Live TV stuttering in Vista - 0.99.12

[rrbaer]

Video and audio work fine at first under Vista. But after a minute or so the sound continues fine, but the video looks like the frame rate drops to almost zero. It looks more like a slide show. After about three minutes, frames stop changing entirely - one frame remains displayed. Never any problem with sound. Changing channels seems to just reset the timer - in another minute the problem is back.

I'm a beginner with GBPVR, but not with computers or video.

Appreciate any suggestions you may have.

[sub]

Reproduce the problem, then zip and attach the gbpvr.exe-native.log and I'll take a look.

What video decoder are you using?

[whurlston]

Just wondering... what capture card are you using? This same issue is being reported using the HDHomeRun in Vista Media Center. (It may or may not be related)

[rrbaer]

I'm using a Hauppauge PVR-150.

The log has been uploaded.... [ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

How can I tell which video decoder is being used?

If there is a preferred decode, let me know which one to install and I'll find it.

Thanks!

[sub]

Nothing really stands out in the logs. Probably the best thing to try is switching video renderer and/or video decoder.

[whurlston]

Download the Cyberlink PowerDVD Trial, then change the default decoder in GB-PVR Config ("Playback" tab) and see if you get better results. There are also other decoders that you can try, but this will give you an idea. The Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder (Vista default and what you are using) seems to have issues with some HD streams.

[rrbaer]

I installed CyberLink and changed the default decoder - that solved the problem! Thanks for your help!