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  • in reply to: Re: Guide: Installing SageTV V7 #1556

    Wow, there’s a lot more to installing than I ever imagined. My cursory install of one of the betas just worked, but then I also was running it purely to check out the interface.

    in reply to: Guide: Installing SageTV V7 #28414

    Wow, there’s a lot more to installing than I ever imagined. My cursory install of one of the betas just worked, but then I also was running it purely to check out the interface.

    in reply to: Re: October 12th Blu-ray Releases #1545

    I’ve been telling my wife that I will buy The Hangover for her, but according to someone on blu-ray.com, this new version is the same disc as the original with different packaging/artwork and the CD as pointed out here.

    in reply to: October 12th Blu-ray Releases #28403

    I’ve been telling my wife that I will buy The Hangover for her, but according to someone on blu-ray.com, this new version is the same disc as the original with different packaging/artwork and the CD as pointed out here.

    in reply to: Re: Alien Anthology Blu-ray Screenshots #1548

    [quote=”Mikinho”]
    [quote=”Skirge01″]
    Well, I [b]did[/b] provide a link.  😛  Then again, there are some people who are in denial that more than two movies were made.
    [/quote]

    Denial nothing, there were 3 Star Wars, 3 Indiana Jones and 2 Alien movies.
    [/quote]

    One of those two Alien movies is when they battle the Predator, right?

    in reply to: Alien Anthology Blu-ray Screenshots #28406

    [quote=”Mikinho”]
    [quote=”Skirge01″]
    Well, I [b]did[/b] provide a link.  😛  Then again, there are some people who are in denial that more than two movies were made.
    [/quote]

    Denial nothing, there were 3 Star Wars, 3 Indiana Jones and 2 Alien movies.
    [/quote]

    One of those two Alien movies is when they battle the Predator, right?

    in reply to: Re: EVGA`s GeForce GT 430 #1521

    Here’s another review posted by newfiend at TGB: http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gt-430-review/1

    AMD’s open-source 3D initiative seems pretty interesting and seems noteworthy that they will support their 5xxx and perhaps even some 4xxx cards.

    in reply to: EVGA`s GeForce GT 430 #28379

    Here’s another review posted by newfiend at TGB: http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gt-430-review/1

    AMD’s open-source 3D initiative seems pretty interesting and seems noteworthy that they will support their 5xxx and perhaps even some 4xxx cards.

    in reply to: Re: Daily Frustrations when being a HTPC enthusiast #1489

    [quote=”umdivx”]
    [quote=”jmallory”]

    2.)  Are you using a separate NIC for the HD Homerun?  If so, what type?  What you could be seeing is that while the HD Homerun is in place the HD Homerun is creating additional interrupts which is causing an additional load on the system.

    [/quote]

    yea I am using an Intel gigabit nic plugged directly from that into my HD HR, no switches or hubs or anything like that.

    -Josh
    [/quote]

    Something to try if you haven’t done so is to set the interrupt moderation to extreme and increase the receive buffers. This would help to increase system resource availability to some degree.

    in reply to: Daily Frustrations when being a HTPC enthusiast #28347

    [quote=”umdivx”]
    [quote=”jmallory”]

    2.)  Are you using a separate NIC for the HD Homerun?  If so, what type?  What you could be seeing is that while the HD Homerun is in place the HD Homerun is creating additional interrupts which is causing an additional load on the system.

    [/quote]

    yea I am using an Intel gigabit nic plugged directly from that into my HD HR, no switches or hubs or anything like that.

    -Josh
    [/quote]

    Something to try if you haven’t done so is to set the interrupt moderation to extreme and increase the receive buffers. This would help to increase system resource availability to some degree.

    in reply to: Re: Daily Frustrations when being a HTPC enthusiast #1487

    [quote=”jmallory”]
    After going back and reviewing….I can only think of two things.

    1.)  Some kind of driver issue between the HD Homerun and the Ceton (doubtful: I have this combination, as do many others, but I don’t use the HTPC for live TV too often but I haven’t seen what you are describing).

    2.)  Are you using a separate NIC for the HD Homerun?  If so, what type?  What you could be seeing is that while the HD Homerun is in place the HD Homerun is creating additional interrupts which is causing an additional load on the system.

    [/quote]

    #2 is certainly possible. This is one reason why I was asking if the HDHR command-line debug tool had been run. It would be able to tell at least whether the issue was RF-related or network/system related. You can also use it to pump up the NIC, hard drive and system with more activity than normal and then check out system resources to see if something can be identified.

    Something else to throw out there, is that I remember reading on TGB about a stuttering video if the broadcast is switching rapidly between 59.94 hz and 29.97 hz. It seems unlikely that it would only show up in this certain hardware configuration, but perhaps it is worth investigating.

    in reply to: Daily Frustrations when being a HTPC enthusiast #28345

    [quote=”jmallory”]
    After going back and reviewing….I can only think of two things.

    1.)  Some kind of driver issue between the HD Homerun and the Ceton (doubtful: I have this combination, as do many others, but I don’t use the HTPC for live TV too often but I haven’t seen what you are describing).

    2.)  Are you using a separate NIC for the HD Homerun?  If so, what type?  What you could be seeing is that while the HD Homerun is in place the HD Homerun is creating additional interrupts which is causing an additional load on the system.

    [/quote]

    #2 is certainly possible. This is one reason why I was asking if the HDHR command-line debug tool had been run. It would be able to tell at least whether the issue was RF-related or network/system related. You can also use it to pump up the NIC, hard drive and system with more activity than normal and then check out system resources to see if something can be identified.

    Something else to throw out there, is that I remember reading on TGB about a stuttering video if the broadcast is switching rapidly between 59.94 hz and 29.97 hz. It seems unlikely that it would only show up in this certain hardware configuration, but perhaps it is worth investigating.

    in reply to: Re: CableLabs Updates Tuning Resolver Specs #1508

    [quote=”babgvant”]
    [quote=”brennok”]
    We need to get companies just to abandon TAs and come out with a better solution.
    [/quote]

    Yep – it’s called “AllVid”.
    [/quote]

    Aside from All Vid, there’s also another proposal on the table that is supposed be discussed this month at the FCC meeting. The proposal is to allow devices to be allowed to communicate to the cable head end via IP if the customer already has cable Internet.

    http://hd.engadget.com/2010/09/23/fcc-to-bring-down-new-cablecard-rules-in-october-14th-meeting/

    in reply to: CableLabs Updates Tuning Resolver Specs #28366

    [quote=”babgvant”]
    [quote=”brennok”]
    We need to get companies just to abandon TAs and come out with a better solution.
    [/quote]

    Yep – it’s called “AllVid”.
    [/quote]

    Aside from All Vid, there’s also another proposal on the table that is supposed be discussed this month at the FCC meeting. The proposal is to allow devices to be allowed to communicate to the cable head end via IP if the customer already has cable Internet.

    http://hd.engadget.com/2010/09/23/fcc-to-bring-down-new-cablecard-rules-in-october-14th-meeting/

    in reply to: Re: Daily Frustrations when being a HTPC enthusiast #1480

    Have you used the HDHR and Ceton diagnostic tools. HDHR has some nice tools like the command-line tool to test the tuner and tell you the cause of the error. I can provide you the instruction if you’ve never used it before.

    Since you work with RF, do you have access to a spectrum analyzer to verify whether there is some sort of interference at this frequency that is seemingly caused by the HDHR?

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