Analog channels on Pinnacle 800i

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I'm setting up GB-PVR to work with a Pinnacle 800i card. I was able to set up and scan the QAM channels with no problem. It doesn't want to pick up the analog channels though.

I have scanned on both the compatible BDA drivers:
'Pinnacle PCTV HD (QAM)' picks up the ATSC channels and nothing else.
'Pinnacle PCTV HD' doesn't pick up any channels. The Pinnacle software doesn't pick up any non-QAM digital channels either so that's not too surprising.

I can't figure out how to scan simple analog channels though. The Pinnacle software finds all the basic cable channels so I know the hardware is capable. I'm just not sure how to get gbpvr to access them.

Should the card have a direct.ini entry or should the ATSC scans be picking up the analog channels?

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Sorry, this device lacks the required hardware MPEG2 encoder so isnt usable for analog in GB-PVR.

[Foaming]

Ah. That explains it. Thanks for your help.

[bowlerdude09]

I purchased this (at a killer refurb deal however) to use with analog cable, and hoping it would work with GBPVR. Guess I should have read into it more before purchasing. So... is there ANY way whatsoever, even if it is a very complicated work around, to make this work with analog on GBPVR? Thanks.

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There is nothing built in that would make this possible.

You could try the GraphRecorder plugin on the wiki. It might work for you. Its not something supported by me though.

You'd probably be better off just buying one of the well supported Hauppauge devices.