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| 714142 | 2008-10-23 20:27:00 | I've run Powercinema on a P4 2.4 with 1 GB before. So, the PC doesnt have to be that powerful at all. To run Powercinema Altho, this was only for a analogue tuner, not a digital one This may only apply, if youre actually using a digital tuner, and probably using HDMI (the vidcard and a monitor that supports it) Or the above, and if you've got a blu-ray or HD player / burner Who said MS check up on anything? In WMP 11, there is an option (probably the one that says send unique player ID to content provider). And the one below it. Disable them Extract from Hauppauge E-Mail: Your PC spec is too low, in order to play DVB-T channels in NZ, which is broadcasted in H.264 format. You need to have minimum Dual core PC with a dedicated graphic card, which supports hardware acceleration. My problem with PowerCinema is that whilst I can get all the channels I should be able to via the various transmission systems, the quality is poor for a start, plus both Video and Audio are jumpy and out of sync. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 714143 | 2008-10-23 20:35:00 | Power Cinema sux get MediaPortal. Even when you do get it going as I did with both DVB-S and also DVB-T you can only record one channel at a time, whereas with MediaPortal you can record multiple channels at the same time |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 714144 | 2008-10-23 20:41:00 | My brother uses DVB viewer I think, it works like a charm. Also if you're using vista, you can use the GPU to decode the stream so your CPU doesn't need to be as fast. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 714145 | 2008-10-23 21:42:00 | Well guys what’s the consensus of opinion given the following Spec’s. Should I be able to view DVB-S and or DVB-T television? TV PCI card Hauppauge HVR-3000 OS XP sp2 MB Asus P4S800 CPU 2.6gig P4 RAM 1Gig Display Adaptor NVIDA GeForce4 MX440. I also have an ATI Radon 9250L/SE PCI Video Card if that is any better? I can get excellent Analogue Antenna even using an external LifeView USB adaptor it’s the FTA channels that are causing the problem. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 714146 | 2008-10-23 21:55:00 | not sure, I just got a hauppage USB DVB-T tuner, so I'll try that when I get home. I have an AthlonXP 1800+, so if it works on mine, it will definitely work on yours |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 714147 | 2008-10-23 22:04:00 | Well guys what’s the consensus of opinion given the following Spec’s. Should I be able to view DVB-S and or DVB-T television? TV PCI card Hauppauge HVR-3000 OS XP sp2 MB Asus P4S800 CPU 2.6gig P4 RAM 1Gig Display Adaptor NVIDA GeForce4 MX440. I also have an ATI Radon 9250L/SE PCI Video Card if that is any better? I can get excellent Analogue Antenna even using an external LifeView USB adaptor it’s the FTA channels that are causing the problem. Sounds like a very low end system for running DVB-T, which depending on your location if you are picking up HDTV might not handle it so well, but you might be fine with DVB-S just by putting a splitter in your Sky Cable to feed your Card. Read some of the info in the Mediaportal forum New Zealand link I posted earlier. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 714148 | 2008-10-23 22:15:00 | Well guys what’s the consensus of opinion given the following Spec’s. Should I be able to view DVB-S and or DVB-T television? TV PCI card Hauppauge HVR-3000 OS XP sp2 MB Asus P4S800 CPU 2.6gig P4 RAM 1Gig Display Adaptor NVIDA GeForce4 MX440. I also have an ATI Radon 9250L/SE PCI Video Card if that is any better? I can get excellent Analogue Antenna even using an external LifeView USB adaptor it’s the FTA channels that are causing the problem. That machine will be fine for DVB-S. I use an AMD AthlonXP 1900+ here as my HTPC for DVB-S Freeview. DVB-S is only an MPEG2 stream at 720x576 so any machine that can watch a DVD is most likely going to be fine for Freeview DVB-S. Freeview|HD via DVB-T is an MPEG4 stream in HD, on some channels, and requires a lot more processing power to decode. Your CPU is recommended to be at least dual core and a graphics card that has onboard hardware decoding like the 8500GT. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 714149 | 2008-10-25 02:37:00 | Well guys what’s the consensus of opinion given the following Spec’s. Should I be able to view DVB-S and or DVB-T television? TV PCI card Hauppauge HVR-3000 OS XP sp2 MB Asus P4S800 CPU 2.6gig P4 RAM 1Gig Display Adaptor NVIDA GeForce4 MX440. I also have an ATI Radon 9250L/SE PCI Video Card if that is any better? I can get excellent Analogue Antenna even using an external LifeView USB adaptor it’s the FTA channels that are causing the problem. i agree with Bantu and Cyabro. that system is fine for dvb-s but i doubt youll even get a picture for dvb-t? i had success getting dvb-t on my toshiba m5 laptop. i was using a hauppage hvr9000 usb stick. because the graphics doesnt do hardware h.264 acceleration, the cpu usage was around 15 to 20% for the sd channels and around 40% for the hd channels. i was using dvb viewer which in my opinion is the easiest to configure. the unusual thing was that i couldnt pick up any channels via the UHF. i can get the prime and maori channels crystal clear though through the tv. i had to connect the dvb-t antenna to get channels on dvb-viewer. i didnt think id get good reception with a small antenna but i used the magnetic bottom to attach it to the roof :clap:D worked great! the beijing olympics was awesome to watch via HD. even if your signal strength is high, your pc needs to be able to decode the h.264 signal successfully. dual core cpu is the minimum cpu recommended. a graphics card with built in h.264 is recommended also. tried the usb stick on my pc which is a 2500xp, nforce2 mobo, and 256meg video card.. i couldnt even get a picture! dvb viewer just froze up when selecting even an sd channel. i was surprised i didnt get even rough/choppy video. it's possible that i may have not had the h.264 video codec/and or the aac audio installed properly that may have caused the freeze up instead. even if your signal strength is high, your pc needs to be able to decode the h.264 signal successfully. dual core cpu is the minimum cpu recommended. a graphics card with built in h.264 is recommended also. anyways my 2 cents! im no expert by any means but the above is my experience and once i've upgraded my pc, ill have another go. cheers/chur |
Term_X (560) | ||
| 714150 | 2008-10-25 04:27:00 | Just got me one of these a few days ago (But from C1 at $20 dearer...) qmb.co.nz Special for labor weekend Supports FreeView, so far it seems all good :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 714151 | 2008-10-25 04:53:00 | Just got me one of these a few days ago (But from C1 at $20 dearer...) qmb.co.nz Special for labor weekend Supports FreeView, so far it seems all good :) Everything works fine? All Freeview channels OK? |
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