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<blockquote data-quote="Big Dummy" data-source="post: 27026" data-attributes="member: 16677"><p>:? </p><p></p><p>I'm a complete newbie to TV tuner cards and such, so some of these questions probably seem ignorant to you experienced users. </p><p></p><p>First off, my machine:</p><p>---------------------------------------</p><p>OS: Windows XP Professional SP2</p><p>CPU: Intel 2.8 GHz</p><p>Ram: 1GB RDR Rambus</p><p>Video Card: nVidia Ti4200 4x AGP</p><p>TV Tuner Card: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR350 (NTSC)</p><p>Soundcard: Creative Audigy</p><p>Monitor: Gateway 18in. LCD FPD1830</p><p>HDD: 2 WD 120GB Caviar SE (Internal), 1 LaCie 250GB d2 Extreme-Triple Interface (External)</p><p>----------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>So, as you can see, I think I'm pretty much covered in the hardware dept., but have had trouble using both the WinTV2000 that came w/the card, and the GB-PVR software I tried. Before I get to my questions, I'll give some background since it may help.</p><p></p><p>The main reason I bought the Hauppauge card is because of its hardware encoder/decoder since I wanted to convert old VHS tapes of family to DVDs. On my first attempt to convert VHS to DVD, it seemed to work fine, except for one thing--there was "flickering" at the bottom of the video. This particular VHS tape was less than a year old (my nephew graduating-had a professional record the event) and I watched it on my VCR and the tape was fine. Older VHS tapes had this problem also.</p><p></p><p>Also, recorded some football games using WinTV 2000 and GB-PVR and both produced problems. The WinTV 2000 app didn't record the whole 3 hrs. and 45 mins. of the game (I set it to record that long). GB-PVR recorded another one the next week and toward the end of the recording, there were spots where both the video and audio would speed up, kinda like when you fast forward a video. Also, it had spots where the audio and video were out of sync. In all fairness, I'm assuming these problems (or at least most of them) were caused by some driver conflicts in my computer.</p><p></p><p>I reinstalled Windows XP and have all the updates. Obviously, I want to avoid such things even though I realize any program can have problems. </p><p></p><p>Finally, my questions:</p><p>------------------------</p><p></p><p>1) If I install Media Portal, do I still need to intall all the Hauppage drivers and their updates? If so, do I need to install the WinTV 2000 app as well or just the drivers?</p><p></p><p>2) I searched but couldn't find anything--does Media Portal or any of its plug-ins allow me to hook my VCR up to the Hauppauge card so I can convert VHS tapes to DVD? If so, I'll just have to create a new channel and set for the VCR, correct?</p><p></p><p>3) Does anyone know of an app that will allow me to scan my system for driver conflicts?</p><p></p><p>4) Also, I can't find anything on cutting out commercials from recorded shows. A friend says there's a way, but he doesn't know how or about any apps/plug-ins that will do this. Is there such an app/plug-in that will cut out commercials in case I want to burn the show to DVD?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for taking the time to read all this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Dummy, post: 27026, member: 16677"] :? I'm a complete newbie to TV tuner cards and such, so some of these questions probably seem ignorant to you experienced users. First off, my machine: --------------------------------------- OS: Windows XP Professional SP2 CPU: Intel 2.8 GHz Ram: 1GB RDR Rambus Video Card: nVidia Ti4200 4x AGP TV Tuner Card: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR350 (NTSC) Soundcard: Creative Audigy Monitor: Gateway 18in. LCD FPD1830 HDD: 2 WD 120GB Caviar SE (Internal), 1 LaCie 250GB d2 Extreme-Triple Interface (External) ---------------------------------------- So, as you can see, I think I'm pretty much covered in the hardware dept., but have had trouble using both the WinTV2000 that came w/the card, and the GB-PVR software I tried. Before I get to my questions, I'll give some background since it may help. The main reason I bought the Hauppauge card is because of its hardware encoder/decoder since I wanted to convert old VHS tapes of family to DVDs. On my first attempt to convert VHS to DVD, it seemed to work fine, except for one thing--there was "flickering" at the bottom of the video. This particular VHS tape was less than a year old (my nephew graduating-had a professional record the event) and I watched it on my VCR and the tape was fine. Older VHS tapes had this problem also. Also, recorded some football games using WinTV 2000 and GB-PVR and both produced problems. The WinTV 2000 app didn't record the whole 3 hrs. and 45 mins. of the game (I set it to record that long). GB-PVR recorded another one the next week and toward the end of the recording, there were spots where both the video and audio would speed up, kinda like when you fast forward a video. Also, it had spots where the audio and video were out of sync. In all fairness, I'm assuming these problems (or at least most of them) were caused by some driver conflicts in my computer. I reinstalled Windows XP and have all the updates. Obviously, I want to avoid such things even though I realize any program can have problems. Finally, my questions: ------------------------ 1) If I install Media Portal, do I still need to intall all the Hauppage drivers and their updates? If so, do I need to install the WinTV 2000 app as well or just the drivers? 2) I searched but couldn't find anything--does Media Portal or any of its plug-ins allow me to hook my VCR up to the Hauppauge card so I can convert VHS tapes to DVD? If so, I'll just have to create a new channel and set for the VCR, correct? 3) Does anyone know of an app that will allow me to scan my system for driver conflicts? 4) Also, I can't find anything on cutting out commercials from recorded shows. A friend says there's a way, but he doesn't know how or about any apps/plug-ins that will do this. Is there such an app/plug-in that will cut out commercials in case I want to burn the show to DVD? Thanks for taking the time to read all this. [/QUOTE]
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