Is dotnet essential for installing tv-videocards?

[P.Jayant]

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

[Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]]

"P.Jayant" <pj*****@sancharnet.in> wrote in message
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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.

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.

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

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

[John Bailo]

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:

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

[Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen]

P.Jayant wrote:

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.

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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.

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