My problem is I am on Comcast and have issue with the 29/59 ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658140 ) frame rate changes. Jittery recording with the recording seeming to only record a frame every few seconds.
Ceton seems to think a video card upgrade may fix. FYI I am not a gamer so cheap but fixing my problem is ideal. My question anyone out there have this problem and it was fixed with new video card? Or other solutions?
Mine setup is an integrated video on a I-5 2500K processor
With this board Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H (rev. 1.0)
HTPC that takes only half height video I believe. Although might reevaluate case if it looks as if only full will work. Hell have 4 hard drives and one ssd cramed in there in one designed for 3 and a blu-ray!
Win 7 with all updates.
I am assuming if I add video this will deactivate the integrated one? Haven't ever had to deal with this since the last 4 computers I built were integrated.
Ceton 4 tuner internal
As of april all ceton drivers up to date and even tried a few beta drivers with no impact positive or negative.
This records fine on network and some cable channels but not the ones ie syfy history amongst others where the recording is messed up. When watched live (not recorded) it was a dark flicker to the screen.
Any help would be appreciated!
This was cetons response fyi
This is a well-known problem with Windows Media Center and occurs across all OCUR devices. The problem is the result of an incompatibility issue between Windows Media Center's decoder and the MPEG steam encoder, especially when Windows Media Center receives video which does not properly indicate its framerate. Some video encoders used by cable operators attempt to detect the framerate (in order to minimize bandwith) and get it wrong; the framerate is re-detected every few seconds, resulting in a rapid change between 29.97 and 59.94.
Unfortunately, every time the framerate changes, Windows Media Center must re-set up the video pipeline, resulting in the color flickers you see on your screen. Ceton formally requested that Microsoft fix this issue. Unfortunately, Microsoft made the decision that the amount of work it would take to resolve this issue was too great for them to invest in it at this time. The official Microsoft Support article on the issue can be found below:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658140
Moving forward, Ceton is working on a workaround to mitigate this issue for its customers. However, we do not yet have an ETA for this fix. In the meantime, we suggest you do the following:
1. Exchange your video card. Some video cards handle the rapid framerate changes better than others.
2. Try downgrading/upgrading your video card drivers. We have seen better performance on newer or older driver packages.
3. View television through an extender.
Option 3 isn't an option and 2 was explored with current set up.
