I just got an ATi TV Wonder full version that I bought used from the FS/Trade forums here. I DL the new MMC 7.1 from ATi's site then install the card. Things went pretty smoothly, more smoothly than I was expecting from an ATi product on XP Pro, so I was pleasantly surprised. Everything was going well until I reboot and try to watch TV. The screen is all garbled. So I reboot, this time the MMC TV program freezes at the splash screen and no other programs can be run. I have to hit the power button because nothing can be terminated.
Basically about 50% of the time it just freezes and I have to hit the power button to hard power-off the machine, the other 30% of the time the screen is all garbled. So this POS only works about 20% of the time. But when it decides to work, everything is fine.
I'm glad I didn't pay retail for this card, as it is everything I would have expected after hearing horror stories of ATi's drivers.
BTW, before you accuse me of not being able to properly set up a computer, I just rebooted more in the past 10 minutes than I have in the 4 months I've been running XP Pro. My computer is dead stable, and everything works flawlessly.... that is... except this card.
Oh well, I just want to capture some video, so I guess I can put up with this card for the few times I use it.
Basically about 50% of the time it just freezes and I have to hit the power button to hard power-off the machine, the other 30% of the time the screen is all garbled. So this POS only works about 20% of the time. But when it decides to work, everything is fine.
I'm glad I didn't pay retail for this card, as it is everything I would have expected after hearing horror stories of ATi's drivers.
BTW, before you accuse me of not being able to properly set up a computer, I just rebooted more in the past 10 minutes than I have in the 4 months I've been running XP Pro. My computer is dead stable, and everything works flawlessly.... that is... except this card.
Oh well, I just want to capture some video, so I guess I can put up with this card for the few times I use it.