Question about the aver media:I have been trying to make the AVerTV Volar Hybrid Q work with Windows 7. This one should be supported out of the box, but I have some problems with it.
The Aver MediaCenter 3d starts up nicely when using the external app/capture component. However, sometimes it just starts and displays the main menu and doesn't start the live TV (using coax atm). I asked chat support and a way to workaround should be opening live tv, than exit the software and whenever it reopens it should start live tv. This is looking promissing, because whenever the software starts (I use common channel btw) I get a black screen. After that I have to manually enter the screen division playing the avermedia software, change to S-video and than back to analogue again. After that, the live tv plays.
The situation above is not very stable and not user friendly. I want the avermedia to start and than use a remote control to be able to switch channels. Does someone encounter this problem before and have a fix for me? That would be great!
Just one of my thoughts:Because I didn't get the avermedia software to run properly, I tryed the Windows Media Center (just add it as a custom external app) as follow: app name: C:\windows\ehome\ehshell.exe command line: /mcesuperbar://tv?live=true. This command line makes sure that the Windows Media Center opens whithout showing the splash screen and starting in the live tv option :-D.
It is working, however I have a black screen and sound for like 1 second and only black screen without sound afterwards. Again, I have to enter the screen devision with my cursor and switch channel to make it work. This makes it work (the tv quality is also a lot better using windows media center in comparison with the avermedia), however it also makes Windows Media Center go in full screen, the digital signage is playing in the back. When I quit Windows Media Center and restart the player (esc, stop -> start) it opens windows media center again, in a smaller screen division (like i have programmed it to do), but again with a black screen...
I tried this with an AMD e350 player (I know, it's a bit slow, but just testing). Gonna try it with an i3 NUC, similar to the mediabox soon because I expect it to be a driver issue.
I am just wondering now, why do we HAVE to use the avermedia software? Windows media center looks very promissing to me and with the external app/capture component we are able to launch practically every software (what makes VLC and Avermedia different from for example WMC?).
I am curious about your experiences playing live tv. Thanks for reading this post hehe
