In Vista a 6600gt may not be enough since the NVIDIA XP PureVideo decoder is
not designed to work in Vista for the same reason a 8500GT might not be
enough.
"tbogs" <tbogs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5DE72B16-E153-4F1B-AF4A-E8B8DA2B8FB6@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Thanks for the help...I'll upgrade my graphics card and hopefully that
> will
> solve the problem.
>
> "JW" wrote:
> Quote:
>> 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:
>> >
>> >> 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
>> >> >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.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>