- How to improve TV quality - Hauppauge 500
- Posted by Kasper on December 19th, 2005
Hi
I'm using a Hauppauge 500 for my mce2005, but I'm not that impressed with
the image quality even though I've configured it to be at "best". One thing
is the still image compression; I've managed to live with that. But the
motion picture quality shows clearly it's flaws, e.g. when watching a
football match. Its more jerky and definetely not as smooth compared to the
original input. Is there any way to improve this?
And when can one expect to see mpg4 compression cards instead of the old
mpeg2?
Thanks,
Kasper
- Posted by JW on December 19th, 2005
What Decoder are you useing? There is a know issue with recent releases of
the NVIDIA Decoder causing jumpiness or jerkiness when de-interlacing
contril mode is set to Smart when watching video. The workaound in this
situation is to use Video or Automatic mode.
Another potential problem can be an underpowered graphics card. What
graphics card and driver release are you using?
Is the audio also jerky?
"Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:43a7076d$0$15789$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> Hi
>
> I'm using a Hauppauge 500 for my mce2005, but I'm not that impressed with
> the image quality even though I've configured it to be at "best". One
> thing
> is the still image compression; I've managed to live with that. But the
> motion picture quality shows clearly it's flaws, e.g. when watching a
> football match. Its more jerky and definetely not as smooth compared to
> the
> original input. Is there any way to improve this?
>
> And when can one expect to see mpg4 compression cards instead of the old
> mpeg2?
>
> Thanks,
> Kasper
>
>
- Posted by Kasper on December 20th, 2005
Thanks for the reply.
I'm using nvidia purevideo decoder v. 4020.150.0.0 on my ati radeon 9600 pro
256mb card. DVD and normal avi play just fine, it's only when I watch
live-tv it "drop frames" and gets a little jerky.
The ati driver is version 8.191.0.0; I had some problems with the video
using older drivers, but the one from 28-10-2005 fixed this.
De-interlacing is set to automatic, and Film mode gives the same.
The audio is just fine.
Do you have any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Kasper
"JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:%23KRyNxNBGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> What Decoder are you useing? There is a know issue with recent releases
of
> the NVIDIA Decoder causing jumpiness or jerkiness when de-interlacing
> contril mode is set to Smart when watching video. The workaound in this
> situation is to use Video or Automatic mode.
> Another potential problem can be an underpowered graphics card. What
> graphics card and driver release are you using?
> Is the audio also jerky?
>
> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:43a7076d$0$15789$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm using a Hauppauge 500 for my mce2005, but I'm not that impressed
with
> > the image quality even though I've configured it to be at "best". One
> > thing
> > is the still image compression; I've managed to live with that. But the
> > motion picture quality shows clearly it's flaws, e.g. when watching a
> > football match. Its more jerky and definetely not as smooth compared to
> > the
> > original input. Is there any way to improve this?
> >
> > And when can one expect to see mpg4 compression cards instead of the old
> > mpeg2?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kasper
> >
> >
>
>
- Posted by JW on December 20th, 2005
Do you also have trouble when playing a recorded TV program?
If yes do you have trouble when playing the same recoreded program with
Media Player instead of MCE?
If No then check for your tuner card sharing its IRQ with your video card
"Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:43a83dad$0$15787$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> Thanks for the reply.
> I'm using nvidia purevideo decoder v. 4020.150.0.0 on my ati radeon 9600
> pro
> 256mb card. DVD and normal avi play just fine, it's only when I watch
> live-tv it "drop frames" and gets a little jerky.
> The ati driver is version 8.191.0.0; I had some problems with the video
> using older drivers, but the one from 28-10-2005 fixed this.
>
> De-interlacing is set to automatic, and Film mode gives the same.
> The audio is just fine.
>
> Do you have any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Kasper
>
> "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:%23KRyNxNBGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> What Decoder are you useing? There is a know issue with recent releases
> of
>> the NVIDIA Decoder causing jumpiness or jerkiness when de-interlacing
>> contril mode is set to Smart when watching video. The workaound in this
>> situation is to use Video or Automatic mode.
>> Another potential problem can be an underpowered graphics card. What
>> graphics card and driver release are you using?
>> Is the audio also jerky?
>>
>> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
>> news:43a7076d$0$15789$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I'm using a Hauppauge 500 for my mce2005, but I'm not that impressed
> with
>> > the image quality even though I've configured it to be at "best". One
>> > thing
>> > is the still image compression; I've managed to live with that. But the
>> > motion picture quality shows clearly it's flaws, e.g. when watching a
>> > football match. Its more jerky and definetely not as smooth compared to
>> > the
>> > original input. Is there any way to improve this?
>> >
>> > And when can one expect to see mpg4 compression cards instead of the
>> > old
>> > mpeg2?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Kasper
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
- Posted by Jason Tsang on December 20th, 2005
Try updating your NVidia Purevideo codec. Yours is a bit old.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_dec...185-trial.html
--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
"Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:43a83dad$0$15787$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> Thanks for the reply.
