Sony MPEG REal Time Encoder Board Problem

[Tweeter]

Hey All, I have a PCV-RS620G and upgraded RAM to 2gb and put in a new video
card and Vista works great.......But like all of you I can't get gigapocket
to work.I hope you're right about the update in March.I haven't had any
problems with any of my 3 VAIOs so this is disappointing......Bill

"JDS" wrote:

> I have a Sony VAIO PCV-RZ504 purchased in August 2004. I have been advised
> by Sony in writing that the uppgrade to the MPEG Encoder Board will be issued
> at the end of March.
>
> I have always found Sony to be very helpful and reliable.
> --
> JDS
>
>
> "Wonderman" wrote:
>
> > I am running a Vaio desktop with the gigapocket card. The Sony web site has
> > the Vista driver and after installing both Media Center works great.
> >
> >
> > <Zcar> wrote in message news:200721316107Zcar1978@comcast.net...
> > >I have the same problem..Its the only thing the Advisor said will not work.
> > > I may install Vista anyhow and just hope for the best.I may not be able to
> > > use Media Center though..
> > > We'll see
> > >
> > > EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> > > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> >
> >
> >

[ColTom2]

Hi JDS:

You have had much better luck with Sony than I have, as I have been unable
to get any info from them other than of a gerneric nature and nothing
specific as you have.

I agree that Sony in the past has always provided great support. Thanks
for your posting.

ColTom2



"JDS" wrote:

> I have a Sony VAIO PCV-RZ504 purchased in August 2004. I have been advised
> by Sony in writing that the uppgrade to the MPEG Encoder Board will be issued
> at the end of March.
>
> I have always found Sony to be very helpful and reliable.
> --
> JDS
>
>
> "Wonderman" wrote:
>
> > I am running a Vaio desktop with the gigapocket card. The Sony web site has
> > the Vista driver and after installing both Media Center works great.
> >
> >
> > <Zcar> wrote in message news:200721316107Zcar1978@comcast.net...
> > >I have the same problem..Its the only thing the Advisor said will not work.
> > > I may install Vista anyhow and just hope for the best.I may not be able to
> > > use Media Center though..
> > > We'll see
> > >
> > > EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> > > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> >
> >
> >

[doctechx]

Like so many others in these threads, I experienced problems when upgrading from Windows XP MCE 2005 to Vista. Specifically, I did a clean install of Vista Ultimate edition. I had ran the Vista update advisor, and received the notification that the giga pocket MPEG realtime encoder board (tv tuner) was not compatible. However, after seeing that Sony had provided several Media Center Vista updates for my model, I couldn't believe that there was no way to make it work. Fortunately, I was right.

I recieved the same errors as everyone else from MC. Basically, my tv tuner was not recognized, and when I looked in the Device Manager, the encoder board driver was not loaded. I originally tried downloading the Sony Vista OS migration updates related to MC (Vaio Media Center version SOAVMC-01347100-US.EXE 6.0.00.10100 and Vaio tv tuner library update version SOAVTL-01371500-US.EXE 1.7.00.10250). These did not solve my problem, although they may ultimately be necessary for success. I'm not sure why Sony is so illusive with regard to the solution to this problem as it is actually very simple. I simply downloaded and installed the original giga pocket driver for my model directly from sony support website. You may get a dialogue box indicating that the driver may not be configured properly. It gives you the option to reinstall to meet the operating system requirements. Do this, and restart. At this point, Vista Media Center should recognize your tv tuner, and you should be able to proceed with the setup. I know how frustrating this was for me. I hope this is useful to others.

[Saucy]

"doctechx" <doctechx.2wiszj@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
news:doctechx.2wiszj@DoNotSpam.com...
>
> Like so many others in these threads, I experienced problems when
> upgrading from Windows XP MCE 2005 to Vista. Specifically, I did a
> clean install of Vista Ultimate edition. I had ran the Vista update
> advisor, and received the notification that the giga pocket MPEG
> realtime encoder board (tv tuner) was not compatible. However, after
> seeing that Sony had provided several Media Center Vista updates for my
> model, I couldn't believe that there was no way to make it work.
> Fortunately, I was right.
>
> I recieved the same errors as everyone else from MC. Basically, my tv
> tuner was not recognized, and when I looked in the Device Manager, the
> encoder board driver was not loaded. I originally tried downloading
> the Sony Vista OS migration updates related to MC (Vaio Media Center
> version SOAVMC-01347100-US.EXE 6.0.00.10100 and Vaio tv tuner library
> update version SOAVTL-01371500-US.EXE 1.7.00.10250). These did not
> solve my problem, although they may ultimately be necessary for
> success. I'm not sure why Sony is so illusive with regard to the
> solution to this problem as it is actually very simple. I simply
> downloaded and installed the original giga pocket driver for my model
> directly from sony support website. You may get a dialogue box
> indicating that the driver may not be configured properly. It gives
> you the option to reinstall to meet the operating system requirements.
> Do this, and restart. At this point, Vista Media Center should
> recognize your tv tuner, and you should be able to proceed with the
> setup. I know how frustrating this was for me. I hope this is useful
> to others.
>
>
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Saucy