2006-01-30, 05:09 AM
Here's something VERY interesting for all my friends to share with. I just traded an Xbox (this ones for my car specifically so i can stop swapping my current one back and forth) from my friend for my pvr-250 card today due to me buying a new WinTV PVR-150 MCE (Model: 1062). Funny thing i noticed after messing around with it.
I've read a lot of posts today since i bought one, and noticed a lot of people saying the OEM had no remote, but does have FM Radio. And the RETAIL had a remote, but no fm radio. The one i bought definitely has the MCE remote and USB IR Box BUT i noticed it ALSO DOES have the FM Tuner as well. Why do i say this? Because after comparing 2 different models i've seen on the internet, mine only has the cable input and not both cable and radio, HOWEVER i am now using the Radio application on the CD, and i am currently listening to a radio station just fine with it. It's a little static on it, but definitely there and sounding good. But i wondered if the reason why it's static is because it needs an antenna hooked up to it.
When i disconnect the cable from TV Input, it goes out completely, and since then i thought of this. I am VERY willing to pull the card out, and pull up the top of the TV TUner module, and look at the electronics, and see if it's not so simple to add an antenna jack hooked up to the proper pins on the PC board. The electronics are definitely there, or i wouldn't be able to use the radio application, as well as actually getting radio stations ok.
I will be posting my findings here as well, so others with this card will know they can do that too, if there at all somewhat experienced to mod something. Radio is important to me, as i wasn't expecting it when i bought the card, but REALLY would use it now that i'm noticing this, as i no longer would need my receiver in my room and can take it downstairs to my living room to hook back up to my theater equipment. Since i have plenty of wattage and speakers in my room now, the tuner was the last thing i was using it for anyway.
I've read a lot of posts today since i bought one, and noticed a lot of people saying the OEM had no remote, but does have FM Radio. And the RETAIL had a remote, but no fm radio. The one i bought definitely has the MCE remote and USB IR Box BUT i noticed it ALSO DOES have the FM Tuner as well. Why do i say this? Because after comparing 2 different models i've seen on the internet, mine only has the cable input and not both cable and radio, HOWEVER i am now using the Radio application on the CD, and i am currently listening to a radio station just fine with it. It's a little static on it, but definitely there and sounding good. But i wondered if the reason why it's static is because it needs an antenna hooked up to it.
When i disconnect the cable from TV Input, it goes out completely, and since then i thought of this. I am VERY willing to pull the card out, and pull up the top of the TV TUner module, and look at the electronics, and see if it's not so simple to add an antenna jack hooked up to the proper pins on the PC board. The electronics are definitely there, or i wouldn't be able to use the radio application, as well as actually getting radio stations ok.
I will be posting my findings here as well, so others with this card will know they can do that too, if there at all somewhat experienced to mod something. Radio is important to me, as i wasn't expecting it when i bought the card, but REALLY would use it now that i'm noticing this, as i no longer would need my receiver in my room and can take it downstairs to my living room to hook back up to my theater equipment. Since i have plenty of wattage and speakers in my room now, the tuner was the last thing i was using it for anyway.