OK, the only thing that I can think of unique to Media Center is are the registry settings. Here are the settings for my first tuner. Why don't you look in the registry and see if these keys and settings are there for your card. Maybe that will shed some light on this. I sure wonder what this will turn out to be...
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}]
"DevPath"="\\\\?\\ngene#ven_18c3&dev_0720&subsys_062e1461&rev_00&tuner#5&33412558&0&2#{71985f48-1ca1-11d3-9cc8-00c04f7971e0}\\{2745a7ac-e8ca-11d8-a988-004030004d56}"
"DevName"="AVerMedia M780 PCIe BDA ATSC Tuner 2"
"Disabled"=dword:00000000
"SerialNumber"=""
"RootDevice"="NGENE\\VEN_18C3&DEV_0720&SUBSYS_062E1461&REV_00&TUNER\\5&33412558&0&2"
"TunerInstanceId"="21"
"DevInstance"=dword:00000001
"SupportedTuningspace"=hex(7):7b,00,41,00,32,00,45,00,33,00,30,00,37,00,35,00,\
30,00,2d,00,36,00,43,00,33,00,44,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,44,00,33,00,2d,00,42,\
00,36,00,35,00,33,00,2d,00,30,00,30,00,43,00,30,00,34,00,46,00,37,00,39,00,\
34,00,39,00,38,00,45,00,7d,00,00,00,7b,00,44,00,39,00,42,00,42,00,34,00,43,\
00,45,00,45,00,2d,00,42,00,38,00,37,00,41,00,2d,00,34,00,37,00,46,00,31,00,\
2d,00,41,00,43,00,39,00,32,00,2d,00,42,00,30,00,38,00,44,00,39,00,43,00,37,\
00,38,00,31,00,33,00,46,00,43,00,7d,00,00,00,7b,00,43,00,36,00,42,00,31,00,\
34,00,42,00,33,00,32,00,2d,00,37,00,36,00,41,00,41,00,2d,00,34,00,41,00,38,\
00,36,00,2d,00,41,00,37,00,41,00,43,00,2d,00,35,00,43,00,37,00,39,00,41,00,\
41,00,46,00,35,00,38,00,44,00,41,00,37,00,7d,00,00,00,00,00
"ConfiguredTuningspace"=hex(7):7b,00,41,00,32,00,45,00,33,00,30,00,37,00,35,00,\
30,00,2d,00,36,00,43,00,33,00,44,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,44,00,33,00,2d,00,42,\
00,36,00,35,00,33,00,2d,00,30,00,30,00,43,00,30,00,34,00,46,00,37,00,39,00,\
34,00,39,00,38,00,45,00,7d,00,00,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\TuneRequest]
@="{0369B4E6-45B6-11D3-B650-00C04F79498E}"
"Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Minor Channel"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\TuneRequest\Components]
@="{809B6661-94C4-49E6-B6EC-3F0F862215AA}"
"Collection Count"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\TuneRequest\Locator]
@="{8872FF1B-98FA-4D7A-8D93-C9F1055F85BB}"
"Frequency"=dword:ffffffff
"ModulationType"=dword:00000007
"InnerFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"InnerFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"SymbolRate"=dword:ffffffff
"Physical Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Transport Stream ID"=dword:ffffffff
"Program Number"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\TuneRequest\Tuning Space]
@="{A2E30750-6C3D-11D3-B653-00C04F79498E}"
"Name"="ATSC"
"Description"="Local ATSC Digital Antenna"
"Network Type"="{0DAD2FDD-5FD7-11D3-8F50-00C04F7971E2}"
"MinChannel"=dword:00000001
"MaxChannel"=dword:00000063
"InputType"=dword:00000001
"CountryCode"=dword:00000000
"Min Minor Channel"=dword:00000000
"Max Minor Channel"=dword:000003e7
"Min Physical Channel"=dword:00000002
"Max Physical Channel"=dword:00000045
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\TuneRequest\Tuning Space\Default Locator]
@="{8872FF1B-98FA-4D7A-8D93-C9F1055F85BB}"
"Frequency"=dword:ffffffff
"ModulationType"=dword:00000007
"InnerFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"InnerFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"SymbolRate"=dword:ffffffff
"Physical Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Transport Stream ID"=dword:ffffffff
"Program Number"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\UserSettings]
"UseSTB"=dword:00000000
