card to this list and I'll update it as often as I can.
It would be great if we could have the following information:
Manufacturer - Model - 32bit or 64bit OS - A &/or D (Analog &/or Digital)- Connection type (USB/PCI-E/PCI)
also, if the card works on W7 with third party software, please include the program name and version if possible.


Working:

PCI-E:
AVerMedia AVerTV Combo PCI-E (White Box) - x64 - A&D - PCI-E
Compro VideoMate Vista E700 - x64 - D/D - PCI-E
also works with Compro DTV 3 & 4
Diamond ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo - ??? - A&D - PCI-E
DigitalNow DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCIe S2 - x64 & x86 - A&D - PCI-E
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1250 - x64 - A&D - PCI-E
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1850 - x64 - A&D - PCI-E
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 - x64& x86 - A&D - PCI-E

PCI:
ATI TV Wonder™ HD 650 - x64 - A&D - PCI
Compro VideoMate T750F - x64 - A&D - PCI
also works with Compro DTV 3 & 4
DViCO FusionHDTV5 RT Lite - x86 - D - PCI
Gigabyte GT-PTV-TAF-RH - x64 & x86 - A&D - PCI
Hauppauge Win Nova TD-500 - x64 & x86 - D/D - PCI (see notes)
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1100 -x86 - A&D - PCI
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 - x64 - A&D - PCI
Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-T-500 - x64 - D/D - PCI
KWorld ATSC-110 HDTV/Analog - x86 - A&D - PCI
KWorld PCI ATSC/QAM/Analog TV Card (ATSC 115 S08) - x86 & x64 - A&D - PCI - (issues with QAM)
KWorld PVR-TV 7134 SE - ? - A - PCI
Pinnacle PCTV 800i HD - x64 - A&D - PCI (see notes)
VBox Cat's Eye 150 - x86 - D - PCI (drivers)
Visiontek TV Wonder HD 650 - x64 - D - PCI

USB:
Asus My Cinema U3000-Mini - x86 & x64 - D - DVB-T
Compro VideoMate Vista U100 - x64 & x86 - D - USB
KWorld USB DVB-T TV Stick II (DVB-T395U) - x64 - D - USB
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950 -x86 - D - USB
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-900 -x86 - A&D - USB

Network:
SiliconDustHDHomeRun® Single ATSC/QAM Digital TV Tuner - x64 & x86
SiliconDust HDHomeRun® Dual ATSC/QAM Digital TV Tuner - x64 & x86
SiliconDust HDHomeRun® Dual DVB-T Digital TV Tuner - x64 & x86


If you're looking for a TV Tuner card and you don't see the one that you're looking for on this list, please also check the Windows Compatibility List.

Not Working:


Also, please let me know if any of theses links are dead.

 

[Orpheous]

List of TV Tuner Card manufacturers with driver download page links:

ASUS
ATI
AVerMedia
AVLabs
Compro
Diamond
DigitalNow
DViCO
Gigabyte
Hauppage (US Site)
Hauppage (UK Site)
KWorld!
Leadtek
Pinnacle
SiliconDust
TechnoTrend
VBox
VisionTek


If you have a card by a manufacturer that's not on this list, please post it along with a link to their driver download page if you have them

 

[Qdos]

Hauppauge Win Nova TD-500 PCi - tested successfully on x64 and x86... 24 month UK warranty included in the package...

Reservations are...

• You might want to disable the IR module because it shows up as an ejectable USB device in your taskbar (either use the mouse or a USB remote as an alternative)
  
• Hauppauge remote bundled with it ain't the best quality
  
• I've only tested it for UK use
  
• Hauppauge support isn't wonderful and they don't market it as W7 ready

I'd like to find a PCiE card which suits the UK because I'm not convinced PCI is really the best way to interface a tuner...

 

[AngelProcesser]

The Microsoft Windows 7 Hardware List is always a good place to start. These are all tested for compatability for both x86 and x64 systems and include Windows Logo TV Tuners.

