CPU hog, but only on second monitor??

[Jamister989]

After a lot of fiddling i got the new PVRX2 to play back my tv from my happ. 150 pvr card, i had to use the happ audio and video decoders (Intervideo NonCSS Audio/Video Decoder for Happ.). All other including the nvidia decoder had sloppy low framerate and variable audio problems. Now that I got it working and am loving the features as compared to WinTV, it uses a great deal more CPU usage then WinTV did, but only on one of my monitors..

Both programs run about 10-12 cpu usage when playing, but when PVRX2 is running on my left monitor it jumps to 35-45 which is enough to not be able to play my game on my main monitor.

I did a search but couldn't find anything, so anything u can tell me would be great.

Specs:
GB-PVR v1.2.13
Monitor 1 (on left 1280x1024) Monitor 2 (right, w/ start bar 1920x1080)
nvidia 7950gt
e6600, 2 gigs ram

[sub]

Are you setting GB-PVR to start on the second monitor in fullscreen?

If you started it on the primarily monitor, then moved the window, then I'd expect poor performance due to the Direct3D works.

[Jamister989]

Sorry for the slow response, I have not been near a computer in a while. I have Config set up to keep PVRX2 in windowed mode and the program automatically is brought up on the left monitor, I tried putting it on full screen on monitor 1 which is the one on the left, but it still has the same performance issues as described.

[stefan]

Some (or all?) video cards will only allow hardware acceleration on your primary monitor. Could that be what you are experiencing?

[Jamister989]

well the thing is, theres no more CPU usage if i use plain ole WinTV on the other monitor, but when i use PVRX2 CPU usage jumps up %30 on my left monitor, monitor 1

[stefan]

Hm... sorry, I don't know then...

[Jamister989]

ok thanks anyways

[stustunz]

thats cause gbpvr uses direct3d you could try selecting overlay
wintv probably doesnt
if using a nvidia card there is a setting under 3d settings to use acceleration on both monitors

[Jamister989]

for some reason when i select overlay, and try to watch TV, PVRX2 frezes up. i will look for the nvidia setting a report back

[Jamister989]

when the "G" in the bottom right corner is green, does that mean its recording? every time i set it on Overlay Manager the G turns green and PVRX2 completely freezes up and uses %50 CPU of my dual core. maybe i have some setting messed up where overlay only records?
btw stustunz, nvidia was already configured for hardware accelleration on all monitors