1. Hauppauge Wintv 8.5 Activation Code
2. Find Wintv V8 Activation Code
3. Hauppauge Wintv V8 5 Activation Code

Note: WinTV v10 has replaced WinTV v8 and WinTV v8.5 for all Hauppauge TV tuners and HD recorders WinTV v10 application with Extend Activation Code. The TV watching and recording Windows application for all Hauppauge TV tuners and video recorders; Now with Extend: video streaming support for the iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Apple Mac and Windows. If you have a WinTV v8 Activation Code, you can upgrade to WinTV v8.5 at no cost. For Windows 10, 8, and 7. Click Check WinTV CD if you have a WinTV v7 CD or click Enter Serial Number and then enter your WinTV Activation code. If you do not have an Activation Code: If you do not have a WinTV v8/8.5 Activation Code, you can purchase the new WinTV v10 Activation Code on the Hauppauge webstore for $12.95. This can be used with WinTV-HVR, WinTV-dual and WinTV-quad products, as well as the HD PVR series of HD recorders plus USB-Live2 and the ImpactVCBe.

• WinTV 7.2 with Extend

WinTV Extend is an Internet video streaming application built into some versions of the WinTV v8 and WinTV v7.2 applications. WinTV Extend takes the live TV signal from any Hauppauge TV tuner and converts the TV signal into a form which is compatible with an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, PC or Mac computer. WinTV Extend then 'streams' the converted TV signal over the Internet to the receiver device.

WinTV Extend can be stream to a web based client, or if you are using an iPad or iPhone, you can use the Hauppauge Extend app which can be downloaded from the Apple app store.

WinTV v8 with Extend and WinTV v7.2 with Extend run on Windows based PCs with Windows 10, 8, 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP. It currently does not run on a Mac, though TV from WinTV Extend can be watched on a Mac.

WinTV Extend has the following features

• Streams live TV to your iPad or iPhone, or remote Mac or PC via Wi-Fi or the Internet
• On the receiving device, you can use either an Internet browser to watch TV or you can use the WinTV Extend iOS app for the iPhone or iPad
• Digital parental control (North America)
• Closed captions (North America)
• High Definition TV support (when used with Hauppauge TV tuners with HD TV support)
• Integrated TV recording scheduler
• Instant time shift and recording
• Multiple tuner support, either the WinTV-HVR-22xx or the WinTV-dualHD
• Logical channel numbers

To run WinTV Extend, you need to have a WinTV TV tuner in your PC and your PC needs to be connected to either a home Wi-Fi network or the Internet.

The WinTV Extend app for your iPad or iPhone

The WinTV Extend app is available from the Apple app store at no cost. To download WinTV Extend, look up 'WinTV Extend' on the Apple app store.

Here's a link to the Hauppauge Extend app on the Apple app store:

The WinTV Extend iPad/iPhone app uses a Wi-Fi connection only (no 3G or 4G support is currently available). Wi-Fi can be used to watch live TV from your Hauppauge TV tuner in your home or in a hotel (as long as you have a Wi-Fi connection for your iPhone or iPad). If you want to watch TV over a 3G or 4G connection, you can use WinTV Extend with Safari or any other Internet browser.

WinTV Extend for Android devices, Windows phones, PCs or Macs

If you are using a Mac, PC or Android device, all you need is browser (Safari recommended on the Mac, Chrome or Internet Explorer on your PC). If you are using an Android phone or tablet, you need to be running Android version 4.1 or later.

To run Extend on your device, you will use a browser. Please refer to the Extend Quick Install Guide in the section called 'Watching TV on your iPhone, iPad or other remote device '.

Where to get WinTV v8 with Extend TV application for your PC

WinTV v8 with Extend is available from the Hauppauge webstore at a cost of $9.95 (plus shipping). You can order it from:
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/webstore2/webstore_cd-wintvv8.asp

If you click on the Gallery tab above, you will find some screen shots of an iPhone receiving video from WinTV Extend. The iPhone pictures show the TV control overlay with Pause and 30 second replay.

WinTV Extend currently runs with the following WinTV TV tuners

All WinTV-HVR TV tuners for North America and Europe, plus the WinTV-DCR-2650 and the Starburst satellite receiver, the WinTV-dualHD and WinTV-NOVA-T, WinTV-NOVA-S and WinTV-MiniStick products in Europe and Asia.