> I'm using nvidia purevideo decoder v. 4020.150.0.0 on my ati radeon 9600
> pro
> 256mb card. DVD and normal avi play just fine, it's only when I watch
> live-tv it "drop frames" and gets a little jerky.
> The ati driver is version 8.191.0.0; I had some problems with the video
> using older drivers, but the one from 28-10-2005 fixed this.
>
> De-interlacing is set to automatic, and Film mode gives the same.
> The audio is just fine.
>
> Do you have any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Kasper
>
> "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:%23KRyNxNBGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> What Decoder are you useing? There is a know issue with recent releases
> of
>> the NVIDIA Decoder causing jumpiness or jerkiness when de-interlacing
>> contril mode is set to Smart when watching video. The workaound in this
>> situation is to use Video or Automatic mode.
>> Another potential problem can be an underpowered graphics card. What
>> graphics card and driver release are you using?
>> Is the audio also jerky?
>>
>> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
>> news:43a7076d$0$15789$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > I'm using a Hauppauge 500 for my mce2005, but I'm not that impressed
> with
>> > the image quality even though I've configured it to be at "best". One
>> > thing
>> > is the still image compression; I've managed to live with that. But the
>> > motion picture quality shows clearly it's flaws, e.g. when watching a
>> > football match. Its more jerky and definetely not as smooth compared to
>> > the
>> > original input. Is there any way to improve this?
>> >
>> > And when can one expect to see mpg4 compression cards instead of the
>> > old
>> > mpeg2?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Kasper
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
- Posted by Kasper on December 20th, 2005
Recorded TV and liveTV is the same, yes. I tried running a recorded show
using the normal WMP and it plays the same way.
Also, the IRQ list shows that the gfx-card and the tuner have their own IRQ.
As Jason suggested, I'll try to update the nvidia decoder and see what
happens. The only thing is that I have a pretty stable and working setup, so
I dont want to mess with too much - other that fixing this issue ;-)
Any other suggestions are very welcome.
Kasper
"JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:OT9yz3YBGHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Do you also have trouble when playing a recorded TV program?
> If yes do you have trouble when playing the same recoreded program with
> Media Player instead of MCE?
> If No then check for your tuner card sharing its IRQ with your video
card
>
> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:43a83dad$0$15787$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> > Thanks for the reply.
> > I'm using nvidia purevideo decoder v. 4020.150.0.0 on my ati radeon 9600
> > pro
> > 256mb card. DVD and normal avi play just fine, it's only when I watch
> > live-tv it "drop frames" and gets a little jerky.
> > The ati driver is version 8.191.0.0; I had some problems with the video
> > using older drivers, but the one from 28-10-2005 fixed this.
> >
> > De-interlacing is set to automatic, and Film mode gives the same.
> > The audio is just fine.
> >
> > Do you have any other suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kasper
> >
> > "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> > news:%23KRyNxNBGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> What Decoder are you useing? There is a know issue with recent
releases
> > of
> >> the NVIDIA Decoder causing jumpiness or jerkiness when de-interlacing
> >> contril mode is set to Smart when watching video. The workaound in
this
> >> situation is to use Video or Automatic mode.
> >> Another potential problem can be an underpowered graphics card. What
> >> graphics card and driver release are you using?
> >> Is the audio also jerky?
> >>
> >> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> >> news:43a7076d$0$15789$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> >> > Hi
> >> >
> >> > I'm using a Hauppauge 500 for my mce2005, but I'm not that impressed
> > with
> >> > the image quality even though I've configured it to be at "best". One
> >> > thing
> >> > is the still image compression; I've managed to live with that. But
the
> >> > motion picture quality shows clearly it's flaws, e.g. when watching a
> >> > football match. Its more jerky and definetely not as smooth compared
to
> >> > the
> >> > original input. Is there any way to improve this?
> >> >
> >> > And when can one expect to see mpg4 compression cards instead of the
> >> > old
> >> > mpeg2?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Kasper
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
- Posted by Jason Tsang on December 20th, 2005
Also, what drivers are you using on the Hauppauge PVR500?
The latest WHQL'ed drivers can be found here
ftp://ftp.shspvr.com/download/wintv-...23258_whql.zip
--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
"Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:43a8720c$0$15783$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> Recorded TV and liveTV is the same, yes. I tried running a recorded show
> using the normal WMP and it plays the same way.
> Also, the IRQ list shows that the gfx-card and the tuner have their own
> IRQ.
>
> As Jason suggested, I'll try to update the nvidia decoder and see what
> happens. The only thing is that I have a pretty stable and working setup,
> so
> I dont want to mess with too much - other that fixing this issue ;-)
>
> Any other suggestions are very welcome.
> Kasper
>
> "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:OT9yz3YBGHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Do you also have trouble when playing a recorded TV program?
>> If yes do you have trouble when playing the same recoreded program with
>> Media Player instead of MCE?
>> If No then check for your tuner card sharing its IRQ with your video
> card
>>
>> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
>> news:43a83dad$0$15787$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
>> > Thanks for the reply.
