I used to run my system with an Nvidia 6200 128 mb card. This was actually running quite OK untill recently I got extreme video stutter (skipping frames every few seconds or even pausing for a few seconds and then fast forwarding) whilst sound was always OK. This started after the last Microsoft update round which also massed up quite a number of other things as you might now....
I now swapped this card with my old ATI 7500 and video now works like a charm. I guess this again confirms what so many others have told before ATI is so much better when it comes to video and TV out. Even better I use the Nvidea purevideo codec which runs at a lower CPU useage with the old ATI card compared to the Nvidia itself.
I'd like to make a start on converting my VHS collection to something digital. Some of this I'll probably burn to DVD but there are quite a lot of hours of stuff that I want 'on tap' to watch through my TV/MVP setup. MPEG-2 is obviously nice and stable on the MVP but BIG file size etc.
So I'm interested in any MVP users' experiences of other formats and the MVP. Ideally I want the best filesize reduction but to retain the best possible picture/sound quality and also for playback to be stable (no hiccups/jerks, no intermittent loss of video/audio sync., being able to FF/RW properley etc.).
Any suggestions/experiences gratefully received.
EDIT: I meant to say I'll be recording originally to MPEG-2 using the s-vid input of my PVR350 and then manually transcoding.
I use a Terratec tvcard as a composite-in for my satelite-tuner. I have always used Dscaler to watch tv, but wanted the posiblility to make timed recordings. So then GB-pvr. The problem is that with GB (and most other media portals) the tv-picture is terrible. It's full of noise and seems to have a very low resolution. Even the onscreen meny (+/-, pause) is very low resolution. Can someone tell me why?
And why do I get "no tuners are avaible to watch the requested channel" when I try to pause (timeshift)?
And how do I get fullscreen other than with alt+enter?
The new WinTV PVR350 fed GB-PVR setup is quite the success here so far, what a great App! Using it on a Compaq 1.8ghz, 512k Ram, Win XP setup.
Do also want the TV-Out capability to view Internet and PC apps on the TV. Quite sure solution is a AGP video card with TV-Out. The PC does not need enhanced video, and I don't want to add some performance gaming high heat producing device to this always on PC.
I have a USB 2.0 PCI card - is there a USB device for TV-out?
If I go with a Vid card, will having the TV-out feature turned on change the PC Monitors display? (On our old PC it would then overfill the PC monitor making scrolling necessary on it).
Any recommendations on a sub $100 ATI or Nividia based Vid Card thats runs cool and has "Family friendly" features (e a s y to use)?