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<blockquote data-quote="phertiker" data-source="post: 148772" data-attributes="member: 13471"><p>I'm more inclined to believe it's a signal issue since it's completely random... My folks have a similar issue at their place which is 25 miles from town, where the outdoor antenna installer angled the antenna 18 degrees THE WRONG WAY, and they get the occasional video blocking and skipping. Not as bad as mine, but they are using the tuner in their TV...</p><p>MP reports signal strength of 100, signal quality of 71. Normally I would say "well what the heck that should be fine argh" but I don't know tons about ATSC, and my folks have similar signal levels and similar problems. Plus, I really want this tuner to be worth the money. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To be honest I'm not sure if I've tried any 1080p MPEG2 stuff. The PBS station broadcasting in HD I believe is 720p, although I'd have to glance at their website to make sure. And it's hard to tell since I'm playing it back on a regular NTSC TV... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Well, that's not entirely true. I can easily tell the difference between HD playback and even 480p digital broadcasts or DVD playback.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's certainly true. Until I switched to CoreAVC, h.264 playback was right out at ANY resolution, and h.264 hardware acceleration is not an option with the 9600xt. But even with my geforce 6600gt hardware acceleration still doesn't compare to CoreAVC.</p><p>Incidentally, I switched away from Purevideo to the MPA/MPV codecs for TV playback. The stuttering changed slightly; there's a bit less of it, but not enough for me to cry "foul" on the Purevideo codecs. They also look equally as nice as Purevideo did.</p><p></p><p>All in all I'm happy with my (admittedly limited) HD experience in the living room at this point. Once I get the signal issues worked out I will be happier, and once I convince the wife to let me sell the car and go buy a sweet TV, I will be happiest of all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phertiker, post: 148772, member: 13471"] I'm more inclined to believe it's a signal issue since it's completely random... My folks have a similar issue at their place which is 25 miles from town, where the outdoor antenna installer angled the antenna 18 degrees THE WRONG WAY, and they get the occasional video blocking and skipping. Not as bad as mine, but they are using the tuner in their TV... MP reports signal strength of 100, signal quality of 71. Normally I would say "well what the heck that should be fine argh" but I don't know tons about ATSC, and my folks have similar signal levels and similar problems. Plus, I really want this tuner to be worth the money. :-) To be honest I'm not sure if I've tried any 1080p MPEG2 stuff. The PBS station broadcasting in HD I believe is 720p, although I'd have to glance at their website to make sure. And it's hard to tell since I'm playing it back on a regular NTSC TV... :-) Well, that's not entirely true. I can easily tell the difference between HD playback and even 480p digital broadcasts or DVD playback. That's certainly true. Until I switched to CoreAVC, h.264 playback was right out at ANY resolution, and h.264 hardware acceleration is not an option with the 9600xt. But even with my geforce 6600gt hardware acceleration still doesn't compare to CoreAVC. Incidentally, I switched away from Purevideo to the MPA/MPV codecs for TV playback. The stuttering changed slightly; there's a bit less of it, but not enough for me to cry "foul" on the Purevideo codecs. They also look equally as nice as Purevideo did. All in all I'm happy with my (admittedly limited) HD experience in the living room at this point. Once I get the signal issues worked out I will be happier, and once I convince the wife to let me sell the car and go buy a sweet TV, I will be happiest of all. [/QUOTE]
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