"WatchOrder"=dword:00000001
"RecordOrder"=dword:00000000
"WatchPrefered"=dword:00000000
"RecordPrefered"=dword:ffffffff
"EnabledForMCE"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\UserSettings\TuneRequest]
@="{0369B4E6-45B6-11D3-B650-00C04F79498E}"
"Channel"=dword:00000001
"Minor Channel"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\UserSettings\TuneRequest\Components]
@="{809B6661-94C4-49E6-B6EC-3F0F862215AA}"
"Collection Count"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\UserSettings\TuneRequest\Locator]
@="{8872FF1B-98FA-4D7A-8D93-C9F1055F85BB}"
"Frequency"=dword:ffffffff
"ModulationType"=dword:00000007
"InnerFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"InnerFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"SymbolRate"=dword:ffffffff
"Physical Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Transport Stream ID"=dword:ffffffff
"Program Number"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\UserSettings\TuneRequest\Tuning Space]
@="{A2E30750-6C3D-11D3-B653-00C04F79498E}"
"Name"="ATSC"
"Description"="Local ATSC Digital Antenna"
"Network Type"="{0DAD2FDD-5FD7-11D3-8F50-00C04F7971E2}"
"MinChannel"=dword:00000001
"MaxChannel"=dword:00000063
"InputType"=dword:00000001
"CountryCode"=dword:00000000
"Min Minor Channel"=dword:00000000
"Max Minor Channel"=dword:000003e7
"Min Physical Channel"=dword:00000002
"Max Physical Channel"=dword:00000045
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{7EE3F993-7435-4776-826F-33EE114E07BB}\UserSettings\TuneRequest\Tuning Space\Default Locator]
@="{8872FF1B-98FA-4D7A-8D93-C9F1055F85BB}"
"Frequency"=dword:ffffffff
"ModulationType"=dword:00000007
"InnerFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"InnerFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"SymbolRate"=dword:ffffffff
"Physical Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Transport Stream ID"=dword:ffffffff
"Program Number"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}]
"DevPath"="\\\\?\\ngene#ven_18c3&dev_0720&subsys_062e1461&rev_00&tuner#5&183731e7&0&2#{71985f48-1ca1-11d3-9cc8-00c04f7971e0}\\{2745a7ac-e8ca-11d8-a988-004030004d56}"
"DevName"="AVerMedia M780 PCIe BDA ATSC Tuner 2"
"Disabled"=dword:00000000
"SerialNumber"=""
"RootDevice"="NGENE\\VEN_18C3&DEV_0720&SUBSYS_062E1461&REV_00&TUNER\\5&183731E7&0&2"
"TunerInstanceId"="21"
"DevInstance"=dword:00000000
"SupportedTuningspace"=hex(7):7b,00,41,00,32,00,45,00,33,00,30,00,37,00,35,00,\
30,00,2d,00,36,00,43,00,33,00,44,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,44,00,33,00,2d,00,42,\
00,36,00,35,00,33,00,2d,00,30,00,30,00,43,00,30,00,34,00,46,00,37,00,39,00,\
34,00,39,00,38,00,45,00,7d,00,00,00,7b,00,44,00,39,00,42,00,42,00,34,00,43,\
00,45,00,45,00,2d,00,42,00,38,00,37,00,41,00,2d,00,34,00,37,00,46,00,31,00,\
2d,00,41,00,43,00,39,00,32,00,2d,00,42,00,30,00,38,00,44,00,39,00,43,00,37,\
00,38,00,31,00,33,00,46,00,43,00,7d,00,00,00,7b,00,43,00,36,00,42,00,31,00,\
34,00,42,00,33,00,32,00,2d,00,37,00,36,00,41,00,41,00,2d,00,34,00,41,00,38,\
00,36,00,2d,00,41,00,37,00,41,00,43,00,2d,00,35,00,43,00,37,00,39,00,41,00,\
41,00,46,00,35,00,38,00,44,00,41,00,37,00,7d,00,00,00,00,00
"ConfiguredTuningspace"=hex(7):7b,00,41,00,32,00,45,00,33,00,30,00,37,00,35,00,\
30,00,2d,00,36,00,43,00,33,00,44,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,44,00,33,00,2d,00,42,\
00,36,00,35,00,33,00,2d,00,30,00,30,00,43,00,30,00,34,00,46,00,37,00,39,00,\
34,00,39,00,38,00,45,00,7d,00,00,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\TuneRequest]
@="{0369B4E6-45B6-11D3-B650-00C04F79498E}"
"Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Minor Channel"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\TuneRequest\Components]
