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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1158126" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hello again KerryIt does sound like getting a professional in might be a good idea. However, before recommending that...I'd recommend that you check CPU and HDD usage in Windows task manager -&gt; resource monitor while viewing TV. If either or both CPU and HDD utilisation are high then that may point to a configuration problem. Resource monitor should tell you which processes are using the most CPU/HDD, and that should give you clues about what is going on. Note: to get access to task manager you probably need to use MediaPortal in windowed mode. You can toggle MediaPortal between windowed and full screen modes by pressing ALT+ENTER.The other thing I'd be curious about is whether (and how) you're splitting the signal between the PC tuner and the Freeview decoder you mentioned. The fact that one Freeview decoder works fine isn't a guarantee that another decoder or PC tuner would work, but it's a good indication that your dish alignment etc. probably isn't too far off.Regards,mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1158126, member: 82144"] Hello again Kerry It does sound like getting a professional in might be a good idea. However, before recommending that... I'd recommend that you check CPU and HDD usage in Windows task manager -> resource monitor while viewing TV. If either or both CPU and HDD utilisation are high then that may point to a configuration problem. Resource monitor should tell you which processes are using the most CPU/HDD, and that should give you clues about what is going on. Note: to get access to task manager you probably need to use MediaPortal in windowed mode. You can toggle MediaPortal between windowed and full screen modes by pressing ALT+ENTER. The other thing I'd be curious about is whether (and how) you're splitting the signal between the PC tuner and the Freeview decoder you mentioned. The fact that one Freeview decoder works fine isn't a guarantee that another decoder or PC tuner would work, but it's a good indication that your dish alignment etc. probably isn't too far off. Regards, mm [/QUOTE]

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