Recording AND playback at same time?

[reedmikel]

I have a Hauppauge MediaMVP unit and one of their PVR-150s. I have seen problems(stuttering/lockups) when trying to playback a video to my MVP *while* GB-PVR's Recording Service is recording a program. Is this beyond Gb-PVR's capabilities? I am using the latest version og GB-PVR.

I have a XP Pro workstation running on an AMP Athlon XP3000+ processor and typical Maxtor 160GB 7200rpm HDDs (9 ms access time). So my hardware is reasonably powerful.

I am thinking of delegating the MediaMVP playback to another PC in my home. So one PC (with the PVR-150) will have the sole job of recording, other PC will stream recorded programs to the MVP. Anybody do this yet? Tips appreciated :)

[AOSandman]

That is well within GB-PVR's capabilities. I have 2 tuners & 2 MVPs. I can record 2 shows & watch 2 others via the MVPs all at the same time without an issue. You will find MANY posts in these forums with a lot of great tips on how to find the bottlenecks & how to set up your system for the best performance. Good luck!