The new WinTV Extend app is available from the Apple app store at no cost. To download WinTV Extend, look up 'WinTV Extend' on the Apple app store.

Here's a link to the Extend app on the Apple app store:

Minimum System Requirements For WinTV Extend

I have a data plan on my iPhone which is limited. How much data will WinTV Extend use?

I can connect to the extend server but live video will not play?

Why can't I see all of my TV channels on my iPad?

My PC is running very slow when I'm using analog cable TV with WinTV Extend. What can I do to improve my system performance?

I'd like to watch TV on my iPad from outside my house. How do I open a port on my router so that this will work?

Can I use WinTV Extend with the IR blaster?

Can I use WinTV Extend with the HD PVR 2 or the original HD PVR?

This is the WinTV v8 with Extend application for Windows

WinTV v8 with Extend is available from the Hauppauge webstore at a cost of $9.95 (plus shipping).
You can order it from the Hauppauge Webstore

WinTV v8 application and TV tuner driver download package

WinTV v8 application and TV tuner driver download package

This is WinTV v8, which can be used if you have a WinTV v7 CD-ROM. If you have a WinTV v8 Activation Code, you can upgrade to WinTV v8.5 at no cost.

Installation notes:

If you have a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-850, WinTV-HVR-950 (not the WinTV-HVR-950Q), Colossus (not Colossus 2) or HD PVR model 1212, you MUST install WinTV v8. WinTV v8.5 does not support these products.

Activation for this version of WinTV v8 is done with your WinTV v7 CD-ROM or a WinTV v8 Activation Code.

If you have a WinTV v7 application CD-ROM, you can use the CD to install this WinTV v8 version. If you do not have your original WinTV CD-ROM but would like to update to WinTV v8, you can purchase a new WinTV v8 Activation Code on the Hauppauge webstore. This can then be used to activate WinTV v8.

If you have a WinTV v8 Activation Code, you can install and activate WinTV v8 or WinTV v8.5 (on those Hauppauge products with WinTV v8.5 support).

If you have a WinTV v7.2 CD-ROM with Extend, the latest version of WinTV v8 with Extend will also be installed.

WinTV v8 installer
For Windows 10, 8, and 7

File name: wintv8setup_35163.exe | File size: 108 MB | Date: June 22, 2017
Release notes | Backup download site

This download is a complete installation package, including drivers for supported WinTV products plus the WinTV v8 application and utilities.

To install the WinTV v8 application

• Download the WinTV v8 installer to your PC. After downloading this file, it's normally saved in the Download directory on your PC
• Insert your original valid WinTV v7 CD
• Run wintv8setup from the Download directory on your PC
• At Activation required, click Check WinTV CD if you have a WinTV v7 CD. Otherwise, you will be prompted to enter your WinTV v8 Activation Code.

This will complete the driver and application installation for your WinTV.

To install WinTV v8 on a PC or laptop without a CD-ROM drive

If your PC or laptop does not have a CD-ROM drive, do the following:

• At the conclusion of the installation a dialog box will pop up saying 'Activation required'
• Click Enter Product Code
• You will find the Product code on your WinTV v7 Installation CD
• Enter the Product code including dashes and dots

To find your Product Code

Look at the following guide for finding your product code

WinTV Extend router setup instructions

Get information on configuring your router at home so that WinTV Extend can send live TV over the Internet.

End user license agreement (PDF)

enduserlicenseagreement.pdf

WinTV v8.5 application and Windows driver package

WinTV v8.5 is the latest version of the WinTV v8 application for Windows. This download is a complete WinTV v8.5 application, including Windows drivers for supported WinTV products plus utilities.

Installation notes for WinTV v8.5:

A WinTV v8.5 Activation Code will be needed to install this WinTV v8.5 version.

You must use WinTV v8 if you have a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-930C (16xxx), the original Colossus, HD PVR model 1212, WinTV-HVR-1100, WinTV-HVR-1300, WinTV-HVR-1400, WinTV-HVR-3000, WinTV-HVR-4000 or WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2. WinTV v8.5 does not support these products.

If you do not have an Activation Code, but you have a WinTV v7 CD, you can install the WinTV v8 application.

If you have neither a WinTV Activation Code or your original WinTV v7 CD-ROM, you can purchase a new WinTV Activation Code on the Hauppauge webstore. This can then be used to activate WinTV v8.5 or WinTV v8.

If you have an Activation Code for WinTV Extend, the latest version of WinTV v8.5 with Extend will be installed.

