Hey, thanks that tip helped a bit. As said I found the brightness value set to 0 not just for comprodtv but for all PVR softwares(chris tv, intervideo windvr, etc.) I guess compro really need to update their two year old drivers atleast now to resolve this issue. Having said that I can't invest...
yup, manually installed the driver as given in the post, installed chris tv 5.3 pro and still unable to receive any signal except the black screen with sound.
Guys, any updates? I can't afford to buy a new TV card at this moment and for a pre-released version of windwoes. Please come up with a hack or something that make videomate TV series card to work on this os. 10x.