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<blockquote data-quote="onetoomany" data-source="post: 603036" data-attributes="member: 13603"><p><em>Client</em></p><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 1.1.0 RC1</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: Bluewide</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: 7</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: Athlon 64 X2 3800 2Ghz</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: 300Gb</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 3Gb</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: Abit AV8</p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: Asus Nvidia GeForce 7600 AGP</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: Nvidia 7600 2.8.290.13</p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: Onboard Realtek AC'97</p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: n/a - using TV server</p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: </p><p><strong>h.264 Video Codec</strong>: CoreAVC</p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: Accent</p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: Fan</p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: </p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: iMon</p><p><strong>TV</strong>: ?</p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: DVI</p><p><strong>Network</strong>: 1Gb lan</p><p>Windows performance score of 4.5</p><p></p><p><em>Server</em></p><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 1.1.0 RC1 (with freesat tweak)</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: Windows 2008 SBS</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: Intel Xeon 3040 1.86GHz</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: 2Tb storage, with a 1Gb compact flash timeshifting drive</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 6Gb</p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: Freesat</p><p><strong>Satelite card 1</strong>: Technisat Skystar HD2 PCI</p><p><strong>Satelite card 2</strong>: Technisat Skystar HD2 PCI</p><p><strong>Satelite card driver</strong>: 1.3</p><p><strong>Network</strong>: 1Gb lan</p><p></p><p>I've got performance issues with my set up, and not sure what I need to improve. I had thought that my system would eat SD for breakfast, and just about cope with HD. However, it struggles with SD. Summary as follows:</p><p>1) recorded TV just about watchable, but fast forward etc... doesn't work.</p><p>2) Searching the guide is impossible. My computer goes to sleep before I get results (might have something to do with 500+ channels to search, but even then is very very slow!)</p><p>3) Might as well forget HD TV</p><p>4) Live TV stutters and is unwatchable</p><p></p><p>I don't want to upgrade everything if I can get away with a targetted approach! Is there a minimum spec for both Server and Client that I can compare my system with?</p><p></p><p>(a single core sempron processor was absolutely fine for ealier versions of Media Portal, and my current machine has 4x the juice)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Richard</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onetoomany, post: 603036, member: 13603"] [i]Client[/i] [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 1.1.0 RC1 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: Bluewide [b]Windows Version[/b]: 7 [b]CPU Type[/b]: Athlon 64 X2 3800 2Ghz [b]HDD[/b]: 300Gb [b]Memory[/b]: 3Gb [b]Motherboard[/b]: Abit AV8 [b]Video Card[/b]: Asus Nvidia GeForce 7600 AGP [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: Nvidia 7600 2.8.290.13 [b]Sound Card[/b]: Onboard Realtek AC'97 [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: [b]1. TV Card[/b]: n/a - using TV server [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: [b]h.264 Video Codec[/b]: CoreAVC [b]HTPC Case[/b]: Accent [b]Cooling[/b]: Fan [b]Power Supply[/b]: [b]Remote[/b]: iMon [b]TV[/b]: ? [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: DVI [b]Network[/b]: 1Gb lan Windows performance score of 4.5 [i]Server[/i] [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 1.1.0 RC1 (with freesat tweak) [b]Windows Version[/b]: Windows 2008 SBS [b]CPU Type[/b]: Intel Xeon 3040 1.86GHz [b]HDD[/b]: 2Tb storage, with a 1Gb compact flash timeshifting drive [b]Memory[/b]: 6Gb [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: Freesat [b]Satelite card 1[/b]: Technisat Skystar HD2 PCI [b]Satelite card 2[/b]: Technisat Skystar HD2 PCI [b]Satelite card driver[/b]: 1.3 [b]Network[/b]: 1Gb lan I've got performance issues with my set up, and not sure what I need to improve. I had thought that my system would eat SD for breakfast, and just about cope with HD. However, it struggles with SD. Summary as follows: 1) recorded TV just about watchable, but fast forward etc... doesn't work. 2) Searching the guide is impossible. My computer goes to sleep before I get results (might have something to do with 500+ channels to search, but even then is very very slow!) 3) Might as well forget HD TV 4) Live TV stutters and is unwatchable I don't want to upgrade everything if I can get away with a targetted approach! Is there a minimum spec for both Server and Client that I can compare my system with? (a single core sempron processor was absolutely fine for ealier versions of Media Portal, and my current machine has 4x the juice) Richard [/QUOTE]
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