bitrate / quality setting analog / pvr?

[dipje]

MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal-svn--11-05-2006--19-59-Rev11533
TV Server Version: tvengine3-11-05-2006--20-12h--Rev11533
Windows Version: Windows XP SP2
CPU Type: AMD AthlonXP 3000+ @ 1.7gfz
HDD: Seagate 120gb ATA
Memory: 1.5gb DDR PC3200
Motherboard: Asus A7V600-X
Motherboard Chipset: Via KT600
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: Ati Radeon 9600XT
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 6.4
Sound Card: Soundmax 5.1 integrated
Sound Card AC3: analog out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: FloppyDTV-T
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: BDA 4.2
2. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR350
2. TV Card Type: analog h/w
2. TV Card Driver: from shpvr forum: 1.18.21.23257 / 14-9-2005
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV Decoder
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA Decoder
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Digitenne

Is it correct that there is no option for setting bitrate settings in the tvserver? I don't know if the old quality control in mediaportal was hauppauge-pvr only or if it worked for other analog cards, but now I can't find it.

It seems to record to the default settings, which seem to be 384kbit-48khz audio, 720x576 4mbit cbr video stream, open GOP. With analog recording and a noisy source, the 4mbit is to low. Can somebody recommend me a way to change that?

I tried stopping the tvservice, starting hauppauge tweaker and making some settings, and then starting the tvserver again, but it resets all the settings back to the boot defaults (even sharpness wich seems to be stuck at setting '5', almost at max! This seems too high).

If not, is there a plan to bring the old quality control (or something like that) back to PVR cards?

[dipje]

nevermind, I tried the stop-tweak-start thing again and it seems to have worked this time... dgindex is at least showing 7.7mbps most of the time now. Must have done something wrong the first try.