Is dotnet essential for installing tv-videocards?

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  • P.Jayant
    #1

    Is dotnet essential for installing tv-videocards?

    ATI insists that dotnet 1.1 Must be installed for using several of the
    recent videocards of ATI. As a simple user of TV program capture
    functionality, I would like to understand what in dotnet is so essential for
    doing video capture or tv tuning? Sorry for being so ignorant.

    P. Jayant


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    • Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]
      #2
      Re: Is dotnet essential for installing tv-videocards?


      "P.Jayant" <pjayant@sancha rnet.in> wrote in message
      news:OtNLNyBsFH A.1032@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
      > ATI insists that dotnet 1.1 Must be installed for using several of the
      > recent videocards of ATI. As a simple user of TV program capture
      > functionality, I would like to understand what in dotnet is so essential
      > for
      > doing video capture or tv tuning? Sorry for being so ignorant.[/color]

      I believe ATI used .NET 1.1 to write their various utilities. .NET is not
      required for tv-videocards, per se, but ATI's driver pack apparently
      requires it.


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        • Cor Ligthert [MVP]
          #3
          Re: Is dotnet essential for installing tv-videocards?

          P. Jayant,

          ..Net is in fact a kind an operating system layer as there are more layers in
          operating systems. Net makes it easier to make programs for the more and
          more extending functionality.

          Probably is that the reason that ATI has choosen to implement Net in there
          programs. With wich the could make there programs better.

          Just my thought,

          Cor


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            • John Bailo
              #4
              Re: Is dotnet essential for installing tv-videocards?


              My guess would be that .NET is being used to run the add on programs
              such as the one that lets you view the Tv schedule ( I have an ATI TV
              Remote Wonder ).

              I doubt if it's /essential/... just useful.

              Anyway, it's an easy install from Microsoft Update -- just look in the
              none critical section.

              P.Jayant wrote:[color=blue]
              > ATI insists that dotnet 1.1 Must be installed for using several of the
              > recent videocards of ATI. As a simple user of TV program capture
              > functionality, I would like to understand what in dotnet is so essential for
              > doing video capture or tv tuning? Sorry for being so ignorant.
              >
              > P. Jayant
              >
              >[/color]

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                • Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen
                  #5
                  Re: Is dotnet essential for installing tv-videocards?

                  P.Jayant wrote:[color=blue]
                  > ATI insists that dotnet 1.1 Must be installed for using several of the
                  > recent videocards of ATI. As a simple user of TV program capture
                  > functionality, I would like to understand what in dotnet is so essential for
                  > doing video capture or tv tuning? Sorry for being so ignorant.[/color]
                  <snip>

                  If you go back to the download page you'll notice that they offer two
                  downloads, one labelled "With Control Panel" and one "With CATALYST
                  Control Center".

                  The first one doesn't require .NET but the other one does. This is
                  simply because ATI chose to use .NET to build that new control center.
                  You can download the first one and use that and then you won't need .NET
                  installed.

                  FWIW, previous versions of the CATALYST Control Center was nowhere near
                  what the original control panel was so I've never downloaded the new
                  control center application, but they might have rectified that. Early
                  versions was missing some vital configuration settings, like monitor
                  refresh rates while in DirectX and so on.

                  --
                  Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen
                  http://www.vkarlsen.no/

                  mailto:lasse@vk arlsen.no
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