Recorded TV has better quality than Live TV? (1 Viewer)

[sderuiter]

Area: Media Portal Program
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.4 (2006-08-11)
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
.NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
Audio Codec: CyberLink Audio Decoder
Video Codec: CyberLink Video/SP Decoder
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 - 2.80GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Motherboard: MS-6743 (MICRO-STAR INTL, CO.,LTD.)
TV Card Model: Hauppage MCE 500
TV Card Type: Hardware
TV Card Driver: Latest
Video Card Model: Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 (128 MB)
Video Card Driver: Forceware 84.21
Video Card Resolution: 1200x676
Video Render Type: VMR9
Audio Card Model: Envy24 Family Audio Controller WDM
Audio Card Driver: 5.00b

Recorded tv looks better (more crisp, sharper) than Live TV. Is this even possible? Do the settings for TV cards in configuration.exe influence recording and live tv? There is a setting there for recording quality (set to variable bitrate, avg. 8000, max 12000), but not for live tv.

Any hints?

 

[jawbroken]

Sounds strange. I know the same engine is used for recording as timeshifting, so is quality better when timeshifting?

 

[sderuiter]

Sounds strange. I know the same engine is used for recording as timeshifting, so is quality better when timeshifting?

Hmm, never tried that, but will do tonight. Good tip.

 

[smnnekho]

well, i'm not 100% sure but:

when watching TV MP uses the codecs/settings for Television you set in configuration

but when playing a recording you're practically playing a video file - meaning you use the codecs and settings from video in configuration

so if i were you i would compare those two to see if there is some difference...

 

[infinite.loop]

are you sure that you set the same Video/Audio Codecs for Television AND Movies in MediaPortal Setup?

 

[smnnekho]

are you sure that you set the same Video/Audio Codecs for Television AND Movies in MediaPortal Setup?

that's what i meant (-;