Video and sound out of sync

I have an Inspiron 9400 (Core 2 Duo, 2GHz, 2Gig ram, ATI Radeon X1400,
SigmaTel sound) running Vista Ultimate. I purchased a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
USB2 MCE tuner (this had worked very well with my I9300). After installing
and setting up Media Center I find out that on live TV the video and sound
are out of sync. Haven't had a chance to check if recorded video is OK.

Any suggestions? I have the same question submitted to Hauppauge and am
awaiting their response.

Mike

"Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
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>I have an Inspiron 9400 (Core 2 Duo, 2GHz, 2Gig ram, ATI Radeon X1400,
> SigmaTel sound) running Vista Ultimate. I purchased a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
> USB2 MCE tuner (this had worked very well with my I9300). After installing
> and setting up Media Center I find out that on live TV the video and sound
> are out of sync. Haven't had a chance to check if recorded video is OK.
>
> Any suggestions? I have the same question submitted to Hauppauge and am
> awaiting their response.
>
> Mike
>
>
>


Temporarily turn off any background programs (AV, anti-spyware, software
firewalls, etc....), or better still, go into start/run/msconfig/startup and
(assuming you've previously limited the number of programs allowed to start
when Windows starts) make notes on which programs are checked/enabled. Then
disable all of them if possible. Reboot.

Check performance again and see if there's any improvement....

Stew

Thanks Stew. I will give it a shot this weekend.

Mike


"S.Lewis" <stew1960@mail.com> wrote in message
news:dcpxi.15930$t9.4621@bignews7.bellsouth.net...
>
> "Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
> news:hthxi.1$gw5.0@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com...
>>I have an Inspiron 9400 (Core 2 Duo, 2GHz, 2Gig ram, ATI Radeon X1400,
>> SigmaTel sound) running Vista Ultimate. I purchased a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
>> USB2 MCE tuner (this had worked very well with my I9300). After
>> installing
>> and setting up Media Center I find out that on live TV the video and
>> sound
>> are out of sync. Haven't had a chance to check if recorded video is OK.
>>
>> Any suggestions? I have the same question submitted to Hauppauge and am
>> awaiting their response.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Temporarily turn off any background programs (AV, anti-spyware, software
> firewalls, etc....), or better still, go into start/run/msconfig/startup
> and (assuming you've previously limited the number of programs allowed to
> start when Windows starts) make notes on which programs are
> checked/enabled. Then disable all of them if possible. Reboot.
>
> Check performance again and see if there's any improvement....
>
> Stew
>

It's likely a Mpeg decoder problem. What DVD software do you have
installed?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Marquis [mailto:mike-marquis@tx.rr.com]
> Posted At: Friday, August 17, 2007 10:36 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Video and sound out of sync
> Subject: Re: Video and sound out of sync
>
> Thanks Stew. I will give it a shot this weekend.
>
> Mike
>
>
> "S.Lewis" <stew1960@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:dcpxi.15930$t9.4621@bignews7.bellsouth.net...
> >
> > "Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
> > news:hthxi.1$gw5.0@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com...
> >>I have an Inspiron 9400 (Core 2 Duo, 2GHz, 2Gig ram, ATI Radeon
> X1400,
> >> SigmaTel sound) running Vista Ultimate. I purchased a Hauppauge
> WinTV-PVR
> >> USB2 MCE tuner (this had worked very well with my I9300). After
> >> installing
> >> and setting up Media Center I find out that on live TV the video
and
> >> sound
> >> are out of sync. Haven't had a chance to check if recorded video is
> OK.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions? I have the same question submitted to Hauppauge
and
> am
> >> awaiting their response.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Temporarily turn off any background programs (AV, anti-spyware,
> software
> > firewalls, etc....), or better still, go into
> start/run/msconfig/startup
> > and (assuming you've previously limited the number of programs
> allowed to
> > start when Windows starts) make notes on which programs are
> > checked/enabled. Then disable all of them if possible. Reboot.
> >
> > Check performance again and see if there's any improvement....
> >
> > Stew
> >

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:34:04 -0500, "Mike Marquis"
<mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote:

>I have an Inspiron 9400 (Core 2 Duo, 2GHz, 2Gig ram, ATI Radeon X1400,
>SigmaTel sound) running Vista Ultimate. I purchased a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR
>USB2 MCE tuner (this had worked very well with my I9300). After installing
>and setting up Media Center I find out that on live TV the video and sound
>are out of sync. Haven't had a chance to check if recorded video is OK.
>
>Any suggestions? I have the same question submitted to Hauppauge and am
>awaiting their response.
>
>Mike

I want to put in a positive plug for Hauppauge. I have an older
version of the tuner you mention. The packaging and features are the
same but some of the internals are older. I bought it over a year ago
for use on Windows Media Center.

Hauppauge is giving me the best technical support of any product I've
owned. My tuner is out of warranty, yet they are still
troubleshooting a problem I have in which the FM radio app doesn't
output any sound.

The support person has been very timely and is keeping me up to date
on their progress trying to fix the problem. If they can't fix it,
they are offering me a new tuner for $29 plus shipping, well below the
retail price.

