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MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2.0
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: WinXP MCE 2005 latest update....
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 2100+
HDD: WD 120Gb (system) + IBM Deskstar 45 Gb
Memory: 1024 MB DDR PC2700 (2x512MB)
Motherboard: MSI 745 Ultra
Video Card: Geforce2 MX200 64MB
Video Card Driver: Forceware 93.41 International
Sound Card: Creative Live!
Remote: Microsofts MCE remote

I was struggling with lag, bad lip-sync when playing movies, and low response times when pressing the remote while playing movies, after setting up this HTPC-box.

So I did a little check - and it turns out the cpu-load is around 75-90% when running MP - both in fullscreen and windowed mode. During movie play it's 100%.
While running it as a window, and focusing on another win-program or the task manager, the MediaPortal.exe goes from 75% to 0-3%. And when I'm going back to MP it immediately goes back up to around 75% - even when MP is idling.

I had no such problems with my last setup - which in short terms was a P3@866, 768MB RAM and a Riva TNT2 32MB gfx using the 77.79 Forceware.

I tried disabling the animations in MP but with no effect on the CPU load.

Any ideas?

(Oh, and I don't have a TV-card so I just use it for the rest of the features)

<blockquote data-quote="frenzy81" data-source="post: 131530" data-attributes="member: 41762">MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2.0MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwoWindows Version: WinXP MCE 2005 latest update....CPU Type: AMD Athlon 2100+HDD: WD 120Gb (system) + IBM Deskstar 45 GbMemory: 1024 MB DDR PC2700 (2x512MB)Motherboard: MSI 745 UltraVideo Card: Geforce2 MX200 64MBVideo Card Driver: Forceware 93.41 InternationalSound Card: Creative Live!Remote: Microsofts MCE remoteI was struggling with lag, bad lip-sync when playing movies, and low response times when pressing the remote while playing movies, after setting up this HTPC-box. So I did a little check - and it turns out the cpu-load is around 75-90% when running MP - both in fullscreen and windowed mode. During movie play it's 100%.While running it as a window, and focusing on another win-program or the task manager, the MediaPortal.exe goes from 75% to 0-3%. And when I'm going back to MP it immediately goes back up to around 75% - even when MP is idling.I had no such problems with my last setup - which in short terms was a P3@866, 768MB RAM and a Riva TNT2 32MB gfx using the 77.79 Forceware.I tried disabling the animations in MP but with no effect on the CPU load.Any ideas?(Oh, and I don't have a TV-card so I just use it for the rest of the features)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="frenzy81, post: 131530, member: 41762"] [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 0.2.2.0 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: BlueTwo [b]Windows Version[/b]: WinXP MCE 2005 latest update.... [b]CPU Type[/b]: AMD Athlon 2100+ [b]HDD[/b]: WD 120Gb (system) + IBM Deskstar 45 Gb [b]Memory[/b]: 1024 MB DDR PC2700 (2x512MB) [b]Motherboard[/b]: MSI 745 Ultra [b]Video Card[/b]: Geforce2 MX200 64MB [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: Forceware 93.41 International [b]Sound Card[/b]: Creative Live! [b]Remote[/b]: Microsofts MCE remote I was struggling with lag, bad lip-sync when playing movies, and low response times when pressing the remote while playing movies, after setting up this HTPC-box. So I did a little check - and it turns out the cpu-load is around 75-90% when running MP - both in fullscreen and windowed mode. During movie play it's 100%. While running it as a window, and focusing on another win-program or the task manager, the MediaPortal.exe goes from 75% to 0-3%. And when I'm going back to MP it immediately goes back up to around 75% - even when MP is idling. I had no such problems with my last setup - which in short terms was a P3@866, 768MB RAM and a Riva TNT2 32MB gfx using the 77.79 Forceware. I tried disabling the animations in MP but with no effect on the CPU load. Any ideas? (Oh, and I don't have a TV-card so I just use it for the rest of the features) [/QUOTE]