video problems toward end of recording

[Litespeed]

I recorded a 1 hour show (antenna src) and for the last 7.5 minutes of the recording, the video was unwatchable. I was watching it on my TV so the reception was fine during recording.

I did have a show "butt" up against it and that recording was unwatchable. I scheduled the second show while the first one was recording. I left the padding default so could this be the problem ? The first show had a 2 minute post padding and the next show had a 1 minute pre pad.


Thanks,

-Tito

[Litespeed]

It would seem that overlapping (including padding) causes back-to-back shows to not record properly. I tried setting the padding to 0 on the end of the first and the beginning of rhe second and it worked.

[lukekb]

The recievers in TVs are generally stronger than those in TV cards. Regular TV are usaully able to do better with a weaker signal. Sounds like that is what happened.

[capone]

Could you have something like defrag or another auto-run app kicking in? It would seem possible if it's not happening for 1/2hr programs.

Next time it happens, keep running, and alt-tab to go windowed, and check your tray. Also ctrl+alt+del and look as processes list and see what else is using resources.

[Litespeed]

Thanks for the responses guys. I believe the problem occurs when I schedule back-to-back programs without adjusting the padding properly. I assumed GB-PVR would take care of it. My believe is that the pre-padding of the 2nd show started trying to record while the 1st show was still recording. When I set the post-padding to 0 on the first show and the pre-padding on the second show to 0, I didn't have any problems. I will experiment some more.