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<blockquote data-quote="shanewho" data-source="post: 381803" data-attributes="member: 88730">TV-Server Version: Latest (1.0.0.0?)MediaPortal Version: 1.0.0.0MediaPortal Skin: DefaultWindows Version: XP Media Center Rollup 2 SP 3CPU Type: VIA 1.2 GHzHDD: 160GB Memory: 1GBMotherboard: Jetway CN700-8237 Video Card: Integrated VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGPVideo Card Driver: LatestSound Card: Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR-16001. TV Card Type: NTSC1. TV Card Driver: LatestMPEG2 Video Codec: HauppaugeMPEG2 Audio Codec: Hauppaugeh.264 Video Codec: Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Cooling: Power Supply: Remote: TV: TV - HTPC Connection:As you can see from my specs, my hardware isn't very powerful.&nbsp; However, if I download a TV show from the internet, I can usually play it just fine in media portal.&nbsp; But I seem to have a very hard time playing files recorded from the TV Server.&nbsp; For example, a 45 minute tv show I download from the internet is about 350mb and uses about 50% of my CPU to watch.&nbsp; A video file recorded from my Analog Cable TV is much larger, and uses 100% of my CPU to watch after it has been recorded (which basically locks up Media Portal).&nbsp; Is it possible to make the TV server create smaller or different type of file that would take less CPU to play back?&nbsp; Will a different decoder make any difference?&nbsp; Any other ideas?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shanewho, post: 381803, member: 88730"] TV-Server Version: Latest (1.0.0.0?) MediaPortal Version: 1.0.0.0 MediaPortal Skin: Default Windows Version: XP Media Center Rollup 2 SP 3 CPU Type: VIA 1.2 GHz HDD: 160GB Memory: 1GB Motherboard: Jetway CN700-8237 Video Card: Integrated VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP Video Card Driver: Latest Sound Card: Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR-1600 1. TV Card Type: NTSC 1. TV Card Driver: Latest MPEG2 Video Codec: Hauppauge MPEG2 Audio Codec: Hauppauge h.264 Video Codec: Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Cooling: Power Supply: Remote: TV: TV - HTPC Connection: As you can see from my specs, my hardware isn't very powerful. However, if I download a TV show from the internet, I can usually play it just fine in media portal. But I seem to have a very hard time playing files recorded from the TV Server. For example, a 45 minute tv show I download from the internet is about 350mb and uses about 50% of my CPU to watch. A video file recorded from my Analog Cable TV is much larger, and uses 100% of my CPU to watch after it has been recorded (which basically locks up Media Portal). Is it possible to make the TV server create smaller or different type of file that would take less CPU to play back? Will a different decoder make any difference? Any other ideas? [/QUOTE]

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