Hauppauge HVR-3000 - Analog TV issues (1 Viewer)

[msh]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: XP - SP2
CPU Type: AMD X2 4800+
HDD:
Memory: 2Gig
Motherboard: Asus M2NPV-VM
Motherboard Chipset: nvidia nForce 430
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: nvidia 6150
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card: SoundMax
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR-3000
1. TV Card Type: analog, DVD-S, DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 4.0a
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
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3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
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4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
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TV:
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Hi,

I have a couple of quality issues with analog TV with my setup.

1) Blocky/low quality mpeg encoding. The HVR-3000 produces good quality full screen TV with it's own WinTV application. However, fullscreen TV is very blocky with lots of mpeg artifacts. I suspect this is due to the softmce application required to get the HVR-3000 working in MediaPortal. Can softmce be configured to get higher quality or replaced with something else?

2) Stutter with live TV. At random times live TV gets very stuttery - both audio & video. Usually this is fixed by changing channels or rewinding a bit of the timeshift. (I can't test without timeshift as audio/video get out of sync even though I've installed AMD optimiser). I've tried every codec I can get my hands on but I can always make them stutter - usually rewind the timeshift a few seconds & then fast forward to the end a few times will get things stuttering after a few times. I don't think its Hdd related as if a rewind some stuttering TV it will playback fine from the timeshift buffer. I've installed the latest nvidia drivers & disabled AMD cool & quiet with no effect. Any pointers appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Phatbloke]

Hi msh

I am in the same boat as you. I brought the HVR-3000 mainly for DVB-T but am using the analogue side for a few months until DVB-T is up and running in New Zealand. They are only just releasing it.
I too find the quality blocky and slow. I cannot play any channels without having timeshift on otherwise the frame rates is around 1 per second.
My system is similar power to yours, Intel Duo 2.3, 4 Gig ram with Nvidia 6500GT

I am happy with the card running in its native program WinTV, it is fast and clear but would much prefer to run mediaportal.
Has there been any development on this matter of software Mpeg2 encoding or should I just splash out and get a card with an onboard decoder?
Thanks