TV-Tuner in Vaio PCV-W1

[jokoloko]

Hi there all,

I hope you can help me out with something I have torn my hair out for days over.
I want to install Showshifter (another PVR software instead of GigaPocket) but the software wont install due to possibly outdated drivers for my TV-Tuner card.
Now, I cant find anywhere what the make and model is of the TV-Tuner that comes with this Vaio model PCV-W1, and I think Im going mad over it.

Please help me!!

[kee-lo_]

I'm afraid Sony have blocked the TV Card from using anything else but Gigapocket

[tellingd]

I'm afraid Sony have blocked the TV Card from using anything else but Gigapocket 

How on earth did you find that out???

[kee-lo_]

My friend has gigapocket, and we've never been able to use anything else with it, which is very frustrating, as we wanted to use something called MythTV (it's a whole media centre suite which is under the GNU public licence).

[chuckalicious]

That is shocking. That's as bad as stopping CDs playing in your PC!
Sony, you should be ashamed. These PCs are supposed to help creativity etc, not hinder it!!
Prats

[kee-lo_]

Well, I know it's like that with the C1 series, you can't capture footage outisde Smart Capture.

[jokoloko]

I am quite sure that there is a way to get it to work, but all I need is the hardware specs for the tv tuner, so that I can get updated drivers for it. But I dont want to disassemble my brand new PC in order to find out, and since I cant find any information regarding this in any documentation, I was hoping for some tips on how to get it.

I know for a fact of another user that has managed to use Showshifter with a Vaio, but it was not a W1, should it really be that difficult?

[kee-lo_]

On VAIO Village, there are a lot of gigapocket users, best trying there.
www.vaiovillage.com
This forum is the best place to ask.