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hasole

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#35164 4-Jun-2009 18:54
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I have a pvr 500 analogue tuner in my win7mc. Output is 1920x1080 32bit @ 50hz. Prime is soooooo chunky and the colours are way off. Is there anyway I can get it to look any better with my output? Gotta watch man vs wild :)

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  #221868 5-Jun-2009 06:41
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Probably not. You're watching a standard definintion, analogue, 4:3 picture on a full HD panel. It is simlply impossible for it to look as good as digital channels.






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  #221926 5-Jun-2009 09:51
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What software are you using to display the feed? I know that you can change the data rate to a higher level on the Hauppauge cards however as sbiddle says it is never going to look great or even good when it is a analogue source.







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  #221938 5-Jun-2009 10:22
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Just windows 7



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  #221948 5-Jun-2009 11:06
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I am not sure if it uses the highest data rate when watching live TV or not in Windows. I am trying to find that out myself as I use a HVR-2200 feed via s-video and the picture from our Telstra STB is a bit soft.







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  #221967 5-Jun-2009 12:51
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Record the show, transcode into avi, set ffdshow to upsize & sharpen etc, play back show

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  #222055 5-Jun-2009 17:01
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Asmodeus: Record the show, transcode into avi, set ffdshow to upsize & sharpen etc, play back show



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Stumbled across this and I have yet to give it a go:

http://damienbt.free.fr/index.php

Might improve Prime a bit...? I'm off to try it tonight and will report back later.

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  #222079 5-Jun-2009 19:22
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Hmm too lazy for conversions.

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