Should I bother with Philips 7130 TV tuner card?

[silentmonolith]

I have a Philips 7130 card collecting dust. I would like to build a basic HTPC computer so my mom could record her shows (basic VCR-like recording, no need for EPG guide nor tv tuning: just being able to press "record" then "Stop"). Should I bother trying to make this card work? I searched the forum and the results are not encouraging.

Thanks.

Eddie

PS: Sorry, I posted in the wrong section!

[Graham]

Can you get the tuner working with the software that came with it? For example, it may be an analogue card and your mother receives a digital signal.

Does the card have BDA drivers? NextPVR expects BDA drivers for all tuners.

If the answer to both is "yes" then the tuner should work with NextPVR.

[silentmonolith]

Thanks for your reply. I haven't installed the card yet. I'm in the middle of installing the OS. I will try and find the BDA drivers for it. The HTPC will be connected to an Internet TV box via analog connectors (yellow/red/white).

[Graham]

The HTPC will be connected to an Internet TV box via analog connectors (yellow/red/white).

This is not something that I have done so I am quoting others ...

You will need SoftPVR ... http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...ugeSoftPVR

You may need to do this ... http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...alogDevice

Plus do you have a "blaster" so that the tuner card can tell the set top box to change channels?

[silentmonolith]

Thanks, I will try your suggestions.

[martint123]

NPVR may not be the best application for your purposes ;( It revolves round the EPG for most functions.
I think it would be easier to use the vendors application if you just need a VCR replacement function.