A 6150SE is not powerful enough to process HD programs. The minimum 6xxx
card recommended for 1080i HD in Media Center is a 128MB 6600GT. With
today's generation of Nvidia 8xxx chips a 8500GT or 8600GS is recommended.
"tbogs" <tbogs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8E0ABFD2-3ECA-462C-BFF8-9510F0DAE59B@xxxxxx
Quote:
>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:
>> >
>> >> 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.
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>