Whatever came with it. I think it is some version of Cyberlink associate
with MediaDirect.

Mike


"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:2F6CA93B0BAF4E7087B8F549FC572559@M2010...
> It's likely a Mpeg decoder problem. What DVD software do you have
> installed?
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike Marquis [mailto:mike-marquis@tx.rr.com]
>> Posted At: Friday, August 17, 2007 10:36 PM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Video and sound out of sync
>> Subject: Re: Video and sound out of sync
>>
>> Thanks Stew. I will give it a shot this weekend.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> "S.Lewis" <stew1960@mail.com> wrote in message
>> news:dcpxi.15930$t9.4621@bignews7.bellsouth.net...
>> >some
>> > "Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
>> > news:hthxi.1$gw5.0@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com...
>> >>I have an Inspiron 9400 (Core 2 Duo, 2GHz, 2Gig ram, ATI Radeon
>> X1400,
>> >> SigmaTel sound) running Vista Ultimate. I purchased a Hauppauge
>> WinTV-PVR
>> >> USB2 MCE tuner (this had worked very well with my I9300). After
>> >> installing
>> >> and setting up Media Center I find out that on live TV the video
> and
>> >> sound
>> >> are out of sync. Haven't had a chance to check if recorded video is
>> OK.
>> >>
>> >> Any suggestions? I have the same question submitted to Hauppauge
> and
>> am
>> >> awaiting their response.
>> >>
>> >> Mike
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Temporarily turn off any background programs (AV, anti-spyware,
>> software
>> > firewalls, etc....), or better still, go into
>> start/run/msconfig/startup
>> > and (assuming you've previously limited the number of programs
>> allowed to
>> > start when Windows starts) make notes on which programs are
>> > checked/enabled. Then disable all of them if possible. Reboot.
>> >
>> > Check performance again and see if there's any improvement....
>> >
>> > Stew
>> >
>
>

"Mike Marquis" <mike-marquis@tx.rr.com> wrote in message
news:46c8fd06$0$28889$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Whatever came with it. I think it is some version of Cyberlink associate
> with MediaDirect.
>
> Mike
>


No difference with everything disabled?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: S.Lewis [mailto:stew1960@mail.com]
> Posted At: Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:01 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Video and sound out of sync
> Subject: Re: Video and sound out of sync
>
>
> "Mike Marquis" <mike-marquis@tx.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:46c8fd06$0$28889$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> > Whatever came with it. I think it is some version of Cyberlink
> associate
> > with MediaDirect.
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
>
> No difference with everything disabled?


I've lost track. Is this Vista? If so, download and install the
MediaDirect update. The version shipped had major flaws.

Thanks for your comments, Tom. The whole thing has become moot. I was
experimenting with the WinTV-PVR USB2 and Vista Media Center on my I9400 in
preparation for the real installation on her college 1720. When I bit the
bullet and installed it on her machine it worked fine, so I have lost
interest in tracking down the problem on my 9400 (as well as lost the
tuner!) because she's off to school today.

Mike

"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: S.Lewis [mailto:stew1960@mail.com]
>> Posted At: Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:01 PM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Video and sound out of sync
>> Subject: Re: Video and sound out of sync
>>
>>
>> "Mike Marquis" <mike-marquis@tx.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:46c8fd06$0$28889$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> > Whatever came with it. I think it is some version of Cyberlink
>> associate
>> > with MediaDirect.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>>
>>
>> No difference with everything disabled?
>
>
> I've lost track. Is this Vista? If so, download and install the
> MediaDirect update. The version shipped had major flaws.
>

That's good news. Weird, but good news. I have two of the PVR-USB2 and
have used them for quite awhile without problem, but I don't use MCE to
do it.

Hope she enjoys it!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Marquis [mailto:mike-marquis@tx.rr.com]
> Posted At: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:51 AM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Video and sound out of sync
> Subject: Re:
>
> Thanks for your comments, Tom. The whole thing has become moot. I was
> experimenting with the WinTV-PVR USB2 and Vista Media Center on my
> I9400 in
> preparation for the real installation on her college 1720. When I bit
> the
> bullet and installed it on her machine it worked fine, so I have lost
> interest in tracking down the problem on my 9400 (as well as lost the
> tuner!) because she's off to school today.
>
> Mike
>
> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:9EC61A400B334567A264040E9CCCF879@M2010...
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: S.Lewis [mailto:stew1960@mail.com]
> >> Posted At: Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:01 PM
> >> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> >> Conversation: Video and sound out of sync
> >> Subject: Re: Video and sound out of sync
> >>
> >>
> >> "Mike Marquis" <mike-marquis@tx.rr.com> wrote in message
> >> news:46c8fd06$0$28889$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> >> > Whatever came with it. I think it is some version of Cyberlink
> >> associate
> >> > with MediaDirect.
> >> >
> >> > Mike
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> No difference with everything disabled?
> >
> >
> > I've lost track. Is this Vista? If so, download and install the
> > MediaDirect update. The version shipped had major flaws.
> >