>> > I'm using nvidia purevideo decoder v. 4020.150.0.0 on my ati radeon
>> > 9600
>> > pro
>> > 256mb card. DVD and normal avi play just fine, it's only when I watch
>> > live-tv it "drop frames" and gets a little jerky.
>> > The ati driver is version 8.191.0.0; I had some problems with the video
>> > using older drivers, but the one from 28-10-2005 fixed this.
>> >
>> > De-interlacing is set to automatic, and Film mode gives the same.
>> > The audio is just fine.
>> >
>> > Do you have any other suggestions?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Kasper
>> >
>> > "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
>> > news:%23KRyNxNBGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >> What Decoder are you useing? There is a know issue with recent
> releases
>> > of
>> >> the NVIDIA Decoder causing jumpiness or jerkiness when de-interlacing
>> >> contril mode is set to Smart when watching video. The workaound in
> this
>> >> situation is to use Video or Automatic mode.
>> >> Another potential problem can be an underpowered graphics card. What
>> >> graphics card and driver release are you using?
>> >> Is the audio also jerky?
>> >>
>> >> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:43a7076d$0$15789$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
>> >> > Hi
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm using a Hauppauge 500 for my mce2005, but I'm not that impressed
>> > with
>> >> > the image quality even though I've configured it to be at "best".
>> >> > One
>> >> > thing
>> >> > is the still image compression; I've managed to live with that. But
> the
>> >> > motion picture quality shows clearly it's flaws, e.g. when watching
>> >> > a
>> >> > football match. Its more jerky and definetely not as smooth compared
> to
>> >> > the
>> >> > original input. Is there any way to improve this?
>> >> >
>> >> > And when can one expect to see mpg4 compression cards instead of the
>> >> > old
>> >> > mpeg2?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Kasper
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
- Posted by Kasper on December 20th, 2005
I am using a 2.0.30-something version. I'll try with updated drivers and see
what happens!
Since I will be travelling for a couple of days, my trials will be delayed
for a little while.
Kasper
"Jason Tsang" <jason-onlineDEL@ETEmvps.org> wrote in message
news:uUJPzpaBGHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Also, what drivers are you using on the Hauppauge PVR500?
> The latest WHQL'ed drivers can be found here
>
ftp://ftp.shspvr.com/download/wintv-...23258_whql.zip
>
>
> --
> Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>
> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>
> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:43a8720c$0$15783$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> > Recorded TV and liveTV is the same, yes. I tried running a recorded show
> > using the normal WMP and it plays the same way.
> > Also, the IRQ list shows that the gfx-card and the tuner have their own
> > IRQ.
> >
> > As Jason suggested, I'll try to update the nvidia decoder and see what
> > happens. The only thing is that I have a pretty stable and working
setup,
> > so
> > I dont want to mess with too much - other that fixing this issue ;-)
> >
> > Any other suggestions are very welcome.
> > Kasper
> >
> > "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> > news:OT9yz3YBGHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> Do you also have trouble when playing a recorded TV program?
> >> If yes do you have trouble when playing the same recoreded program
with
> >> Media Player instead of MCE?
> >> If No then check for your tuner card sharing its IRQ with your video
> > card
> >>
> >> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> >> news:43a83dad$0$15787$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> >> > Thanks for the reply.
> >> > I'm using nvidia purevideo decoder v. 4020.150.0.0 on my ati radeon
> >> > 9600
> >> > pro
> >> > 256mb card. DVD and normal avi play just fine, it's only when I watch
> >> > live-tv it "drop frames" and gets a little jerky.
> >> > The ati driver is version 8.191.0.0; I had some problems with the
video
> >> > using older drivers, but the one from 28-10-2005 fixed this.
> >> >
> >> > De-interlacing is set to automatic, and Film mode gives the same.
> >> > The audio is just fine.
> >> >
> >> > Do you have any other suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Kasper
> >> >
> >> > "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> >> > news:%23KRyNxNBGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> >> What Decoder are you useing? There is a know issue with recent
> > releases
> >> > of
> >> >> the NVIDIA Decoder causing jumpiness or jerkiness when
de-interlacing
> >> >> contril mode is set to Smart when watching video. The workaound in
> > this
> >> >> situation is to use Video or Automatic mode.
> >> >> Another potential problem can be an underpowered graphics card.
What
> >> >> graphics card and driver release are you using?
> >> >> Is the audio also jerky?
> >> >>
> >> >> "Kasper" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:43a7076d$0$15789$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> >> >> > Hi
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm using a Hauppauge 500 for my mce2005, but I'm not that
impressed
> >> > with
> >> >> > the image quality even though I've configured it to be at "best".
> >> >> > One
> >> >> > thing
> >> >> > is the still image compression; I've managed to live with that.
But
> > the
> >> >> > motion picture quality shows clearly it's flaws, e.g. when
watching
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > football match. Its more jerky and definetely not as smooth
compared
> > to
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > original input. Is there any way to improve this?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > And when can one expect to see mpg4 compression cards instead of
the
> >> >> > old
> >> >> > mpeg2?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > Kasper
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
