Because I had so much problems with stuttering tv on my box, I thought it might be a good idea to post a checklist for everyone having problems with stuttering tv. Matching one of the conditions doesn't mean you will have problems, but if you've got problems you'll have a place to look for a solution.
1. Have you got a PCI tuner card which is connected to the pci bus via a riser card ?
I've got a Silverstonetek housing which is delivered with a PCI riser card. Using the riser card in my ASUS A8N-VM CSM with a Hauppauge Nova-T PCI Card (90003) gave me stuttering video while watching tv.
A Pinnacle PCTV-310i even refused to find stations while using the riser card.
2. Has your machine got more than one memory module ?
I 've had problems with five different dvb-t tuners. After removing one of my memory modules, leaving just one in solved my problem.
Now I've only got one 1 gig module and everything is ok.
3. Have you got an AMD processor and Cool'n'Quiet enabled ? (from ziphnor)
In some configurations CnQ could cause stutter on a very regular basis. To check if CnQ is the problem switch to another power profile than "Minimal Power Management".
If you've had problems and managed to get rid of them, please be so kind and post your solution, too.
I'll try to edit this post from time to time, to get the solutions easier to find.
1. Have you got a PCI tuner card which is connected to the pci bus via a riser card ?
I've got a Silverstonetek housing which is delivered with a PCI riser card. Using the riser card in my ASUS A8N-VM CSM with a Hauppauge Nova-T PCI Card (90003) gave me stuttering video while watching tv.
A Pinnacle PCTV-310i even refused to find stations while using the riser card.
2. Has your machine got more than one memory module ?
I 've had problems with five different dvb-t tuners. After removing one of my memory modules, leaving just one in solved my problem.
Now I've only got one 1 gig module and everything is ok.
3. Have you got an AMD processor and Cool'n'Quiet enabled ? (from ziphnor)
In some configurations CnQ could cause stutter on a very regular basis. To check if CnQ is the problem switch to another power profile than "Minimal Power Management".
If you've had problems and managed to get rid of them, please be so kind and post your solution, too.
I'll try to edit this post from time to time, to get the solutions easier to find.