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<blockquote data-quote="quiller" data-source="post: 98125" data-attributes="member: 27306"><p><strong>MediaPortal Version</strong>: 0.2.0.4</p><p><strong>MediaPortal Skin</strong>: MePo-Green</p><p><strong>Windows Version</strong>: Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ xplite</p><p><strong>CPU Type</strong>: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (1.8ghz)</p><p><strong>HDD</strong>: Samsung Spinpoint-T 500gb (x2)</p><p><strong>Memory</strong>: 1GB Geil (x2)</p><p><strong>Motherboard</strong>: Abit ATX Pro K8T800</p><p><strong>Motherboard Chipset</strong>: VIA</p><p><strong>Motherboard Bios</strong>: </p><p><strong>Video Card</strong>: ATI Radeon 9550</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver</strong>: 6.</p><p><strong>Sound Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3</strong>: </p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>1. TV Card</strong>: Hauppage PVR-500</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Type</strong>: analog</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Driver</strong>: 2.0.43.24103</p><p><strong>2. TV Card</strong>: Hauppage PVR-150</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Type</strong>: analog</p><p><strong>2. TV Card Driver</strong>: 2.0.43.24103</p><p><strong>3. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>3. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Type</strong>: </p><p><strong>4. TV Card Driver</strong>: </p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec</strong>: InterVideo NonCSS Video Decoder from Hauppage</p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec</strong>: InterVideo NonCSS Audio Decoder from Hauppage</p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider</strong>: TimeWarner Nebraska</p><p><strong>HTPC Case</strong>: Antec Sonata</p><p><strong>Cooling</strong>: </p><p><strong>Power Supply</strong>: TruePower 380 watt ATX12V</p><p><strong>Remote</strong>: Pronto Pro TSU7000</p><p><strong>TV</strong>: Apex 36" CRT</p><p><strong>TV - HTPC Connection</strong>: S-Video</p><p></p><p>After a week of configuring and tweaking, my system is finally coming together almost perfectly. Two issues remain in my way: first, TV quality on my PVR-500. Ever since I first plugged in the PVR-150, the quality has been exceptional, it might even look better than on my STB. The PVR-500, though, has been nothing but trouble: after adding an inline booster in just the right place (too close and it screws up my cable modem, too far away and there's no impact, even closer than too close and the PVR-500 simply refuses to see any channels on autotune), I have a signal. The image is just barely snowy on the upper channels (~30), but at lower channels it is downright unwatchable. I would assume this is entirely due to the coax quality coming into my computer, except that the PVR-150 plays everything perfectly, with or without the booster.</p><p></p><p>I have several theories on what might be going on: 1) Since the PVR-150 uses software decoding, it can adjust the gain/tilt and find a better image than the hardware-based 500. 2) The splitter inside the 500 is crap, or defective, and is solely responsible for the quality difference. 3) Something else is wrong with the 500. 4) We'll never know and I wasted $150 on the PVR-500.</p><p></p><p>I've already applied every fix and tweak I could find on the forums, but maybe there's a Magical Solution that I haven't stumbled across. Are there known problems with grainy/snowy images on the PVR-500?</p><p></p><p>P.S.</p><p>I think I have solved another problem with the various tweaks and hotfixes sprinkled around, but at one point the PVR-500 had a pretty annoying audio stutter. It was barely noticeable, happened regardless of timeshifting on or off, and only affected the audio (and, again, just barely, but enough to be more annoying than if it was horrible).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quiller, post: 98125, member: 27306"] [b]MediaPortal Version[/b]: 0.2.0.4 [b]MediaPortal Skin[/b]: MePo-Green [b]Windows Version[/b]: Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ xplite [b]CPU Type[/b]: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (1.8ghz) [b]HDD[/b]: Samsung Spinpoint-T 500gb (x2) [b]Memory[/b]: 1GB Geil (x2) [b]Motherboard[/b]: Abit ATX Pro K8T800 [b]Motherboard Chipset[/b]: VIA [b]Motherboard Bios[/b]: [b]Video Card[/b]: ATI Radeon 9550 [b]Video Card Driver[/b]: 6. [b]Sound Card[/b]: [b]Sound Card AC3[/b]: [b]Sound Card Driver[/b]: [b]1. TV Card[/b]: Hauppage PVR-500 [b]1. TV Card Type[/b]: analog [b]1. TV Card Driver[/b]: 2.0.43.24103 [b]2. TV Card[/b]: Hauppage PVR-150 [b]2. TV Card Type[/b]: analog [b]2. TV Card Driver[/b]: 2.0.43.24103 [b]3. TV Card[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]3. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]4. TV Card[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Type[/b]: [b]4. TV Card Driver[/b]: [b]MPEG2 Video Codec[/b]: InterVideo NonCSS Video Decoder from Hauppage [b]MPEG2 Audio Codec[/b]: InterVideo NonCSS Audio Decoder from Hauppage [b]Satelite/CableTV Provider[/b]: TimeWarner Nebraska [b]HTPC Case[/b]: Antec Sonata [b]Cooling[/b]: [b]Power Supply[/b]: TruePower 380 watt ATX12V [b]Remote[/b]: Pronto Pro TSU7000 [b]TV[/b]: Apex 36" CRT [b]TV - HTPC Connection[/b]: S-Video After a week of configuring and tweaking, my system is finally coming together almost perfectly. Two issues remain in my way: first, TV quality on my PVR-500. Ever since I first plugged in the PVR-150, the quality has been exceptional, it might even look better than on my STB. The PVR-500, though, has been nothing but trouble: after adding an inline booster in just the right place (too close and it screws up my cable modem, too far away and there's no impact, even closer than too close and the PVR-500 simply refuses to see any channels on autotune), I have a signal. The image is just barely snowy on the upper channels (~30), but at lower channels it is downright unwatchable. I would assume this is entirely due to the coax quality coming into my computer, except that the PVR-150 plays everything perfectly, with or without the booster. I have several theories on what might be going on: 1) Since the PVR-150 uses software decoding, it can adjust the gain/tilt and find a better image than the hardware-based 500. 2) The splitter inside the 500 is crap, or defective, and is solely responsible for the quality difference. 3) Something else is wrong with the 500. 4) We'll never know and I wasted $150 on the PVR-500. I've already applied every fix and tweak I could find on the forums, but maybe there's a Magical Solution that I haven't stumbled across. Are there known problems with grainy/snowy images on the PVR-500? P.S. I think I have solved another problem with the various tweaks and hotfixes sprinkled around, but at one point the PVR-500 had a pretty annoying audio stutter. It was barely noticeable, happened regardless of timeshifting on or off, and only affected the audio (and, again, just barely, but enough to be more annoying than if it was horrible). [/QUOTE]
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