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<blockquote data-quote="mundy5" data-source="post: 671403" data-attributes="member: 107100"><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 1.1</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: default</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: xp x32 sp3</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: Intel Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.8 GHz</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: Seagate 500 GB</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 3.25 (technically 4) DDR2 800</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: Gigabyte EP43-DS3L</p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: NVIDIA GEForce 9500 GT</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: NVIDIA 6.14.11.9621</p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: Realtek integrated</p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: Realtek 5.10.0.5653</p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: ATI TV Wonder 600 PCIe</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Type</strong>: analog & ATSC</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Driver</strong>: ATI 6.14.10.394</p><p><strong>2. TV Card</strong>: AVermedia M791</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Type</strong>: ATSC</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Driver</strong>: AVermedia 23888 BDA Driver</p><p><strong>3. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>h.264 Video Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: </p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: </p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: </p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: </p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: n/a</p><p><strong>TV</strong>: n/a</p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: </p><p></p><p>All, I currently have a 2 tuner setup picking up an ATSC signal. Each tuner has its own antenna. I'm not having any issues when recording one show at a time or watching one channel live.</p><p></p><p>However, when I decide to watch live TV and record another show or when two shows are recording simultaneously or they overlap a few minutes at the end of one show and the beginning of another, there is a relatively constant breakdown of the video quality in terms of jitters, breaks, and pauses in both audio and video.</p><p></p><p>I'm wondering if there is something wrong with the way I set it up.</p><p></p><p>I currently have the program on one HDD and the recording on a dedicated HDD. The recorded TV shows go into the same folder.</p><p></p><p>Should I set this up differently? I have a dual core processor, is there a way to have it record using the 2 different processors? Is there some setting I am missing say allocating more memory resources to MP? </p><p></p><p>Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is not by any means a deal breaker, but it sure would be nice to use both tuners at the same time and get a high quality recording.</p><p></p><p>I've read recently that local broadcast stations will move away from having their shows available online in 1 day and will start charging for them or delaying the rebroadcast up to a month. So I'd like to be able to record all my shows I want to watch in a given week.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mundy5, post: 671403, member: 107100"] [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 1.1 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: default [b]Windows Version[/b]: xp x32 sp3 [b]CPU Type[/b]: Intel Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.8 GHz [b]HDD[/b]: Seagate 500 GB [b]Memory[/b]: 3.25 (technically 4) DDR2 800 [b]Motherboard[/b]: Gigabyte EP43-DS3L [b]Video Card[/b]: NVIDIA GEForce 9500 GT [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: NVIDIA 6.14.11.9621 [b]Sound Card[/b]: Realtek integrated [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: Realtek 5.10.0.5653 [b]1. TV Card[/b]: ATI TV Wonder 600 PCIe [b]1. TV Card Type[/b]: analog & ATSC [b]1. TV Card Driver[/b]: ATI 6.14.10.394 [b]2. TV Card[/b]: AVermedia M791 [b]2. TV Card Type[/b]: ATSC [b]2. TV Card Driver[/b]: AVermedia 23888 BDA Driver [b]3. TV Card[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]4. TV Card[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: [b]h.264 Video Codec[/b]: [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: [b]HTPC Case[/b]: [b]Cooling[/b]: [b]Power Supply[/b]: [b]Remote[/b]: n/a [b]TV[/b]: n/a [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: All, I currently have a 2 tuner setup picking up an ATSC signal. Each tuner has its own antenna. I'm not having any issues when recording one show at a time or watching one channel live. However, when I decide to watch live TV and record another show or when two shows are recording simultaneously or they overlap a few minutes at the end of one show and the beginning of another, there is a relatively constant breakdown of the video quality in terms of jitters, breaks, and pauses in both audio and video. I'm wondering if there is something wrong with the way I set it up. I currently have the program on one HDD and the recording on a dedicated HDD. The recorded TV shows go into the same folder. Should I set this up differently? I have a dual core processor, is there a way to have it record using the 2 different processors? Is there some setting I am missing say allocating more memory resources to MP? Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is not by any means a deal breaker, but it sure would be nice to use both tuners at the same time and get a high quality recording. I've read recently that local broadcast stations will move away from having their shows available online in 1 day and will start charging for them or delaying the rebroadcast up to a month. So I'd like to be able to record all my shows I want to watch in a given week. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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