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<blockquote data-quote="Strattos" data-source="post: 661263" data-attributes="member: 107222">I've just built up my first HTPC, which I later plan to do a little gaming on with an additional graphics card.But for now I just want to use it as a dedicated HTPC.MB: Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 Rev2 CPU: Intel Core i3 530RAM: OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Gold 2x2GB OCZ3G1600LV4GK TUNER: Hauppauge HVR2200 MCE PCIe Dual HybridHDD: Western Digital Green 1TB WD10EARS CASE: Antec Fusion Remote BlackOS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64&nbsp; - all updates completed.I'm so far happy with my install of Media Portal, except for the quality of TV.It's not the reception but the actual picture quality. It's definitely not as sharp or vibrant as the pictures coming outof my tv's tuner. Also, when watching fast pics - like F1, there seems to be a slight slow down in frame rate at times. Not to the point of stuttering, but noticeable.I've been told the Intel onboard GPU is pretty poor in terms of pic quality compared to a dedicated graphics card in this area. Could this be my problem?I have yet to experiment with codecs, as I wanted to eliminate the hardware issue first before potentially breaking my install with a heap of different codecs. I've built up heaps of pcs in the past and done a heap of gaming related stuff, but the whole vid/codec area is new to me. Can codecs make a difference in terms of tv pic quality? Playing my collection of MKVs and DIVXs seem fine - it's just the tv pic quality at this stage.Great forum/network of people here by the way. Sorted out all my other issues in relation to setting up plugins etc through these forums.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Strattos, post: 661263, member: 107222"] I've just built up my first HTPC, which I later plan to do a little gaming on with an additional graphics card. But for now I just want to use it as a dedicated HTPC. MB: Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 Rev2 CPU: Intel Core i3 530 RAM: OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Gold 2x2GB OCZ3G1600LV4GK TUNER: Hauppauge HVR2200 MCE PCIe Dual Hybrid HDD: Western Digital Green 1TB WD10EARS CASE: Antec Fusion Remote Black OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 - all updates completed. I'm so far happy with my install of Media Portal, except for the quality of TV. It's not the reception but the actual picture quality. It's definitely not as sharp or vibrant as the pictures coming out of my tv's tuner. Also, when watching fast pics - like F1, there seems to be a slight slow down in frame rate at times. Not to the point of stuttering, but noticeable. I've been told the Intel onboard GPU is pretty poor in terms of pic quality compared to a dedicated graphics card in this area. Could this be my problem? I have yet to experiment with codecs, as I wanted to eliminate the hardware issue first before potentially breaking my install with a heap of different codecs. I've built up heaps of pcs in the past and done a heap of gaming related stuff, but the whole vid/codec area is new to me. Can codecs make a difference in terms of tv pic quality? Playing my collection of MKVs and DIVXs seem fine - it's just the tv pic quality at this stage. Great forum/network of people here by the way. Sorted out all my other issues in relation to setting up plugins etc through these forums. [/QUOTE]

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