Connecting VCR to x850xt??

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Drake

I connected my VCR to the input on the x850xt, and loaded up the TV
component, and I get a NO SIGNAL warning in the middle of the screen
even though the signal is going through and I'm seeing what's on the
VCR. Any ideas?

I'm using the MMC 9.13 and the latest CCC drivers.
 
Drake said:
I connected my VCR to the input on the x850xt, and loaded up the TV
component, and I get a NO SIGNAL warning in the middle of the screen
even though the signal is going through and I'm seeing what's on the
VCR. Any ideas?

I'm using the MMC 9.13 and the latest CCC drivers.
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I believe that's a video output on the card, not an input.
 
I believe that's a video output on the card, not an input.
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No, it has inputs and outputs. Like I said, I saw the video running
while it was telling me "NO SIGNAL"

Another issue, when it does run the video, it freezes, starts up again
a second later, freezes again, etc. I'm guessing this is just typical
ATI crappy software.
 
VCR has composite output. If think if it has S-video out,
that should go to a display ... or go to the input of a
capture card. If your video card has S-video in capability,
I'm pretty sure you have to configure it in the driver ..
or possibly in a separate program that came with the
card. I even have to do that on my Hauppauge 350..
although I get better results with the composite-in
connector. Also, the program that works with your
x850xt may not install if you do not have a compatible
DVD-RW player, because it is meant to create mpgs,
and part of the install is to detect that recorder. Pain
in the posterior .. all the reading.

johns
 
Drake said:
I connected my VCR to the input on the x850xt, and loaded up the TV
component, and I get a NO SIGNAL warning in the middle of the screen
even though the signal is going through and I'm seeing what's on the
VCR. Any ideas?

I'm using the MMC 9.13 and the latest CCC drivers.
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Like the man said. That plug is video output. S-Video out not in.
 
KCB said:
The X850XT has VIVO: video-in, video-out
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Are al X850XTs the same? Is that single S-Video plug in and out? I have a
machine here that looks like one S-Video out and that is all.
 
Like the man said. That plug is video output. S-Video out not in.
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I connected the rca jack output to the rca jack input of the video
card. I got the signal on the monitor via the video card. The VCR
doesn't have S-Video. Guess I need to post pictures. ;-)
 
Drake said:
I connected the rca jack output to the rca jack input of the video
card. I got the signal on the monitor via the video card. The VCR
doesn't have S-Video. Guess I need to post pictures. ;-)
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Ok, I was wrong. I have that card but slightly a different version. You
need to connect an adapter cable to that s-video type looking female plug in
the card. Then I believe that is where you connect the composite from the
video out of VCR. But I may be totally wrong here. I have so many different
cards in so many systems here I may never get things straight. I am now
looking at two different adapters. One has a connect like the S-Video but it
is just a bit smaller with 7 pins instead of 10.

CW
 
I have the exact same thing. I'm using the tv tuner in the VCR and I
have it connected into the composite input in the back of my ati x850xt
agp (which does have VIVO).

I get the signal fine, everything works, but I get a "NO SIGNAL"
message in a small square box in the middle of the screen. I'm looking
into it myself, if I find anything I'll let you know.
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Good, so its not just me. Thanks for keeping me informed!
 
Cliff Wild said:
Well I know I do anyway. On at least one System.
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Sorry, false alarm, the article was about an AIW:

"737-29281: "No Signal" error message after performing multiple channel
scans in DVB-T



The information in this article applies to the following
configuration(s):
a.. ATI Multimedia Center
b.. All-in-Wonder X800 XL DVB-T
c.. Windows Media Center Edition 2005
After performing multiple scans for DVB-T, the user may notice the
following error message.

"No Signal"

This error only occurs if hyperthreading is enabled.

As a workaround, please disable hyperthreading before performing a DVB-T
channel scan. Hyperthreading can be enabled again once the DVB-T channel
scan is complete.

ATI Engineering has been advised of this issue and is investigating. Any
updates will be published when they become available.

E138074"

Here's a couple others I came across:

"737-20266: "No Signal" message appears after Auto-scanning DVB-T TV
stations



The information in this article applies to the following
configuration(s):
a.. ATI Multimedia Center
b.. All-in-Wonder X800 XL DVB-T format
c.. Windows Media Center Edition 2005
After completing an auto-scan of all TV stations in DVB-T, "No Signal" may
appear on all channels

To view the channels, please reboot your computer. A second autoscan will
not be necessary. The channels will be available upon bootup.

ATI Engineering has been advised of this issue and is investigating. Any
updates will be published when they become available.

E137009"

and,

" 'No Signal' when using Composite/S-Video cables with Multimedia Center
9.10






The information in this article applies to the following
configuration(s):
a.. Multimedia Center 9.10
b.. TV Wonder USB 2.0
Watching TV using composite or S-Video cables and using TV-On-Demand may
cause a 'No Signal' message to appear

To correct this issue, download and install Multimedia Center 9.13 or
higher.

E138596"
 
Drake said:
Yes, I do.
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Sorry, false alarm, the article was about an AIW:

"737-29281: "No Signal" error message after performing multiple channel
scans in DVB-T



The information in this article applies to the following
configuration(s):
a.. ATI Multimedia Center
b.. All-in-Wonder X800 XL DVB-T
c.. Windows Media Center Edition 2005
After performing multiple scans for DVB-T, the user may notice the
following error message.

"No Signal"

This error only occurs if hyperthreading is enabled.

As a workaround, please disable hyperthreading before performing a DVB-T
channel scan. Hyperthreading can be enabled again once the DVB-T channel
scan is complete.

ATI Engineering has been advised of this issue and is investigating. Any
updates will be published when they become available.

E138074"

Here's a couple others I came across:

"737-20266: "No Signal" message appears after Auto-scanning DVB-T TV
stations



The information in this article applies to the following
configuration(s):
a.. ATI Multimedia Center
b.. All-in-Wonder X800 XL DVB-T format
c.. Windows Media Center Edition 2005
After completing an auto-scan of all TV stations in DVB-T, "No Signal" may
appear on all channels

To view the channels, please reboot your computer. A second autoscan will
not be necessary. The channels will be available upon bootup.

ATI Engineering has been advised of this issue and is investigating. Any
updates will be published when they become available.

E137009"

and,

" 'No Signal' when using Composite/S-Video cables with Multimedia Center
9.10






The information in this article applies to the following
configuration(s):
a.. Multimedia Center 9.10
b.. TV Wonder USB 2.0
Watching TV using composite or S-Video cables and using TV-On-Demand may
cause a 'No Signal' message to appear

To correct this issue, download and install Multimedia Center 9.13 or
higher.

E138596"
 
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