Problems with Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 (1 Viewer)

[ljepa_ptica]

I just put together a new computer system and decided to install the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 tv tuner. When I installed the software, however, I found the reception was crappy, not only that I would log off and when I logged on I would get a blank screen, then I would close the TV down and then open it later only to find reception choppy. I just installed MediaPortal after hearing others say they had great success with it and their WinTV-HVR-1600. However, I am still getting poor reception (choppy feedback) as well as poor picture quality. Is there someway to fix this, did I maybe do something wrong in my installation? Please let me know. Thanks.

 

[twiddler]

I havn't tried media portal yet but I have the same capture card. When I install Beyond TV, I noticed it had crappy reception also. I switched my mpeg2 decoder to the "nvidia pure video decoder" and that improved my picture. It has to do with the codecs.

 

[Andrew H]

I'd agree with the codec position. Which are you using? The 1600 has been an excellent performer. Do you have Cool'N'Quiet engaged on your AMD? DISABLE it as it causes a low CPU frequency that causes the appearance of dropped frames because it's only generating 18fps on average! Press the ! and see the readings for yourself.