I am using a AVerMedia M791 NTSC/ATSC TV tuner card and my graphics card is a
NVIDIA GeForce® 6150SE. I have a Gateway GM5472 Desktop Computer. I'm not
sure about my CPU utilization...where would I find that?
"JW" wrote:
Quote:
> 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
> news:474C1E57-A7F5-4D3E-84D5-7606ACDFE088@xxxxxx 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
> >> > 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.
> >> >>
> >>
>