Help with 2nd TV -Tuner

safesinger

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I setup my HTPC and went with the KWorld Hybrid TV Stick UB445-U2 USB 2.0 Interface can be looked up at KWorld UB445-U2 Video Device - Newegg.com
That worked fine of course I could only get locals and a few other channels. Decided that it just wasn't enough and purchased the HD Homerun Prime 3 tuner Cable card device.
The USB Tuner was already setup in Windows media center and working great then connected the HD Homerun and that as well went with no issues getting all channels.

The issue i'm having is I can record on all 3 tuners on the HD Homerun but can no longer use the USB Tuner for local recordings at same time as the 3 tuners are recording.Keeps saying I must cancel one of HD Homerun tuners.
I'm connected using Verion FioS only channels that were copy once flagged were HBO & MAX. After getting cable card activated all was smoothed out all Premium channels are working great.
I just need some help getting the USB Tuner back in the loop and working as 4th recording device for locals only.

Here's the hardware in HTPC:
HTPC is connected through Sony STR-DH710 Reciever to Philips 52" LCD/HDTV
ISP-Verizon FIoS 50- Down/ 25-up
Windows 7 ULT x86 w/ latest updates & drivers.
AMD Sempron 140 Sargas 2.7GHz Socket AM3 45W -2nd core unlocked
Mainboard-GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX
Ram- 1 Stick of 4gb G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series DDR3 2133 clocked down to 1333.
Hard drives- OS Drive is a Laptop WD 350gb 5200rpn HDD
2nd drive is Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
3rd drive -External USB HDD- 650gb.
Video Card-AMD/ATI SAPPHIRE 100323-2L Radeon HD 6570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card. Vcard is stock speeds no OC. w/latest drivers. I do NOT use Beta drivers.
TV Tuners: KWorld Hybrid TV Stick UB445-U2 USB 2.0 Interface , SiliconDust HDHomeRun PRIME - Three Digital Tuners, Anywhere on Your Network HDHR3-CC Ethernet Interface
 
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Main PC Windows 8 pro x64, HTPC Windows 7 x86
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AMD Sempron 140 Sargas 2.7GHz Unlocked 2nd core
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX
Memory
1 stick 4gb G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series
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SAPPHIRE 100323-2L Radeon HD 6570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Expr
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1-350GB Laptop 5200rpm, 1-1TB Western Digital WD Green WD10EZRX 1TB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive. 1-640GB External USB HDD.
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I guess WMC is having problems detecting which of your TV tuners would be default for this and that kind of recording.

I just use one TV tuner. I assume, it might have been a limitation of a USB TV tuner.
 

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Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit, Windows Developer Preview, Linux Mint 9 Gnome 32 Bit
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180@2GHz
Motherboard
Elitegroup 671T-M3
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 7200 GS
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC TFT1560 15" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Keyboard
Logitech USB Keyboard
WMC should support 4 tuners. I'm not experienced at mixing cable + USB tuners, but here's a suggestion. Go to epg guide, right click a channel, edit channel, edit sources. On this page you can specify what tuner that channel uses. See screenshot

wmc_editsources.jpg
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self build
OS
Windows 7 pro x64 SP1
CPU
Intel i7-2600k o/c to 4.6GHz
Motherboard
MSI Z68-GD80
Memory
8GB Mushkin 1866MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Sound Card
integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Liyama ProLite 27"
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 px
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Seagate 2TB
PSU
Coolermaster GX 750W
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Antec 300 case + 5 fans
Cooling
Dark Rock Pro
Internet Speed
62Mbit down 18Mbit up
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MSE
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Firefox
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Blackgold BGT3650 Quad HD TV card. Also have various 3770 + 4770K render boxes.
Thanks for replies. Issue is When I start to add tuners it says found 4 but will only configure HDHomerun tuners. It says that the USB TV Tuner isn't getting any signal."Please check cable."

If I unplug HD Homerun it then finds signal just fine for USB HDTuner. But then I no longer am able to use the HDHomerun because it reconfigured it for the USB HDTV Tuner.

Been troubleshooting off and on for awhile still have not found a solution.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Main PC Windows 8 pro x64, HTPC Windows 7 x86
CPU
AMD Sempron 140 Sargas 2.7GHz Unlocked 2nd core
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX
Memory
1 stick 4gb G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series
Graphics Card(s)
SAPPHIRE 100323-2L Radeon HD 6570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Expr
Hard Drives
1-350GB Laptop 5200rpm, 1-1TB Western Digital WD Green WD10EZRX 1TB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive. 1-640GB External USB HDD.
Antivirus
N/A
Browser
IE
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