Re: Hauppauge PVR150MCE
From: Dana Cline - MVP (dcline_at_scriptpro.com)
Date: 02/21/05
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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:57:24 -0600
Yes, onboard graphics could make a difference. Intel motherboard, I assume?
Can you check your bios and see how much RAM is allocated to the graphics
engine? It should be at least 64Mb for MCE to even function. Since you have
only 256 Mb to start with, allocating 64Mb to the graphics barely leaves you
enough, in my opinion. Not sure how to find out the specs on your hard
drive, other than see if Device Manager can give you the model number and
look it up on the internet (or pop open the case and read it off the label
on the drive). 30Gb isn't very big if it's also got the OS on it...the
average 1-hour show takes somewhere around 5-6Gb on my system. I bet if you
bumped your RAM to 512 and added a second hard drive to record on (CompUSA
had 80Gb ones for $25 yesterday, after rebate), that would help
enormously...
Dana Cline - MVP
"Digby" <digbyk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:421a4315$0$12979$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Thanks for your quick reply. Here's my spec:
>
> Celeron 2.2Ghz
> 256Mb RAM
> 30Gb HD
> Don't know about HD speed or buffer size and not sure how to find out.
> It's a Dell dimension 2400 though. Any idea how to find out? I ran a
> speed test and it showed 55000Kb/s transfer rate.
> Everything is on a single hard drive and partition.
> Haven't defragged lately, but running it now.
> Also, only on-board graphics, but that shouldn't make a difference
> should it?
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Digby
>
>
> Dana Cline - MVP wrote:
> > The only difference between the 150 and the 150MCE is that the MCE
version
> > does not come with a remote control. The nVidia decoder should work
fine,
> > but two or three things could be the cause of the jerky playback. Your
CPU,
> > your RAM, or your hard drive. What CPU and speed do you have, and how
much
> > RAM? Is the hard drive 5400 rpm or 7200? 2Mb buffer or 8Mb? Is your hard
> > drive the same drive that contains the OS and swap file, or is it
separate?
> > And finally, has that drive been defragged lately?
> >
> > Dana Cline - MVP
> >
> > "Digby" <digbyk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:421a3565$0$79193$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
> >
> >>I've just bought a WinTV PVR150MCE card from Scan.co.uk, but when I look
> >>in my Device Manager, the card is listed as Hauppauge WinTC PVR 150 PCI
> >>II (23xxx).
> >>
> >>Have I been sent the wrong card?
> >>
> >>Despite having downloaded the trial NVidia mpeg2 decoder, I'm still
> >>getting _very_ jerky playback when watching TV. Might my card be the
> >
> > reason?
> >
> >>TIA
> >>
> >>Digby
> >
> >
> >
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