@="{809B6661-94C4-49E6-B6EC-3F0F862215AA}"
"Collection Count"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\TuneRequest\Locator]
@="{8872FF1B-98FA-4D7A-8D93-C9F1055F85BB}"
"Frequency"=dword:ffffffff
"ModulationType"=dword:00000007
"InnerFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"InnerFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"SymbolRate"=dword:ffffffff
"Physical Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Transport Stream ID"=dword:ffffffff
"Program Number"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\TuneRequest\Tuning Space]
@="{A2E30750-6C3D-11D3-B653-00C04F79498E}"
"Name"="ATSC"
"Description"="Local ATSC Digital Antenna"
"Network Type"="{0DAD2FDD-5FD7-11D3-8F50-00C04F7971E2}"
"MinChannel"=dword:00000001
"MaxChannel"=dword:00000063
"InputType"=dword:00000001
"CountryCode"=dword:00000000
"Min Minor Channel"=dword:00000000
"Max Minor Channel"=dword:000003e7
"Min Physical Channel"=dword:00000002
"Max Physical Channel"=dword:00000045
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\TuneRequest\Tuning Space\Default Locator]
@="{8872FF1B-98FA-4D7A-8D93-C9F1055F85BB}"
"Frequency"=dword:ffffffff
"ModulationType"=dword:00000007
"InnerFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"InnerFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"SymbolRate"=dword:ffffffff
"Physical Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Transport Stream ID"=dword:ffffffff
"Program Number"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\UserSettings]
"UseSTB"=dword:00000000
"WatchOrder"=dword:00000000
"RecordOrder"=dword:00000001
"WatchPrefered"=dword:ffffffff
"RecordPrefered"=dword:00000000
"EnabledForMCE"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\UserSettings\TuneRequest]
@="{0369B4E6-45B6-11D3-B650-00C04F79498E}"
"Channel"=dword:00000001
"Minor Channel"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\UserSettings\TuneRequest\Components]
@="{809B6661-94C4-49E6-B6EC-3F0F862215AA}"
"Collection Count"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\UserSettings\TuneRequest\Locator]
@="{8872FF1B-98FA-4D7A-8D93-C9F1055F85BB}"
"Frequency"=dword:ffffffff
"ModulationType"=dword:00000007
"InnerFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"InnerFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"SymbolRate"=dword:ffffffff
"Physical Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Transport Stream ID"=dword:ffffffff
"Program Number"=dword:ffffffff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\UserSettings\TuneRequest\Tuning Space]
@="{A2E30750-6C3D-11D3-B653-00C04F79498E}"
"Name"="ATSC"
"Description"="Local ATSC Digital Antenna"
"Network Type"="{0DAD2FDD-5FD7-11D3-8F50-00C04F7971E2}"
"MinChannel"=dword:00000001
"MaxChannel"=dword:00000063
"InputType"=dword:00000001
"CountryCode"=dword:00000000
"Min Minor Channel"=dword:00000000
"Max Minor Channel"=dword:000003e7
"Min Physical Channel"=dword:00000002
"Max Physical Channel"=dword:00000045
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\{71985F48-1CA1-11D3-9CC8-00C04F7971E0}\{FFDCF242-E4C7-49C7-8291-7F204B68D11E}\UserSettings\TuneRequest\Tuning Space\Default Locator]
@="{8872FF1B-98FA-4D7A-8D93-C9F1055F85BB}"
"Frequency"=dword:ffffffff
"ModulationType"=dword:00000007
"InnerFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"InnerFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECMethod"=dword:ffffffff
"OuterFECRate"=dword:ffffffff
"SymbolRate"=dword:ffffffff
"Physical Channel"=dword:ffffffff
"Transport Stream ID"=dword:ffffffff
"Program Number"=dword:ffffffff
Lot of stuff to look at but maybe it will help.
Go Griz!!!