Problems with Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600

ljepa_ptica · 2008-02-12, 04:56

I just put together a new computer system and decided to install the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 tv tuner. When I installed the software, however, I found the reception was crappy, not only that I would log off and when I logged on I would get a blank screen, then I would close the TV down and then open it later only to find reception choppy. I just installed MediaPortal after hearing others say they had great success with it and their WinTV-HVR-1600. However, I am still getting poor reception (choppy feedback) as well as poor picture quality. Is there someway to fix this, did I maybe do something wrong in my installation? Please let me know. Thanks.

twiddler · 2008-02-16, 15:06

I havn't tried media portal yet but I have the same capture card. When I install Beyond TV, I noticed it had crappy reception also. I switched my mpeg2 decoder to the "nvidia pure video decoder" and that improved my picture. It has to do with the codecs.

Andrew H · 2008-04-06, 18:35

I'd agree with the codec position. Which are you using? The 1600 has been an excellent performer. Do you have Cool'N'Quiet engaged on your AMD? DISABLE it as it causes a low CPU frequency that causes the appearance of dropped frames because it's only generating 18fps on average! Press the ! and see the readings for yourself.

2008-02-12, 04:56	#1 (permalink)
ljepa_ptica Portal User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Problems with Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 I just put together a new computer system and decided to install the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 tv tuner. When I installed the software, however, I found the reception was crappy, not only that I would log off and when I logged on I would get a blank screen, then I would close the TV down and then open it later only to find reception choppy. I just installed MediaPortal after hearing others say they had great success with it and their WinTV-HVR-1600. However, I am still getting poor reception (choppy feedback) as well as poor picture quality. Is there someway to fix this, did I maybe do something wrong in my installation? Please let me know. Thanks.

2008-04-06, 18:35	#3 (permalink)
Andrew H Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama Age: 47 Posts: 101 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	I'd agree with the codec position. Which are you using? The 1600 has been an excellent performer. Do you have Cool'N'Quiet engaged on your AMD? DISABLE it as it causes a low CPU frequency that causes the appearance of dropped frames because it's only generating 18fps on average! Press the ! and see the readings for yourself. __________________ Abit AN-M2HD / AMD BE-2350 / 2 x 1GB AData / Win XP-Home-SP2 Abit MCP68 Chipset Driver xp_v1410 & xphdmi_v1411 / achi_v101012 / RealTek R180 NVidia PureVideo 1.02-223 / Cyberlink PowerDVD Ultra 80GB + 500GB + 750GB + 750GB + 2.4TB network storage

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2008-02-16, 15:06	#2 (permalink)
twiddler Portal User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	I havn't tried media portal yet but I have the same capture card. When I install Beyond TV, I noticed it had crappy reception also. I switched my mpeg2 decoder to the "nvidia pure video decoder" and that improved my picture. It has to do with the codecs.