Using the KWorld ATSC-110 with MediaPortal
For those of you who own the KWorld ATSC-110 HDTV Tuner, you know that the accompanying PVR/DVR/HTPC software sucks. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Beyond TV. In fact, I hear that it is most often reviewed as the best HDTV recording software around. It’s just that those reviews apply for the full versions. KWorld only bundles the SE subscribers’ edition, which, in the end, is "crippleware." Basically, pretty much all you can do with this software is very limited viewing and recording, that is, unless you decide to fall for one of the aggressive subscribe-or-upgrade-me popup windows.
Freebies
So, you're left with the freebies. There is nothing wrong with the likes of MythTV, Freevo, MediaPortal, GB-PVR, and Got All Media. It's just that each one has respective shortcomings. (But that’s a future article in itself on the freeware review!)
Problems
Since these are manual configuration programs, you will definitely encounter problems. Thankfully, after this article, you will have one less problem to worry about. 
As I was considering to adopt MediaPortal, I noticed that my KWorld ASTC-110 was not included in the Supported TV Card ATSC List. I thought that was strange because I assumed that most HDTV programs communicated with BDA-compatible hardware (such as mine). It appears that MediaPortal REALLY needs to be manually configured.
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<capturecard commercialname="KWorld ATSC-110" capturename="713x BDA Digital Capture" devid="ven_1131&dev_7133&subsys_735017de&rev_f0">
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<capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="true"/>
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<tv>
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<interface cat="capture" video="2" audio="3" mpeg2="1" sectionsandtables="5"/>
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<filters>
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<filter cat="networkprovider" name="Microsoft ATSC Network Provider" checkdevice="false"/>
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<filter cat="tunerdevice" name="713x BDA ATSC Tuner" checkdevice="true"/>
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<filter cat="capture" name="713x BDA Digital Capture" checkdevice="true"/>
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</filters>
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<connections>
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<connection sourcefilter="networkprovider" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="tunerdevice" sinkpin="0"/>
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<connection sourcefilter="tunerdevice" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"/>
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</connections>
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</tv>
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</capturecard>
Just paste before the "" tag, save, and add the card in the MediaPortal Configuration program. Leave a comment if you have any questions.
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
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