Since you are not having audio problems with Live TV then it is your
graphics card that it is not able to keep up with the video output.
What is your CPU utilization when watching LiveTV?
What make and model of graphics card are you you using and what make and
model of tuner card are you using?
"tbogs" <tbogs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
>I will mess around with my IRQ settings with my monitor and tuner card. My
> tuner card is towards the bottom of the computer tower and the monitor
> card
> is towards the top of the tower. The sound is not slow or choppy...just
> the
> video. If you have any other ideas please let me know. Thanks
>
> "Curious" wrote:
> Quote:
>> You can use Google to find articles about IRQs.
>> In any case it looks like your graphics card, the one with the connection
>> to
>> your monitor, and your tuner card, the one with the connection to your TV
>> source, are trying to share a resource which is not available. In any
>> case
>> you can see from the connections on the back of your PC if the cards are
>> close together or not.
>> Is your audio also slow and choppy?
>> "tbogs" <tbogs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:6A47FA53-14A3-4926-875B-B7BF2707FB57@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > What is an IRQ? Sorry I'm not very technical. I believe my tuner card
>> > and
>> > graphics card are far apart.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Curious" wrote:
>> >
>> >> It appears that your tuner card and your graphics card may be sharing
>> >> an
>> >> IRQ. Be sure that you tuner card and your graphics card are using
>> >> slots
>> >> as
>> >> far apart as possible.
>> >> "tbogs" <tbogs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:B650556D-3C0B-44A7-9B06-05F18F113EF5@xxxxxx
>> >> > When I watch tv using Media Center the live tv is very choppy and
>> >> > slow.
>> >> > When
>> >> > I explore Media Center going to the video or photo sections, the
>> >> > performance
>> >> > is very slow and almost freezes up. Playing DVD's or recording tv
>> >> > shows
>> >> > are
>> >> > smooth and the quality is better. Any help would be appreciated.
>> >>
>>