TV Guide flickers when HD channel is selected (1 Viewer)

[rsbrux]

MediaPortal Version: 1.2.0RC
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3 Wide
Windows Version: Win 7 Pro
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 @3 GHz
HDD: Samsung HD154UI 1500GB
Memory: 3 GB DDR 400 DIMM
Motherboard: FIC P4M-915GD1-LF
Video Card: Club HD3450 256MB DDR2
Video Card Driver: 8.56.1.15 (Microsoft WDDM 1.1)
Sound Card: Realtek High Def. Audio
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver: Microsoft 6.1.7600.16385
1. TV Card: Terratec Cinergy C PCI HD CI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: 1.1.2.501
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow / Cyberlink
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec: MPC / Cyberlink
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Telezug (WWZ) Switzerland
HTPC Case: FSC Scaleo E (FIC Spectra)
Cooling: OEM
Power Supply: OEM
Remote: One For All XSight Touch
TV: InFocus TD40
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

This is only a minor annoyance, but whenever I have a HD channel playing and go back to the TV guide (which puts the live TV in a small window at lower left), the guide background flickers. The live TV in the small window is fine. Any ideas?

 

[tourettes]

Probably ATI & MP combination related: http://mantis.team-mediaportal.com/view.php?id=1192

 

[rsbrux]

Wow! looks like a tough one!
Can I infer from the description in Mantis that it might go away if I disable EVR or use a different codec?
Do you have a suggestion?
Thanks for the quick and informative response!

 

[tourettes]

Wow! looks like a tough one!

We didn't ever find out what causes the issue to appear - it seems have disapeared with latest ATI HW (4xxx / 5xxx / 6xxx).

Can I infer from the description in Mantis that it might go away if I disable EVR or use a different codec?

Software based decoders have seemed to help lot of people. Disabling EVR (usung VMR9 intead) is not a good idea. It wont work properly (and is not supported by team) in Vista / Windows 7 with MP.

Do you have a suggestion?

Reading the whole thread might give some tricks that could help to reduce the issue.

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...ng-tv-guide-other-overlays-evr-enabled-34864/

 

[rsbrux]

Hi touretttes,
Thanks for the prompt and informative response! After reading the thread it appears that some users still had problems after installing newer ATI cards. Am I better off going back to my old nVidia 6300? The Mantis description suggests that this is only a problem with the AMD/ATI HW.
Thanks for all of your hard work on MP!

 

[johanj]

I have the same problem on 1.2RC with a NVidea Card. Only happens with HD channels.

Johan

 

[revs]

Same problem - seems to be MS Codecs and ATI Card.

Only minor though, so not too annoyed by it