Re: TV Image quality



Thank you for your reply. do you think that an ati x800xl card would help? I
have one in my gaming machine but I just got it and don't play very many game
since i got my media center built.
--
Thanks, Mike


"Curious" wrote:

> It appears that your tuner card may be unable to keep up with the rate of
> change of the action with its encoder chip even in best quality mode. I
> don't think any of the other cards could do much if any better.
> The other possibility is that the Decoder program along with the hardware
> acceleration provided by your graphics card is doing a poor job of motion
> compensation when de-interlacing the TV video.
>
> "glmike" <glmike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C8BDE57F-EDF0-4A8D-92A1-AB5EA156E9D3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I am having the same problems & have tried almost everything I can think
> >of.
> > If I run the line to my 20yr old tv I looks fine. I hope this helps.
> >
> > case=silverstone lc16m
> > remote=imon (came with case)
> > cpu=intel 3.2 (1mb cache)
> > ram= 2@512 mb value select
> > video card= Ati 9800pro
> > tv card= Ati TV wonder elite (550chip)
> > motherboard=asus P4P800E deluxe
> > sound card= Blue Gear "X"Mystique 7.1 gold
> >
> > Power Supply= enermax noisetaker 485
> >
> > Dvd player= Plextor PX716a (8mb)
> >
> > decoder = pwr dvd Platinum (retail)
> > --
> > Thanks, Mike
> >
> >
> > "Curious" wrote:
> >
> >> I don't think gac and JohnDaddyO are the same person. Lets hope gac
> >> does
> >> provide some more information so he can be helped.
> >>
> >> "Joe" <bill@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:%23y0$HEivFHA.3500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > What is strange about your response here is that an MVP and other plain
> >> > folk like me could offer you assistance if you did respond to what Bob
> >> > had
> >> > asked you in the beginning - but you have replied twice but not with
> >> > information that we could help you with.
> >> >
> >> > You would never survive on the SQL forums - people take offence to just
> >> > wasting their time and space in their Inbox and most folks on their put
> >> > right in thier signature lines to not bother asking a question if your
> >> > not
> >> > going to submit the code sample, DDL, script and supporting information
> >> > so
> >> > they don't have to be a mind reader and try to guess what you got
> >> > going.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "JohnDaddyo" <JohnDaddyo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> > news:E8881DCE-3935-40F0-A125-ABAB672544B8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> Well if you subscribe to that "style" and are wide open to
> >> >> being a recipient, then you're in the same mold I guess.
> >> >> And there you go with the I'm sorry, but typical lame justification
> >> >> of what you call sarcastic. It doesn't take much to grasp what some
> >> >> are trying to say between those lines. Please, you don't really think
> >> >> that
> >> >> some of these replies are being posted with a big, fat, friendly smile
> >> >> on
> >> >> their face as they type, do you?
> >> >> Listen, I really wasn't interested in debating this. You say that
> >> >> attempted
> >> >> level of "help" is fine by you. I say I'd really rather not have help
> >> >> from
> >> >> someone who is prefacing themselves in that way.
> >> >> That type and style is not unique.
> >> >>
> >> >> Now here is a "little" humor...
> >> >> Hey,
> >> >> I'd like to have you over for dinner but, if you don't mind, I'm gonna
> >> >> sit
> >> >> you in a corner and feed you with a slingshot!
> >> >>
> >> >> technically the host did serve the guy a meal!!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Jaime" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> I'm am not sure what you found so offensive in the post from Bob;
> >> >>> granted
> >> >>> there was a tinge of sarcism (completely justified, IMHO), but I'm
> >> >>> not
> >> >>> sure
> >> >>> how you expect anyone to get help from others when all they write is
> >> >>> something to the effect of "My computer isn't working, what should I
> >> >>> do?".
> >> >>> Try to relax a little, just a little humor.
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> James
> >> >>> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), Florida
> >> >>>
> >> >>> "JohnDaddyo" <JohnDaddyo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >>> news:B6E7A2F4-3F14-4FCD-9132-4166CF4A8B26@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>> > "it could be..."
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > please don't tell me that you get disgusted when people don't at
> >> >>> > first
> >> >>> > place
> >> >>> > all the details that you demand?
> >> >>> > here is a sample reply that would have worked even better...
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > "could you please give some details,
> >> >>> > in specific etc, etc, so that I can help you?"
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > I'm sorry but the snob-ish approach and attitude is so tired
> >> >>> > and boring at some of these forums. regardless of how you
> >> >>> > and some feel "justified" to take this approach, gee wiz,
> >> >>> > make better use of your post and just help???
> >> >>> > again though, please don't take even more space (as I've done!)
> >> >>> > in explaining how "all I did was try to help..."
> >> >>> > You purposely tried to impart an intention, and succeded.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > peace
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > "Bob [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >> It could be your TV tuner that is doing a poor job
> >> >>> >> encoding the video. It could be your software MPEG-2
> >> >>> >> decoder that's doing a poor job decoding the video.
> >> >>> >> It could be that your CPU is too slow. It could be
> >> >>> >> that your video card is not up to the task.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> If you provide more details about your system (the
> >> >>> >> things I mentioned above), perhaps someone will be
> >> >>> >> able to make some recommendations.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> --
> >> >>> >> -Bob
> >> >>> >> _______________________________
> >> >>> >> Microsoft MVP
> >> >>> >> Windows XP Media Center Edition
> >> >>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/ehome
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> "gac" <gac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >>> >> news:D1AD9212-5017-44E4-AB4D-91C76A43413D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>> >> >I am finding that the image quality using MCE is poor whilst
> >> >>> >> >watching
> >> >>> >> >sport!
> >> >>> >> > The image appears to be juddery when there is any fast moving
> >> >>> >> > action
> >> >>> >> > therefore making sport unwatchable. Is it just that the
> >> >>> >> > processor
> >> >>> >> > speeds are
> >> >>> >> > not up to it yet?
> >> >>> >> > Does anybody have a solution or can recoomened a tv card that
> >> >>> >> > does
> >> >>> >> > not
> >> >>> >> > sufer this. Presently using Nvidea
> >> >>> >> >
> >> >>> >> >
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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