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Display Rendering Not Clear
My TV output is very unclear; fuzzy and hard to read.
I am running the most current version of SageTV and the Sage Extender software. I am not using SageMC. The server is running XP Pro w/2gb memory using a AMD 64 single core processor. As an example of the problem I've attached a photo of our TV [Samsung 1080p 32inch digital] which is displaying, through the Hauppauge MVP media extender, the SageTV Music screen. It looks out of focus, but it is not the camera, it is the way text is displayed on the TV. If you look closely you'll see a ghost image of the text very slightly to the right of the primary text and of a slightly different color. We're going blind trying to read this and it's starting to be a show stopper. On the extender [MVP] side, when I go to Setup|Detailed Setup|Multimedia|Output Resolution, I have two resolution choices:
BTW, I've used this same MVP on an analog Daewoo TV and get pretty much the same result. When I display SageTV on my server monitor, all is very clear and not an issue. I would be really grateful for any suggestions about this problem. I don't know if it is MVP or the TV, though I'm inclined to think that it has something to do with how the MVP renders SageTV output. Has anyone else you may know experienced this problem? Thanks very much, indeed. Bill Cole
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Bill Cole Sage 7.0.23.246, STV7 7.0.23.1, Placeshifter, XP Pro SP3, HDHomeRun Dual Tuner, ATI Radeon 2400, AMD64 3000+ 1.8ghz, 2gb RAM, HD-300, OTA |
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Also I don't know what you're referring to when you talk about "the Sage Extender software". I would guess you mean HD200 firmware, except that you're posting in the Placeshifter forum, but describing a problem with your MVP. Keep in mind that the MVP is a standard-def device and the output is going to look grainy on a 1080p HDTV no matter what you do. That said, how are you connecting the MVP to the TV? S-video will probably give a slightly better picture than composite video, but again, there's a limit to how good it's going to get. Your best bet for image quality is to replace the MVP with an HD200.
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First, I plead guilty to not updating my sig file; lesson learned. My current versions are: STV 6.6.2.218 and SageTV3 6.6.2.24. If it makes any difference Java is 1.6.0_18. Secondly, when I bought STV I paid additional money for software that would allow my to connect SageTV to my MVP. I have probably misunderstood how it is named and packaged [standalone vs. embedded in the STV package], but that was what I was hoping I was referring to. Finally, I understand that the MVP is a standard definition device. The problem I was referring to - and hoping for a resolution for - first presented itself on an analog standard definition TV. The digital TV I'm now using has the same problem, but just displays it in a larger format. I think I understand your advice: ditch the MVP and replace it with an HD-200. I'll most likely do that, but I'm still puzzled as to why the MVP is displaying a fuzzy picture. I've looked at the Hauppauge site - and in fact have sent their tech folks this question but never received a reply - trying to find a firmware upgrade, but haven't been able to find where it is located. Hopefully I'm wrong about this as well. Thanks again for the guidance.
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