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#77091 10-Feb-2011 21:19
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The programme that came with my AVlabs USB tuner isn't much (Hyper Media Centre) and struggles to keep up. Now I realise this my be my elderly computer's fault, but is there a free programme out there that may help me watch the signal more smoothly? (Windows XP SP3)

A search has turned up NVPR, which seems to emanate from good ol' Welly here in NZ.
DScaler, which doesn't mention digital signals.
Freevo.
Media portal
???

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  #438004 10-Feb-2011 21:23
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Assuming you're trying to pick up Freeview|HD and not Freeview DVB-S then there isn't much hope if you've got an old PC. You need a minimum dual core machine and GFX card capable of H.264 hardware acceleration - the software you use won't change those requirements as it's the H.264 decoding that requires all the processing power.



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  #438053 10-Feb-2011 23:05
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Got NextPVR going, but can't get sound. The programme plays recorded video (from another source) okay, but no TV sound. The pictures do seem more stable than Hyper Media though, so it's a start.

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  #438054 10-Feb-2011 23:06
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Oh, yes it's Freeview HD.



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  #438154 11-Feb-2011 09:17
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You probably need the monogram codec.

http://blog.monogram.sk/janos/2009/03/08/monogram-aac-decoder-0960/

Check for a newer version though.




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  #438821 13-Feb-2011 12:16
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Thanks - still no luck. I'll just search for another.

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  #438822 13-Feb-2011 12:19
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Chainsaw: Thanks - still no luck. I'll just search for another.


You've either not registered the codec correctly or not selected it in NextPVR.

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  #439546 14-Feb-2011 22:45
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Chainsaw: Thanks - still no luck. I'll just search for another.


what are the specs of your computer?


 
 
 

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  #439716 15-Feb-2011 11:54
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Windows XP SP3.
Dual core @ 1.8G (from memory, I'm not that au fait with this stuff, about 2 yrs old)
4GB ram.
Can't remember graphics card, it's not too bad though, the picture goes fine in nPVR (not so much in the bundled Hyper media).

I downloaded and installed K-lite codec pack, it has quite an array of options, I thought it would help, it has aac options in there. It didn't help.

I'm unsure how to register that codec above properly.

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  #441261 18-Feb-2011 16:20
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Got it all going now after downloading codecs from t his thread: http://forums.gbpvr.com/showthread.php?40821-StandAlone-Filters-for-GB-PVR-%28SAF-codecs-pack%29

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