Avermedia M780 QAM

[bogyver]

sslusser
I wanted to thank you for coming up with this for the M780 i have one as well and it will be great to be able to use the QAM tuning when i can mange to get somewhere that i have it
Thanks Again

[polar101]

Noobie question, where do I put those lines you wrote?

[sub]

Noobie question, where do I put those lines you wrote?

[AVerMedia M780 (QAM)]
TUNING_TYPE=ATSC
TUNING_SPECIAL=2
FILTER_TUNER=AVerMedia M780 PCIe BDA ATSC Tuner 2
FILTER_CAPTURE=AVerMedia M780 PCIe Digital Video Capture 2
PIN_TUNER_IN=Input0
PIN_TUNER_OUT=MPEG2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_IN=Mpeg2 Transport
PIN_CAPTURE_OUT=Mpeg2 Transport

This section needs to be added to BDA.ini

[polar101]

Thanks, Sub.

[mk000]

Sub or sslusser,

I have the M780... bought it with only the desire to watch OTA ATSC tv. I an indoor antenna (Phillips PHDTV1), and followed your directions. With 1.0.16, I see Sub added the Avermedia QAM to BDA.ini that sslusser wrote.

Questioin, is the changest to the BDA.ini just because of your location and signals, or is that something I need to do? sslusser's changes there are not in my file.

Thanks.
MK

[sub]

His change to bda.ini is only required if you need to receive QAM channels via digital cable. Since you're talking OTA, you dont need to do this.

[mk000]

Sub, QAM over cable is encrypted in the US, is it not? Or is it ok if you take a cable HD box and take the tv out coax into a M780 ATSC tuner? Can you give me some background?

[sub]

Most US/Canada cable networks have a few unencrypted QAM channels that can be received via QAM capable capture devices. Usually only the local channels.

[mk000]

Got it, the FCC has MUST CARRY regulations for local networks.

but I still can not figure out the OTA thing. My scan never finds anything. I know it's hit or miss if you are not in a good location to recieve them, but the AVer Media Center that sslusser said you have to download seems to be picking them up... I say seems because it does say some are 720p or 1080i on channels like 6.1... anything with the period and 1 or 2 actually.

My setting in config are BDA Recording Plugin, the M780 (QAM) is selected, I have all the default settings... and I have tried both EPG as DVB (i don't know if that even works in the US) and Zap2it. With Zap to it, I made a second channel lineup that has only the DT channels. Is that correct, or am I completely off?

Sub, I know you're in New Zealand, but do you sleep? You always answer right away, my time or yours! You are a devoted man, and I love you for the help.

[sub]

My setting in config are BDA Recording Plugin, the M780 (QAM) is selected, I have all the default settings... and I have tried both EPG as DVB (i don't know if that even works in the US) and Zap2it. With Zap to it, I made a second channel lineup that has only the DT channels. Is that correct, or am I completely off?

For OTA you need to have selected the "AVerMedia M780" not the "AVerMedia M780 (QAM)" entry above.

Sub, I know you're in New Zealand, but do you sleep?

Sometimes, but definitely not enough.