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<blockquote data-quote="fallenturtle" data-source="post: 169395" data-attributes="member: 14316"><p><strong>TV-Server Version</strong>: none</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 0.2.2.0</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: foofaraw 1610 vs 0.2.2.0</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: XP Pro SP2</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: AMD Athlon64 3500+ 2.21</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: Maxtor 10gb (system drive)</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 1gb</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: Gigabyte K8U-939</p><p><strong>Motherboard Chipset</strong>: ULi M1689</p><p><strong>Motherboard Bios</strong>: Award F5</p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: radeon 9800 pro</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: 8.36-070314a3-044981C-ATI</p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Roadie (USB)</p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: not active</p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: 5.12</p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: none</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Type</strong>: none</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Driver</strong>: none</p><p><strong>2. TV Card</strong>: none</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Type</strong>: none</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Driver</strong>: none</p><p><strong>3. TV Card</strong>: none</p><p><strong>3. TV Card Type</strong>: none</p><p><strong>3. TV Card Driver</strong>: none</p><p><strong>4. TV Card</strong>: none</p><p><strong>4. TV Card Type</strong>: none</p><p><strong>4. TV Card Driver</strong>: none</p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: </p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: </p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: fans</p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: </p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: ATI Remote Wonder</p><p><strong>TV</strong>: Optoma HD70</p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: VGA</p><p></p><p>I'm having issues with my setup regarding 1280x720p files. Most of them are in a mkv container. I'm using CoreAVC 1.3.0.0 with its default settings. A lot of my issues are varied between different files and and whether or not I'm viewing said file in Media Portal or Media Player Classic. My preference is to use Media Portal, thus why I'm posting here and not a general HTPC forums.</p><p></p><p>For the most part these files play. They are all 5.1 surround which I have going through ReClock 1.6 and then onto my sound card via DirectX. I was having issues before ReClock with some movies where it would seem that frames were being skipped (though when having a similar issue in MPC it said no frames were skipped. The most recent thing I've watched I haven't noticed any visible jumping, but the audio seems to be off from the video at varying degrees.</p><p></p><p>Some data that I don't know matters or not from MPC: on this most recent file there's 1-2ms of Jitter. The frame-rate jumps around from 28.62 up to 30.03 fps (the file is 29.970). Sync offset avg: 90m dev: 70ms.</p><p></p><p>Is there a way to get similar info out of Media Portal?</p><p></p><p>The video stream of this file is MPEG-4 AVC and the audio is 48KHz 6 channel DTS. This is generally what most of my 720p files are.</p><p></p><p>I guess my question is, using the above as an example and looking at my hardware profile, does it seems like all my problems are more likely software configuration issues, or do I just not have a beefy enough system to watch these files without issues. Most of the time, these files aren't unwatchable, its just that the audio will become unsync or the motion will stutter so I wonder if my system technically is just right on the edge of being able to handle these files.</p><p></p><p>If it does seem like a hardware issue, would it be better to get a new graphics card that can do x.264 on its own chipset, or does that tend to have its own issues as well. Do I just need more memory, or a dualcore CPU?</p><p></p><p>I'm just tired having always having to tinker with the settings and having to drop out of Media Portal. I realize there is no such thing as a perfectly smooth working HTPC system, but it seems there is something I must be able to do that will make my system somewhat better.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fallenturtle, post: 169395, member: 14316"] [b]TV-Server Version[/b]: none [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 0.2.2.0 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: foofaraw 1610 vs 0.2.2.0 [b]Windows Version[/b]: XP Pro SP2 [b]CPU Type[/b]: AMD Athlon64 3500+ 2.21 [b]HDD[/b]: Maxtor 10gb (system drive) [b]Memory[/b]: 1gb [b]Motherboard[/b]: Gigabyte K8U-939 [b]Motherboard Chipset[/b]: ULi M1689 [b]Motherboard Bios[/b]: Award F5 [b]Video Card[/b]: radeon 9800 pro [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: 8.36-070314a3-044981C-ATI [b]Sound Card[/b]: Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Roadie (USB) [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: not active [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: 5.12 [b]1. TV Card[/b]: none [b]1. TV Card Type[/b]: none [b]1. TV Card Driver[/b]: none [b]2. TV Card[/b]: none [b]2. TV Card Type[/b]: none [b]2. TV Card Driver[/b]: none [b]3. TV Card[/b]: none [b]3. TV Card Type[/b]: none [b]3. TV Card Driver[/b]: none [b]4. TV Card[/b]: none [b]4. TV Card Type[/b]: none [b]4. TV Card Driver[/b]: none [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: [b]HTPC Case[/b]: [b]Cooling[/b]: fans [b]Power Supply[/b]: [b]Remote[/b]: ATI Remote Wonder [b]TV[/b]: Optoma HD70 [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: VGA I'm having issues with my setup regarding 1280x720p files. Most of them are in a mkv container. I'm using CoreAVC 1.3.0.0 with its default settings. A lot of my issues are varied between different files and and whether or not I'm viewing said file in Media Portal or Media Player Classic. My preference is to use Media Portal, thus why I'm posting here and not a general HTPC forums. For the most part these files play. They are all 5.1 surround which I have going through ReClock 1.6 and then onto my sound card via DirectX. I was having issues before ReClock with some movies where it would seem that frames were being skipped (though when having a similar issue in MPC it said no frames were skipped. The most recent thing I've watched I haven't noticed any visible jumping, but the audio seems to be off from the video at varying degrees. Some data that I don't know matters or not from MPC: on this most recent file there's 1-2ms of Jitter. The frame-rate jumps around from 28.62 up to 30.03 fps (the file is 29.970). Sync offset avg: 90m dev: 70ms. Is there a way to get similar info out of Media Portal? The video stream of this file is MPEG-4 AVC and the audio is 48KHz 6 channel DTS. This is generally what most of my 720p files are. I guess my question is, using the above as an example and looking at my hardware profile, does it seems like all my problems are more likely software configuration issues, or do I just not have a beefy enough system to watch these files without issues. Most of the time, these files aren't unwatchable, its just that the audio will become unsync or the motion will stutter so I wonder if my system technically is just right on the edge of being able to handle these files. If it does seem like a hardware issue, would it be better to get a new graphics card that can do x.264 on its own chipset, or does that tend to have its own issues as well. Do I just need more memory, or a dualcore CPU? I'm just tired having always having to tinker with the settings and having to drop out of Media Portal. I realize there is no such thing as a perfectly smooth working HTPC system, but it seems there is something I must be able to do that will make my system somewhat better. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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