HDTV Wonder is totally pissing me off

daRk_heLmet · Feb 1, 2005, 09:01 AM

https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/phora/web/error.JPG

HDTV wonder is the worst product ever. Doesnt install properly. After WDM driver installation always got the "new Hardware Found - Multimedia Video Controller" popup on every boot. That driver never gets installed and had to force manual install to the devices shown in the pic. The two DTV ones. The other two ATI rage ones are from my display adapter.

HIS ICEQ II X800XT PE VIVO
HDTV Wonder (crap)
Intel Proc/chipset
Enough RAM
Cat 5.1 w CCC
DX9 though missing system.dll file - dunno how to install this. DX installer wont reinstall and this happened while installing/uninstalling the drivers.
MMC 9.01 (the one given on ati.com is 9.03, but installing that doesnt give DTV - what the heck)
I already tried a complete clean install afte using driver cleaner.

daRk_heLmet · Feb 2, 2005, 05:41 AM

I got that stuff working.

any recommendations for an antenna ?
Are antennas for HDTV special or any UHF would do.

For eg:
http://www.rca.com/product/viewdetai...-CI209,00.html?
says HDTV ready
but this one is more powerful though not mention HDTV, only DTV
http://www.rca.com/product/viewdetai...-CI209,00.html?

jec0s · Feb 24, 2005, 05:40 AM

I was gonna say, You have a WDM enabled VIVO x800 so thats why it could have a problem installing it..

I would go with the second one, the more expensive one.. (you pay for what you get)

Razgriz · Feb 24, 2005, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jec0s

(you pay for what you get)

thats not always the case.......sometimes you wind up paying for more, for something that does less.....

pr0digal jenius · Feb 24, 2005, 06:14 AM

To be honest, I'd just get cable and be done with it...free HDTV broadcasting sucks anyways

grog · Feb 24, 2005, 07:17 AM

I am glad to see you got it working.

I went cheap on the antenna.
The antenna that comes with the ATI HDTV WONDER is actually very good.
It is also plastic. So I mounted it outside for better reception.

Works great outdoors.

Personally I don't know why everyone here is calling this a crap card.
Funny thing is they seem to not even have read what you wrote.
You got it working and your question turned to "what kind of antenna" should I use.

You will find a lot of good information on the HDTV WONDER over at AVS.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=393949
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=511835

The ATI HDTV WONDER is one of the best products I have used.
Yes it is just OTA TV but it is great for what is was designed for.

If you don't like prime time TV, sports and PBS is a channel you try to avoid then you this is not a product you would like.

I also have Dish Satellite and I see the ATI HDTV WONDER as a complement to my viewing pleasue.

I find myself spending more time watching OTA HDTV than DISH at times.

Greg

reholli · Mar 13, 2005, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

To be honest, I'd just get cable and be done with it...free HDTV broadcasting sucks anyways

As all broadcast TV in the United States will eventually be in HDTV, whether it sucks or not is beside the point if you don't want to pay for cable. Reviews of the HDTV Wonder all claim execllent picture quality for over-the-air HDTV reception for reasonably strong stations now and many mainline network stations already broadcast in HDTV along with their standard broadcast.

Feb 1, 2005, 09:01 AM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	HDTV Wonder is totally pissing me off https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/phora/web/error.JPG HDTV wonder is the worst product ever. Doesnt install properly. After WDM driver installation always got the "new Hardware Found - Multimedia Video Controller" popup on every boot. That driver never gets installed and had to force manual install to the devices shown in the pic. The two DTV ones. The other two ATI rage ones are from my display adapter. HIS ICEQ II X800XT PE VIVO HDTV Wonder (crap) Intel Proc/chipset Enough RAM Cat 5.1 w CCC DX9 though missing system.dll file - dunno how to install this. DX installer wont reinstall and this happened while installing/uninstalling the drivers. MMC 9.01 (the one given on ati.com is 9.03, but installing that doesnt give DTV - what the heck) I already tried a complete clean install afte using driver cleaner. __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

Feb 2, 2005, 05:41 AM	Thread Starter #2
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	I got that stuff working. any recommendations for an antenna ? Are antennas for HDTV special or any UHF would do. For eg: http://www.rca.com/product/viewdetai...-CI209,00.html? says HDTV ready but this one is more powerful though not mention HDTV, only DTV http://www.rca.com/product/viewdetai...-CI209,00.html? __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

Feb 24, 2005, 07:17 AM	#6
grog Roxy Music Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 623 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	I am glad to see you got it working. I went cheap on the antenna. The antenna that comes with the ATI HDTV WONDER is actually very good. It is also plastic. So I mounted it outside for better reception. Works great outdoors. Personally I don't know why everyone here is calling this a crap card. Funny thing is they seem to not even have read what you wrote. You got it working and your question turned to "what kind of antenna" should I use. You will find a lot of good information on the HDTV WONDER over at AVS. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=393949 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=511835 The ATI HDTV WONDER is one of the best products I have used. Yes it is just OTA TV but it is great for what is was designed for. If you don't like prime time TV, sports and PBS is a channel you try to avoid then you this is not a product you would like. I also have Dish Satellite and I see the ATI HDTV WONDER as a complement to my viewing pleasue. I find myself spending more time watching OTA HDTV than DISH at times. Greg __________________ Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD Philips 47" 1080p 47pfl7422d/37 LCD ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi BIOS 1406, AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz, G.SKILL 8GB(4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 (PC2 6400) ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M PCI Express 2.0 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro Sound Card, 1TB Hard Disk storage Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Computer Case with liquid cooling AeroCool GateWatch-SV Silver GateWatch with LCD display, PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W APC Back-UPS XS 1000 UPS, 1000 VA, 600 Watts Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit VM's (Fedora, RHEL4..etc) Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1

Feb 24, 2005, 05:40 AM	#3
jec0s DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 45 Rep Power: 0	I was gonna say, You have a WDM enabled VIVO x800 so thats why it could have a problem installing it.. I would go with the second one, the more expensive one.. (you pay for what you get)

Feb 24, 2005, 06:14 AM	#5
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	To be honest, I'd just get cable and be done with it...free HDTV broadcasting sucks anyways