WinTV v8.5 installer
For Windows 10, 8, and 7

Hauppauge Wintv 8.5 Activation Code

File name: wintv85setup_37352.exe | File size: 101 MB | Date: Dec 27, 2019
Release notes | Backup download site | Previous version

To install the WinTV v8.5 application

• Step 1: Download the WinTV v8.5 installer by clicking the download button above. The WinTV v8.5 Installer is normally saved in the Download folder on your PC
• Step 2: Run wintv85setup from the Download folder on your PC. Halfway through the installation, a message will pop up asking for you to enter the Activation Code.
• Step 3: At the Activation required screen, click on Enter Activation code and enter the activation code which was emailed to you, is printed on the WinTV v8 activation card or printed on your WinTV v8 CD. You do not need to enter the dashes, and you can use upper or lower case characters.
• Step 4: When the installation is complete, you will find the WinTV icon on your Windows desktop. Double click on this icon and the WinTV application will run. On the first run of WinTV, it will automatically go through the TV source selection and will scan for channels.

WinTV v8 application and TV tuner driver download package

This is WinTV v8, which can be used if you have a WinTV v7 CD-ROM or a WinTV v8 Activation Code.

Installation notes for WinTV v8:

Activation for this version of WinTV v8 is done with the WinTV v8 or WinTV v8.5 Activation code or your WinTV v7 CD-ROM.

If you have a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-930C (16xxx), Colossus (not Colossus 2), HD PVR model 1212, WinTV-HVR-1100, WinTV-HVR-1300, WinTV-HVR-1400, WinTV-HVR-3000, WinTV-HVR-4000 or WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2, you MUST use WinTV v8. WinTV v8.5 does not support these products.

If you are a current WinTV v7 user who does not have your original WinTV v7 CD-ROM but would like to update to WinTV v8, you can purchase a new WinTV v8.5 Activation Code on the Hauppauge webstore. This can then be used to activate WinTV v8.

WinTV v8 installer
For Windows 10, 8, and 7

File name: wintv8setup_35167.exe | File size: 108 MB | Date: March 15, 2019
Release notes |

This download is a complete installation package, including drivers for supported WinTV products plus the WinTV v8 application and utilities.

To install the WinTV v8 application

• Download the WinTV v8 installer to your PC. After downloading this file, it's normally saved in the Download directory on your PC
• Insert your original valid WinTV v7 CD
• Run wintv8setup from the Download directory on your PC
• At Activation required, click Check WinTV CD if you have a WinTV v7 CD

This will complete the driver and application installation for your WinTV.

To install WinTV v8 on a PC or laptop without a CD-ROM drive

If your PC or laptop does not have a CD-ROM drive, do the following:

• At the conclusion of the installation a dialog box will pop up saying 'Activation required'
• Click Enter Product Code
• You will find the Product code on your WinTV v7 Installation CD
• Enter the Product code including dashes and dots

To find your Product Code

Look at the following guide for finding your product code

If you have a WinTV v7.2 CD-ROM with Extend, the latest version of WinTV v8 with Extend will also be installed.

Find Wintv V8 Activation Code

Where can I find the manual for WinTV?

In WinTV v8, right click your mouse in the live TV window, and go to Help. You will see our online manual.

You can also find the manual on our website in the Support -> WinTV v8 under the Manuals tab.

What do I need to upgrade the WinTV application from the Hauppauge website?

In order to upgrade to WinTV v8.5, you must have your WinTV v8 Activation Code. If you do not have an Activation Code , but you have a WinTV v7 CD, you can install the WinTV v8 application (look in the Support -> WinTV 8 Download tab).
If you do not have either a WinTV v8 Activation Code or your original WinTV v7 CD-ROM, you can purchase a new WinTV v8 Activation Code on the Hauppauge webstore for $9.95. The WinTV v8 Activation Code can then be used to activate WinTV v8.5

How do I rescan channels?

In WinTV v8, click on the setting button (Gear) in the lower left of the application. Then click on the Devices tab and highlight your WinTV device and click Tuner Setup (see the first picture below).

In the Device Setup Wizard, you will see a list of TV formats which your Hauppauge TV tuner can support. Depending upon which Hauppauge tuner you have, you will have a choice of analog, digital or external inputs (see the second picture below). You can also select all formats and let the WinTV application show you what it finds in each format (if anything).

Click Next and Next and let WinTV scan for channels. The results should look like picture 3 below.

