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[quote=Aaron Ledger]Is there any other pattern besides always on CBS? Is it the same programming material that causes it or is it random? [/quote]  I have not noticed a pattern lately, but will keep an eye out.  I mostly watch CBS, but this has happened on other channnels.

[quote=umdivx]<p>Are you using HDMI from your HTPC to the TV? I am trying to track down this issue to see if it correlates to HDMI EDID handshake issues.</p><p>-Josh</p>[/quote]
Yes, HDMI connection to TV.  I can see how it could stop you from viewing, but cannot see how HDMI would stop a recording. 

[quote=Aaron Ledger] Also, do you have navigation sounds enabled in WMC? If so, turn them off.[/quote]  Yes, navigation sounds are on.  Why turn them off?

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Let me bump this one.  Doesn’t anyone else have the blue border on TMT3?  I could not find any setting to eliminate.  Can the picture be expanded to fill?

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The Netflix plugin is still back to normal, but I now have had two lockups at the end of shows.  The picture freezes and the HTPC refuses to respond to any commands.  Even CTRL+ALT+DEL.  I had to do forced shutdowns in both cases.  In both cases it was at the end where I was fast forwarding through the credits to the very end of the program.

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[quote=Aaron Ledger]

You are correct that the PC will decode the Dolby soundtrack. With the speakers you selected, the PC should be configured to downmix to stereo.

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Understood.  I had considered some of those Logitech USB Z-Cinema speakers, but I read a number of posts on the Logitech forum.  Enough to scare me.  Thus looking at the Z-623.

 

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[quote=Aaron Ledger]

I thought you were interested in Dolby Digital? The Logitech speakers are stereo so there is no benefit or point in worrying about Dolby.[/quote]

OK, Aaron, now you are finding out how little I know in yet another area .   I assumed the MB GA-P55A-UD3 by Gigabyte would do the decoding and I would connect out  to this speaker set.  If I do not use a digital connection is there no way to get Dolby?

Speakers on my TV bite.  Don’t want 5-7 speakers, but would like some decent sound for movies.  I am not heading the right direction?

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[quote=babgvant]

The driver, or some setting (when applied by the driver) in CCC could easily cause an issue like this.

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Things were working with no issues on 11.8.  I think I will try going back.  Thx for the input.

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I was probably wrong.  I get confused between CCC and just the video drivers.  I am just trying to avoid uninstalling and reinstalling CCC.  Would rather not be tweaking with settings again. 

Could CCC or the video driver be causing this glitch?

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Resurrecting this one as I am close to a decision and could use a few more pointers.

Analog “TV Out” is stereo only so can’t use that.  The device connected to the TV is the MC HTPC.  So no switching of inputs or devices. I will be connecting the rear panel on the motherboard using analog connections.

I don’t want the hassle with all the speakers of a 5.1 or 7.1 system and the associated wiring. 

I think a 2.1 speaker system will be fine.  I was considering the Logitech Z-623.  Any thoughts on it or could you recommend another?

 

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[quote=babgvant]

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Yes.  What does SP1 have to do with it?  

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There was a similar issue with 7MC that was fixed in SP1.  It primarily affected Intel GPUs, but I’ve also heard reports of that issue occasionally repro’ing on other platforms.

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This is a fresh install of Win7.  It may have been there all along, but I simply cannot remember seeing it.  It would make sense that it could be related to the GPU as the drivers have changed.  Is there a way to find out with changing drivers?

 

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Strange thing is I did nothing and it is back to normal as of last night.

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I have not  found the ideal situation yet.  Even with the great Harmony One remote it was nice, but I wanted to same remote for all TVs in the house since they were all on Media Center.  So I opted to buy a bunch of the original MS Media Center remotes.  I think they are the best remote out there for a media center only environment.  SIMPLE.  My wife loves that the number of buttons are minimized.  You can simply do all you need while in MC. 

For doing things outside MC I used a full media center keyboard for a long time.  I find the nub control of the cursor slow and painful and handling the big keyboard is cumbersome.  I noted one day most of the time I am not typing at all.  I just needed to point and click most of the time.  This is how I landed on the little Lenovo.  It serves the point and click need very well.  Fits perfectly in the palm of my hand.

 

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[quote=Aaron Ledger]

Yes.[/quote]

 

Well I happy to say, for a change, it is not just me 🙂

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[quote=Aaron Ledger]

II generally never use the WU drivers. [/quote]

 Wondered about that myself.  Will do the same in the future.

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There are plenty of options out there.  IR/RF/Bluetooth.  This site is an excellent resource for reviews on them.  Check reviews.  In my experience it would be helpful to separate the need for a full fledged media center keyboard/mouse and just the need to point and click.  I only use my MS media center keyboard when I need to type.  Most the time I am only pointing and clicking, though.  I use this Lenovo Multimedia Remote with Keyboard N5901 http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Multimedia-Remote-Keyboard-N5901/dp/B0036VO67I

and love the trackball.  Far better mousemovements it is far easier than the media center keyboard.  They even have a model now that has a backlit keyboard which is the only deficiency with my model.

Seriously, check out this site.  Here is just one http://www.missingremote.com/review/iogear-gkm571r-24-ghz-multimedia-mini-keyboard.  But there are more of them reviewed here.

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Interesting.  This is a AMD Radeon HD 5670.  Either way I need to do more testing to narrow down when it does and does not occur.  May help diagnose.

Everything works OK, just an annoyance.

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