Low quality when watching TV (1 Viewer)

[frank75]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: V 0.2.3.0
MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two Wide
Windows Version: Win XP SP2
CPU Type: Athlon64 X2 4400+ 2.3GHz
HDD: WD 500GB IDE
Memory: 2x512 Corsair DDR2 PC5300
Motherboard: Asus M2N-E SLI
Motherboard Chipset: nVidia nForce500 SLI
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: Asus EN8600GT/SI/HTDP/256M
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3: Coaxial out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR500MCE
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec Overture
Cooling: Zalman CNPS8000 Slim CPU-Cooler
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV: Samsung LE-40M86
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI - HDMI

When I look at TV with MP the picture quality is bad.
It is the same on every channel, also when recording.
The sound is ok.

Anyone know what to to?

 

[Spragleknas]

First: The PVR-500 come in two flavors - one with "good" TV-chips and one with not-so-good (if I remember correct)
Hope you got the good one. Try googling

You should state what codec you use, and how you connect to the TV-card (antenna, s-video, composite).

You should try higher bit-rate for the TV-cards. You can set this in setup.exe -> TV -> TV-card /EDIT -> Quality control

or

1: DL GraphEdit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GraphEdit
2: Unzip and open graphedit (GraphEdt)
(Cut 'n paste + edit)
Using GraphEdit, go to: Graph > Insert Filters > Multiplexer Devices > Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Encoder and Insert Filter. (Or simular!!!)
Then right click on the filter and select properties. Under the "Hauppauge ECP Video" tab change the Bitrate Average to "8000", the Peak to "12000"

See my post here: http://www.diskusjon.no/index.php?showtopic=810815
(Norwegian)

It seems that de-interlacing is poor on you attached picture...

 

[frank75]

Ok.
The tvcard is connetcted to analog cable.

I used the MPV decoder.
Then I tried the Nvidia purevideo decoder and it was the same.
Uninstalled the Nvidia decoder and use the MPV decoder again and then it looks ok?
But the sound is a little delayed. Can this be fixed in the "direct show filter control"
Then after about 20 seconds the picture starts lag. Know what this is?

Where is the setup you are talking about?