Sony Giga Pocket Tv Tuner

Does anyone know if there is a driver available to make the Sony Giga Pocket TV tuner compatible with XP Media Center Edition 2005. My Sony Vaio orignally come with Windows XP home edition and Sony's PVR software package (giga Pocket), but I didn't like how proprietary Giga Pocket is in regards connecting to remote media devices. I have done a fresh install of MCE 2005 and everything works great. Except it says the TV tuner is not compatible. What makes any TV tuner compatible with MCE 2005? Thanks for any help.:thumbsup:Shawn. Mjtufro, try going to this siteenter your model number and go to the drivers (everything) page.

It had all of my OEM drivers. If you had Vaio system recovery, you can reinstall its drivers then reinstall Vaio system recovery from a recovery media set you hopefully created earlier. I had to trick the recovery media disc 1, because with MCE 2005 on the system it did not want to believe it was the same computer. If it says it cannot start the recovery set, manually go into the disc 1 and open all the application programs on that disc until it starts up. It finally did start and i was able to recover all my Vaio programs (including Giga Pocket). Thanks for the quick reply.

I didn't create a recovery disk because when I tried, it said it was not a VAIO PC (which was not true, because it is) and I called Sony but they didn't answer, so I didn't bother. I got a virus some weeks ago and had to reinstall everything. When I realized I needed the drivers, I went into support and I downloaded the zip with all the drivers. Everything was there, except my TV Tuner driver. Do you remember under which of the directories the TV Tuner driver was?

In my ZIP file, the only empty directory was MPEGEncoder. Is that where it's supposed to be?I tried with all the other folders and it didn't work. In Device Drivers the only device with a question mark (not recognized) is a 'Multimedia Video Controller'. I guess that's the TV tunner. I tried upgrading the drivers with all the folders in the ZIP file and it didn't work.

Any suggestions? This may not be my place to say it, but the industries(microsoft cough. cough.) need to stop worrying about people ripping them outaf a few bucks from commission sales due to highly imposssible situations and need to work on compatabilitie and consumer support. Yes they have alll that msn crap and loads of support but i still hate all the security features. And just perhaps they wouldnt have half of those pissed of hakers workin on taken em down if they had better business practices along with better development procedures. This reminds me, did anyone see that helarious episode of the simpsons where Homer Trys to start a web business?

' Buy them out boy's'. Oh wat a classic line!:. Yes, you have a point there. They should try to make things compatible instead of making the vendors add a logo that says 'it works with Microsoft Windows MCE'. I'm pretty annoyed that i just bought a Hauppauge Win PVR USB 2 and I couldn't make it work with MCE 32005, even when I downloaded the compatible drivers. I get an error message by MCE saying that there's a 'Decoder error' (by the way, if you know how can I solve this please let me know).Anyway.

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There's still some way to go until Linux becomes a massive OS. It's still not user friendly enough, but they've gone a long way in very little time!In the meantime, we'll stick to PHP and MySQL and let ASP die (which, unfortunately, it will not.). I was given a Sony VAIO a while ago. I've had nothing but problems with the Sony website. I did have windows seven installed and had to reformat using xp because Sony didn't have ANY drivers for seven on the site.

Unfortunately my PC needed some of these drivers just to function properly. I to am having an issue with the driver for my TV tuner card. I downloaded an unstable version from a torrent which causes my system to freeze up. I've had no choice but to remove it. I now have a useless card on my PC.

Nothing pisses me off more than when a simple driver search becomes a journey into bleep. Sony needs to become more 'user friendly' and open.

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Microsoft needs to do the same. The whole 'detect my model' option on Sony's website also appears to be a well meaning but poorly executed option. If anyone has a direct link to the drivers and software for this card please let me know.

Think a desktop is the only way to get advanced entertainment functions in a PC? The new VAIO® PCG-GRT190G is Sony's first notebook PC with Giga Pocket™ TV tuner and personal video recorder functionality.Users can watch TV in style on the PC's 16.1-inch UXGA display with Sony's new XBRITE™ technology. The display technology, exclusive to select Sony notebooks, ensures crisp, vivid TV viewing and DVD playback. With Giga Pocket, users can not only watch live TV but also record their favorite programs to watch later. Using the new notebook's analog inputs, Giga Pocket can also be used to convert personal analog content such as VHS or Hi 8™ video tapes to the digital domain for painless editing and DVD creation.Making a DVD is as easy as a single click using Sony's own Click to DVD™ software and the unit's dual format DVD+/=RW drive. The notebook's DVD recordable drive allows users to record and play back four of the most popular types of DVD media - DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW - giving them the utmost in flexibility and compatibility with the various DVD playback devices.'

This is one entertainment center that does not require a lot of space,' said Mike Abary, director of VAIO notebook marketing for Sony Electronics' IT Products Division. 'With the GRT, users can have a high-quality multimedia experience in any room of the house.' The power of the new notebook's entertainment capabilities extend beyond the room in which it resides. It can also act as a home entertainment server for PCs in the house over a wired or wireless network with VAIO Media™ software, available on all VAIO PCs. Using the VAIO Media networking interface, any PC running the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system can receive digital video, photo or music content from the server. And with the addition of Sony's RoomLink™ network media receiver (sold separately), a home theater system can be part of the home entertainment network.The unit comes with Sony's complement of photo and music management and video editing software as well as a variety of ports, including USB 2.0 and the i.LINK (IEEE 1394) digital interface, with which to connect to a universe of compatible digital devices.Available next month for about $2,500 at select retail outlets, the VAIO GRT190G notebook is one of a series of full sized notebook offerings from Sony this summer.

Configurable options for the GRT series of notebooks can be found at www.sonystyle.com.For further information, please contact Valerie Motis, VAIO Notebook of Sony Electronics Inc., +1-858-942-8016, valerie.motis@am.sony.com; or Mary McEvoy of The Hoffman Agency, +1-408-975-3052, mmcevoy@hoffman.com, for Sony Electronics Inc.SOURCE: Sony Electronics Inc.CONTACT: Valerie Motis, VAIO Notebook of Sony Electronics Inc.,+1-858-942-8016, valerie.motis@am.sony.com; or Mary McEvoy of The HoffmanAgency, +1-408-975-3052, mmcevoy@hoffman.com, for Sony Electronics Inc.Web site.