[mythtv-users] Jumpy video

[Gary]

> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Gary<gwgrover at windstream.net>  wrote:
> >  Current status of my Mythtv instillation:
> >  ________________________________
> >  gary at debian:~$ mythbackend --version
> >  MythTV Version?? : v0.24.1-9-g3657f31
> >  MythTV Branch??? : fixes/0.24
> >  Network Protocol : 63
> >  Library API????? : 0.24.20110505-1
> >  QT Version?????? : 4.6.3
> >  Options compiled in:
> >  ?linux release using_alsa using_jack using_oss using_backend
> >  using_bindings_python using_dvb using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_hdpvr
> >  using_iptv using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_lirc using_mheg
> >  using_opengl_video using_opengl_vsync using_qtdbus using_qtwebkit using_v4l
> >  using_x11 using_bindings_python using_mythtranscode using_opengl
> >  using_ffmpeg_threads using_live using_mheg
> >  gary at debian:~$
> >
> >
> >  gary at debian:~$ mythfrontend --version
> >  MythTV Version?? : v0.24.1-9-g3657f31
> >  MythTV Branch??? : fixes/0.24
> >  Network Protocol : 63
> >  Library API????? : 0.24.20110505-1
> >  QT Version?????? : 4.6.3
> >  Options compiled in:
> >  ?linux release using_alsa using_jack using_oss using_backend
> >  using_bindings_python using_dvb using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_hdpvr
> >  using_iptv using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_lirc using_mheg
> >  using_opengl_video using_opengl_vsync using_qtdbus using_qtwebkit using_v4l
> >  using_x11 using_bindings_python using_mythtranscode using_opengl
> >  using_ffmpeg_threads using_live using_mheg
> >  gary at debian:~$
> >
> >
> >  gary at debian:~$ uname --all
> >  Linux debian 2.6.38-2-amd64 #1 SMP Sun May 8 13:51:57 UTC 2011 x86_64
> >  GNU/Linux
> >  gary at debian:~$
> >
> >  Video card is a??? hauppauge pvr-150
> >  ________________________________
> >  Viewing LiveVideo looks like 2 or 3 still-pictures being displayed per
> >  second;? Sound is also "jumppy"
> >
> >  I have tried google to find an answer, but found very little less than 2 or
> >  more years old,
> >
> >  Suggestions welcome and much appreciated
> >
On Thu June 2 2011 Phill Bridges wrote:
> Your video card isn't a Hauppauge - that's your tuner card.
>    

Phil, Thank you for the correction


> on Fri, 3 Jun 2011 05:16 David Watkins <watkinshome at gmail.com> wrote
>> ..and it's your video card (whatever it is) which is likely to be more
>> sigificant.
>>
>> If you're using an nvidia based card then you need to install the
>> nvidia binary drivers.  The standard 'nv' or 'nouveau' graphics
>> drivers can produce the poor playback performande that you're seeing.
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/NVidiaProprietaryDriver
>>
>> If you're not using an nvidia based graphics card then my advice would
>> be to go an get one - but other cards can be made to work.
David, Thank you for the information and the link

Gary
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