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<blockquote data-quote="nosaj13" data-source="post: 245863" data-attributes="member: 46748">so i'm working on building my first htpc and have a few basic questions...here's what i started with:Processor&nbsp; &nbsp; AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ / 2.8 GHzMulti-Core processor technology&nbsp; &nbsp; Dual-Core64-bit processor&nbsp; &nbsp; Type&nbsp; &nbsp; L2 cacheMainboardChipset type&nbsp; &nbsp; NVIDIA GeForce 6150 / nForce 430Data bus speed&nbsp; &nbsp; 1000 MHzRAMInstalled Size&nbsp; &nbsp; 3 GBTechnology&nbsp; &nbsp; DDR II SDRAMMemory specification compliance&nbsp; &nbsp; PC2-5300video card --Nvidia 8600GTTV Tuner-- Hauppage WinTV-HVR-1600Here's my situation:&nbsp; I'm running dual mode to my 17 inch monitor and s-video (component breakout) to my 57 inch Sony CRT HDTV.&nbsp; The problem i am having is I get quite a bit of tear on video playback and from waht I have gathered from posts in various forums, my problem is that the refresh rate on the HDTV is too low (most i can get is 60 HZ at 1280 x 720.&nbsp; Am i running at the correct resolution?&nbsp; is there a safe way to increase the refresh rate.&nbsp; I know about powerstrip, but am a little hesitant to use it for fear that I'll screw up my HDTV.&nbsp; i have the feeling that my problem is using the s-video...my card has a DVI-I connection and i have a dvi-i to vga adapter.&nbsp; Thanks</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nosaj13, post: 245863, member: 46748"] so i'm working on building my first htpc and have a few basic questions... here's what i started with: Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ / 2.8 GHz Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core 64-bit processor Type L2 cache Mainboard Chipset type NVIDIA GeForce 6150 / nForce 430 Data bus speed 1000 MHz RAM Installed Size 3 GB Technology DDR II SDRAM Memory specification compliance PC2-5300 video card --Nvidia 8600GT TV Tuner-- Hauppage WinTV-HVR-1600 Here's my situation: I'm running dual mode to my 17 inch monitor and s-video (component breakout) to my 57 inch Sony CRT HDTV. The problem i am having is I get quite a bit of tear on video playback and from waht I have gathered from posts in various forums, my problem is that the refresh rate on the HDTV is too low (most i can get is 60 HZ at 1280 x 720. Am i running at the correct resolution? is there a safe way to increase the refresh rate. I know about powerstrip, but am a little hesitant to use it for fear that I'll screw up my HDTV. i have the feeling that my problem is using the s-video...my card has a DVI-I connection and i have a dvi-i to vga adapter. Thanks [/QUOTE]

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