Settings -> Devices

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Device Setup Wizard

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Scan Complete

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WinTV v8 Installation Problems

Some virus software will prevent the WinTV application from completing the installation. If you find this, you will need to temporarily disable the virus sofware.

Here are a couple of virus applications and how to disable them:

• AVG: 1) Right-click the AVG icon in the system tray next to the clock. 2) Click Temporarily disable AVG protection. 3) Choose how long you want the protection to be disabled and whether to disable the Firewall as well 4) then click OK.

I selected a channel but I just see 'buffering' in WinTV. Also there is no TV, just a blank screen

Buffering and no TV video can be caused by a few things:

• If there is a problem with your TV signal. Check your antenna or coax cable going to the Hauppauge product.
• If your anti virus software is preventing the WinTV application from making a temporary video buffer. If this is the case, you'll need to either disable the anti-virus software or create an exception for the WinTV application in your anti-virus exception list.
• If you using a cable TV or satellite box, make sure the box is turned on.

I scanned for channels, and some were found, yet I do not see any channels listed in WinTV's channel list. What did I do wrong?

If you see channels during the scan, but no channels are listed in WinTV channel list (to see the channel list, right click your mouse on the live TV window, then select Find Channel), then something went wrong in the WinTV TV channel database.

Solution:

• Uninstall WinTV completely: go to start/control panel/ and look for Program and feature and uninstall Hauppauge WinTV.
• After that please restart the computer.
• When the system comes back up please browse to the following folders and if you see a WinTV folder, delete the folder.
  • C:UsersPublic
  • C:Program Files or Program Files (x86)
  • Also please go to this folder which is a hidden folder and delete the Hauppauge folder: C:ProgramData
    Information on how to show hidden folders in Windows: Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 7, 8.x, 10, or Vista http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/show-hidden-files-and-folders-in-windows-vista/
• Once you do this you can reinstall Hauppauge WinTV with latest version from website.
• Now if you scan for channels, you should see them in the WinTV application.

Our local TV channel switched frequencies today. I've been unable to get the rescan to work. I can find all the channels on the rescan but can't seem to save them in the database.

We recommend that you delete the WinTV channel database before you re-scan for channels, especially if you think that your channel line up has changed. To do this, close the WinTV v8/v8.5 application and then run this program:
c:Program Files (x86)WinTVWinTV8WinTV8.exe -emptydb

How can I save my WinTV Channels database?

To avoid having to rescan for TV channels, you can save the list of channels you are using. This is called Saving the WinTV Channels database.

To save your channel database go to:

C:UsersPublicWinTVChannel Database (Windows 7 and Vista)

Hauppauge Wintv V8 5 Activation Code

C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersShared DocumentsWinTVChannel Database (Windows XP)

Copy the hcwChanDB_5 file to a place for safe keeping. To replace saved Channels just copy HcwChanDB_5 back to Channel Database Dir.

How can I reorder or change the channel numbers in WinTV?

Open the Settings menu in WinTV v8 by clicking on the “gear” button in the lower left hand corner of the WinTV application. Then click on the “All Channels' tab and right click on the channel you wish to edit. Click Details. Change the Preset number to the number you want. You can also change the channel Name.

Example:
You will need to follow this procedure if you are scheduling recordings with Titan TV online program guide. For example, if you scan for TV channels in WinTV v7 and find that channel 2704 is WNBC but in the TitanTV electronic program guide WNBC is on channel 702, then do the following:

• click your right mouse button on 2704 in the All Channel list
• change the Preset to 702
• change the Name of the the channel to WNBC

  Then, when you select WNBC (channel 702) in TitanTV, it will tune to channel 2704, which is WNBC.

Where can I find my recorded files?

The default directory for recorded files is:

C:UsersPublicVideos

You can change the default directory in WinTV v8 by clicking on the “gear” button, then the Capture tab. Here you will see the Recordings Directory.

In Windows XP, files are recorded to:

C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersShared DocumentsMy Videos

Can I record TV shows with subtitles or closed caption?

Can I view and record my game play from external game sources with WinTV?

I am getting a black screen in WinTV, or I'm seeing choppy video images. What can cause this?

There are two main reasons why you might see a black window:

TV Signal strength:. If the TV signal strength is on the edge of being too low, you might see either a black screen where the live TV picture should be, or your live TV picture might be choppy. Also, be sure that the incoming signal from your video source is working properly.

