MSI TV@nywhere - Where's the MPEG4?

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silentfury

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I just bought an MSI TV@nywhere card (MS-8876), I'm relatively pleased with it, except that MPEG4 encoding is nowhere to be seen, and this was one of the factors in me purchasing this card. Is MPEG4 coming? Is it because of the MPEG-LA licensing situation?

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Originally posted by silentfury
I just bought an MSI TV@nywhere card (MS-8876), I'm relatively pleased with it, except that MPEG4 encoding is nowhere to be seen, and this was one of the factors in me purchasing this card. Is MPEG4 coming? Is it because of the MPEG-LA licensing situation?

thanks

-silentfury
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Same for me too!
Looks like we re on the same boat.
At least someone from MSI should say something about it, isn't it?
This is my first time ever buying anything from MSI, and I hope this is not the last time.

 
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probably Licence restrictions at the moment.
The product page did say it will be addressed with a future patch/update
 
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The box says it has it. The website says it has it. The powerpoint presentation linked in another message says it has it and yet it is nowhere to be found.

I bought the card BECAUSE it claimed to have MPEG4 so I am understandably upset.

I read another message saying that it will be "added" in a future patch -- well, 1) when will that be and 2) why is MSI advertising the card as having a feature that it clearly does not!

 
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It looks like false advertising or such, so I think you should send an e-mail to MSI direct and ask whats going on.
Be nice and they should give you some info to the situation.

You may find that the product is capable of MPEG4 at the hardware level, but because of licencing restrictions cant be used at software level?????
If this is so they should tell you how to go about using MPEG4 from third party software. ie if you bought a DVD burner that has all for MPEG4
 
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Can't find the MSI tech support email address? Any ideas, I don't want to call long distance for this issue. I wish the product page was more clear and that the box didn't claim support that appears to be non-existant.

 
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Can anyone point me to a place online that I can purchase this card from? I've been looking around but haven't found it anywhere yet.

I was also wondering if these features listed below work or is the MPEG-4 needed?

? MPEG-4 link (Browse favorite TV Programs anywhere, anytime)
? Distance-less and real-time TV function control
- Client user can real-time change TV Channel and any software setting on the Server side
- Scheduled, real-time and programmable recording

Thanks,
RH
 
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Originally posted by rharding
Can anyone point me to a place online that I can purchase this card from? I've been looking around but haven't found it anywhere yet.
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Same here . . :D would like to know also. Noticed that from the owners of this card who are posting in this forum that the card is available in north-america and asia. Contacted the distributor in the netherlands and found out that it's not scheduled to distributed in europe in the near future. If it hits the european market it will be in the 4 quarter of this year ;(
 
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Originally posted by rharding
Can anyone point me to a place online that I can purchase this card from? I've been looking around but haven't found it anywhere yet.

I was also wondering if these features listed below work or is the MPEG-4 needed?

? MPEG-4 link (Browse favorite TV Programs anywhere, anytime)
? Distance-less and real-time TV function control
- Client user can real-time change TV Channel and any software setting on the Server side
- Scheduled, real-time and programmable recording

Thanks,
RH
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TRY THIS LINK :
http://www.eveningsound.com

*I'm not sure they ship to europe or not but U can try*
 
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On the product page fir in flashing lights there is a message:

worldwide patent pending

so could be soon for you....

we hope.... :)
 
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you guys can try out 3rd party MPEG-4 codec and video capture software. Those free ones are VirtualDub (capture AVI) and DivX codec.
 
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Originally posted by maesus
you guys can try out 3rd party MPEG-4 codec and video capture software. Those free ones are VirtualDub (capture AVI) and DivX codec.
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I've tried out all/most of the 3rd party MPEG-4 codec and video capture software! They're either producing bad (really bad) quality or not working at all.
To name a few :=
VirtualDub, Dscaler, PowerVCR, iuVCR, capTV, AVI_IO,
ATV2000, ChrisTV, EO_Video, Gleaming Shot, GlobalTV,
hunuaacap, JTV, K!TV, M2-edit, Nandub, Video Capturix,.......................
 
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Using 3rd Party Software is beside the point. The box and website both claim the card is capable of something out of the box that clearly it is not. Seems like false advertising to me, patent pending or not.

 
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