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Old 07-05-2006, 02:17 PM
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Question SageTV 5.0.4 and a 256MB GeForce 6200 - stuttering?

Hey everyone,

It's been a little while since I've really posted anything, but over the past weekend I had a *small* problem - my OS drive failed in my SageTV server. No backups. Doh.

Anyway, I rebuilt the system using what is listed in my sig below, along with these other details:
OS - Windows Server 2003
Mirrored OS drives (using software mirroring) - video is stored in non-mirrored partitions or another drive

I also decided to upgrade my video card from a 64MB GeForce 4 440MX to a 256MB GeForce 6200. At this point, the picture quality is superb, except for a video stutter that takes place every 20-30 seconds. I would think this hardware would be capable in the following config:

Standard def. TV / VMR9 / FSE / Nvidia MPEG Decoder (nearly latest version - Mar 06?) / latest Nvidia drivers / Sage Server disabled (seems to have no effect) / no bob/weave settings

Am I missing something, or should I not expect perfectly smooth playback with this config? Also, where do I go to configure the Nvidia codec in Windows Media Player 10?? I can't seem to find the settings for it

Help!!!
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My systems:
Server: AMD Phenom Quad-Core 2.3Ghz, 4GB RAM, ECS A780GM-A MB, 2x HD-PVRs (connected to DirecTV HD STBs using ethernet channel changing), 1x AverMedia A180, OS RAID-1 mirror - 2x250GB 7200rpm SATA, Media RAID-1 mirror - 2x1TB 7200rpm SATA, USB-UIRT (remote control)
Main Client: Sage STX-HD100 Media extender
Second Client: Athlon XP 4000+, 2GB MB PC3200 DDR, Asus A8N5X MB, 512MB PCI-E ATI HD Radeon 3650, 160 GB SATA - hardware mirrored
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Old 07-05-2006, 06:07 PM
CanadianEh CanadianEh is offline
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I think I got it - changed fro Smart to Auto in the decoder properties.

Now, to figure out why my new pvr-150 card seems more washed-out than the 250's..
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My systems:
Server: AMD Phenom Quad-Core 2.3Ghz, 4GB RAM, ECS A780GM-A MB, 2x HD-PVRs (connected to DirecTV HD STBs using ethernet channel changing), 1x AverMedia A180, OS RAID-1 mirror - 2x250GB 7200rpm SATA, Media RAID-1 mirror - 2x1TB 7200rpm SATA, USB-UIRT (remote control)
Main Client: Sage STX-HD100 Media extender
Second Client: Athlon XP 4000+, 2GB MB PC3200 DDR, Asus A8N5X MB, 512MB PCI-E ATI HD Radeon 3650, 160 GB SATA - hardware mirrored
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