Graphic display adapter related: The video graphics acceleration mode can cause choppy live video or possibly cause a black screen where the live TV picture should be. To optimize the video graphics mode, in the WinTV v7 application go to Settings and look under Video Renderer. EVR is the default setting. Try VMR 7, VMR 9, or overlay for better results. You may also try placing a check mark in “Use hardware acceleration when possible”.

If there is still no improvement, enabling extended logging in WinTV and emailing the log files to tech support will help in troubleshooting the problem. (To obtain extended logs, first go to Settings/Advanced options. Enable extended logging, exit WinTV and reopen it for the change to take effect).

What video format will WinTV record in?

There are two types of recordings WinTV v8 will make: recordings from digital TV and recordings from analog TV.

Recordings from digital TV (ATSC, DVB or QAM) stay in the original digital TV format and in the original video quality. WinTV will save the recordings in a transport stream format (.TS extension). These files may be converted to MPEG2 using options in the WinTV Configuration menu.

When recording from analog TV (NTSC or PAL), recordings are made using MPEG2. You can choose the quality of your analog recordings in the Settings menu under Capture and then Default Analog Recording Quality.

What software can I use to edit & burn the recorded files from WinTV?

When recording digital TV, all recordings are made in whatever format your digital TV is being transmitted in. For example, ATSC is transmitted as MPEG-2 and therefore WinTV recordings will be MPEG-2. The files will be .TS files.

When recording from analog video or analog TV, WinTV will record MPEG-2 video using a .TS format. To edit your videos, you can use any software editor that can work with .TS files or MPEG-2 files

What file size will the recorded videos be?

Digital Broadcasts (DVB, ATSC or QAM)

The file size of a digital signal capture depends on the bitrate of the digital signal. The bitrate is set by the broadcaster and cannot be user configured. Bitrates for digital signals can range anywhere from about 1.2 Mbits/sec up to 19.3 Mbits/sec. Most of the time these bitrates are variable and not constant. Capture sizes for ATSC & QAM recordings range from approximately 1.7 Gigabytes per hour up to 8.3 Gigabytes per hour.

Analog TV or analog video

The WinTV application converts analog signals to digital in order to record. There are four recording profiles. The following list shows recording file sizes for burning to 4.3Gb DVD:

Best - Approx 1 Hour+
Better - Approx 1 1/2 Hours
Good - Approx 2 Hours
Fair - Approx 3 Hours

How do I scan for FM radio channels? And once I have scanned for FM radio, how do I find these radio stations in WinTV v7?

On those WinTV products with FM radio, you can scan for FM radio channels by clicking the Setup button (gear button) and then clicking on the Device tab. Choose your WinTV product, and then click Tuner setup. Click Analog FM radio and then Scan.

Once you have scanned for and found FM radio stations, you can listen to FM radio in WinTV v7. To select a channel, Right Click on the live WinTV v7 window to bring up the Option menu, and then click Find channel. Your FM radio channels can be found at the bottom of the channel list.

How can I see the WinTV v8 channel list all the time?

You can display the TV and FM radio channel list all the time by Right Clicking on the live WinTV v8 window to bring up Find channel. You will see the Channel list (see picture below).

In the upper right hand corner of the Channel list is a small 'pin' icon. Click this icon to 'pin' your channel list to the WinTV v8 window.

Keyboard shortcuts

• Ctrl A Aspect ratio
  Ctrl D Display the video and audio format of the TV program
  Ctrl F Freeze the video
  Ctrl Z Open TV Scheduler
  Ctrl O View program details (digital TV program, where provided in the broadcast)
  Ctrl S Display subtitles
  Ctrl W Full screen toggle
  Alt F Open File menu for playback
  Alt M Open the Task Menu
  Alt P Previous channel
  Ctrl Q Pause
  Ctrl P Play
  Alt R Record
  Alt S Stop
  Alt T Start TV
  Ctrl C Catch up
  Ctrl > Skip ahead
  Ctrl < Skip back

Problems running the WinTV application on Windows Server

If you want to use WinTV on your Windows Server, you may encounter the problem that it won’t recognize any of your DVB devices. This is because there is no BDA support (Broadcast Driver Architecture) on Windows Server 2008 / 2012. So if you want to use BDA based hardware (i.e. DVB TV cards) it is neccessary to add BDA harware support manually.

To fix, see these instructions: https://marcowuen.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/howto-add-bda-hardware-support-to-windows-server-2008-r2/

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