HVR1600 Analog Poor Quality and Interlace

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I couldn't decide whether or not to add to this thread or start a new one. Anyway, I have an HVR1600 for input and a rinkydink video card with a composite-out going to my NTSC TV. WinXP displays fine, and I can see my .mpeg and .avi files in full color. However, Live TV only shows in black and white and is sometimes 1-2 seconds behind the audio. What should I do? CPU is 2.5GHz and the box is dedicated to GBPVR (ie not my main PC for work and play).

Thanks.

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What video decoder and video renderer are you using?

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Hardware decoder: "None - use software decoder"
Software MPEG-2 Playback: "System Default" for Video Decoder, Audio Decoder, and Audio Renderer. Video Renderer VMR9

"[x] Use Live Preview mode if possible" is checked

Thanks.

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Also, the WinTV2000 thing that comes with my Hauppage HVR-1600 shows color.

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Its best not to use 'system default' for video decoder. What options does it give you?

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Options I have are
System Default
CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD...
I can't see the full option for the CyberLink thing

I set it to CyberLink... and now it's color. Sweet.

Hmm. The audio seems to be 1/2-second behind the video for some reason. Does that have to do with the audio codec (default) or is it related to something else?


Thanks again. This platform is unbeatable!

I also just shelled out a few bucks for a new video card (AGP instead of PCI), hopefully when I install that things should be a tad better.