Hauppauge Nova-T and channel changing (1 Viewer)

[fhuerta]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.30
Windows Version: xp
CPU Type: amd
HDD: 500GB
Memory: 2GB
Motherboard: Asus M2N-VM
Video Card Driver: GeForce 7300
Sound Card: on board
1. TV Card: NOVA-T
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
MPEG2 Video Codec: DSCALER
MPEG2 Audio Codec: DSCALER
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion v2
Remote: Hauppauge RCU


Hi all,

I've been going into the forums several times and I haven't got an answer to a problem that apparently occurs many times to other MP users. I hope you can help me with it:

When doing channel change with timeshift activated, image quality is very poor (macroblocks and so on). Then, if I press the pause button and wait a couple of seconds, the image quality is very good. What is the cause of this? I've seen throughout the forums that many times the dvb-t card being used when this problem happens is a Nova-T, the same that I've got. Any hint?

If I turn off the timeshift option by default, tv quality is a little bit lower (very noticeable with sports channels), so in order to have full quality it looks like timeshift must be enabled. Is this true?

In addition when performing fforward/revind operations I cannot see any image refresh (i.e., the last displayed frame remains on the screen until I play the video at normal speed). Any recommendation for this?

A final question: Does it make sense to have MP + TVE at the same PC? Which are the advantages that this configuration would bring?

Thank you guys for your development and support effort. I really love MP!



BR,
fhuerta

 

[ColinT]

I can confirm this

I also have the problem of very poor quality following channel change with Hauppauge Nova-T PCI card. As you say, the problem is cleared by pressing pause for a few seconds.

It looks as if a filter or something is trying to read before the signal is written

The problem of no update during fast forward is a general problem with EVR. I dont use it because of that problem


Cant help you on the others

ColinT