Thank you for your response and information, it definitely helped!
I ultimately wound up finding a combination of drivers and MMC that seems to
be working just fine (Cat 6.2 and MMC 9.06.1). I now have good picture
watching TV, no synch issues in the recordings and Gemstar still works. I
also tried Cat 6.2 and MMC 9.13 again after you mentioned the hidden files
and this also seems to work fine except Guide Plus+ doesn't work for some
reason.
Incidentally the jerkiness I saw with MMC 9.08 doesn't seem to be any
problem with my system. 9.08 is probably just a lousy version of MMC and/or
a bad combination of drivers. The stuttering was very slight and goes away
completely with the combinations of drivers/MMC above.
Richard
"T Shadow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Richard Forester" <richard_forester@(nospam)msn.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns976C5438CE9D2richardforestermsnco@38.119.71.31...
>> I have an ATI 9800 All In Wonder Pro and use it mostly just as a
>> videocard
>> but occasionally I watch and record TV. Now that I am addicted to "24" I
>> am using it more for TV than before. However, with the more recent
> drivers
>> there seems to always be a problem.
>>
>> Catalyst 6.1/6.2 + MMC 9.13 = No actual saved recordings, MMC acts like
>> it's recording but nothing ends up on the HD. TV seems to work ok but
>> doesn't work with Gemstar.
>>
>> Catalyst 6.2 + MMC 9.08 = Seems to be recording ok but watching TV is
>> "jerky" (slightly slower than it should be and rather annoying).
>>
>> Catalyst 5.1 + MMC 9.08 = Recording video is out of sych with audio but
>> watching TV seems ok.
>>
>> I've always known that ATI drivers suck but this is rediculous! Could
>> someone tell me a combination that's stable and works correctly with
>> everything?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
>>
>
> 9.13 handles analog captures like DTV has all along. TVoD is put on VCR
> files. These are hidden system files that you don't see unless you've
> changed your setting so that you can. When you capture, a 1kb VCR file is
> created that points to the big VCR files that actually have the content.
> You
> may be able to find your capture by looking at the "Movie" files in
> Library.
> Then they can be exported.
> If I only had an AIW I'd use 9.08 unless using Guide+ then drop back to
> 9.06. Don't use Cats that are older than the version of MMC unless you
> have
> a reason to. I went from 5.5 ,IIRC, to 6.1 so wont speculate on how much
> newer you can go.
> The jerky and sync issues may mean your system isn't keeping up. Turn off
> all unneeded applications and processes and disable modem and LAN cards in
> Device Manager at least until you get it figured out. Defrag hard drives
> especially with 9.13. Make sure you have the latest BIOS and chipset
> drivers
> for your M/B.
> Somewhere around 5.4 the WDM drivers changed from analog sound to digital
> on
> the bus. Depending on how you changed versions and whether you used the
> CatUninstaller you may have some version conflicts.
> YMMV
>
>
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