 

[IggyAZ]

I have been using a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1250, PCI-E version with no problems.
Win7 Ultimate 32 bit found it and installed the approprriate drives.
HD is beautiful.

 

[Orpheous]

Thanks for your input guys
Keep them coming!

Compatibility List link also added

 

[AngelProcesser]

Good job, O.

 

[jonnypommy]

great job guys, anything on the Sinovideo???
can it work on win 7 ultimate?

 

[Qdos]

What a shame the Microsoft approved hardware list features analog/DVB cards in the same category, and that their links are mainly inaccurate and do not point directly to the manufacturers product page for the same hardware that is featured in the list...

 

[AngelProcesser]

Once one finds a manufacturer, just ask them for the Logo docs, they surely will be glad to provide them. As for analog/digital, many locations have differing broadcast standards, and MS has done a pretty good job adding in support for them.

 

[tranqueirex]

After 6 years of duty I had to retire (with honors) my old Pinnacle PCTV studio aka RAVE because there ain't no Windows 7 x64 or x32 drivers available for it.

My options are too limited here in Brazil to buy a decent TV turner. there is no hauppages or avermedias available to buy here. in fact thre is no ANY tv turner windows 7 certified selling here in Brazil. recently I've found a turner from KWORLD model PVR-TV 7134 SE (www.kworld.com.tw) for 40US$ - very cheap for our standards. and that turner works like a charm on Windows 7. It comes with its own turner software and remote control and works just perfect inside Windows Media Center. also it has SAP / Stereo and close captions.

you cannot go wrong with KWORLD model PVR-TV 7134 SE

two thumbs up for it!

thats it!

 

[jerm35]

I'm using the Silicondust HDHomerun...No issues! Just need to allow it through the firewall.

 

[Orpheous]

list updated, thanks for your input guys

I'm using the Silicondust HDHomerun...No issues! Just need to allow it through the firewall.

Looks like a really neat package there! something I might consider for our home network. I haven't added it to the list though as strictly speaking it's not a TV Tuner Card, but thank you for letting us know that it does work with W7

 

[smarteyeball]

Compro VideoMate U100

Working fine with x86/x64

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
some extra Hauppage cards (for example HVR 900H - the one with composite input as well, HVR 1100 etc that were missed by drivers from Hauppage USA site can be found from European site (UK site)

Hauppauge Computer Works Ltd : Support

for older Pinnacle try this
(Hauppage / Avid has now taken over Pinnacle BTW)

http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=226981



cheers
jimbo

 

[michaelst]

The Hauppauge HVR-950 external(USB) works great win win7-32. No issues at all.

 

[Robby316]

Using a K-World ATSC/QAM/Analog PCI 115 S08 hybrid card, x86/x64, almost works perfectly except for the inability to view Clear QAM stations. I haven't bothered with their TotalView Media software on W7, but it worked passably in Vista, just not the greatest software ever so I didn't install it in 7.

 

[TaraSWinTeam]

What a shame the Microsoft approved hardware list features analog/DVB cards in the same category, and that their links are mainly inaccurate and do not point directly to the manufacturers product page for the same hardware that is featured in the list...

Thanks for the feedback, can you tell me what site you are searching for hardware? The compatibility center links directly to the manufactures Windows 7 Compatibility Center home.

Cheers,
Tara
Windows Outreach Team

 

[Orpheous]

I've just updated the list with individual product page links, and separated them into connection types to make it easier for anyone who may be looking at this list as some sort of buyers guide.
Thanks to all of you who've submitted posts so far
Keep them coming please!

 

[Robby316]

Just expanding on my previous post, I was able to pick up a few Clear QAM channels through the bundled software TotalMedia (by Arcsoft), but only 7 of 20 or so, plus another 120 or so encrytped channels (which obviously can't be used). So it appears to be a WMC issue as opposed to a W7 issue.