So I went HD on my HTPC today....but it broked

[Dillusion]

I got my HD/ATSC tuner in the mail today, its a Geniatech X8000A with a connexant ATSC chip. I got everything 'working' with the software it came with (arcsoft totalmedia; which isnt half bad) but whenever i put my OTA HD channels in full screen (1366x768 DVI>HDMI) there is massive skipping and bogging down. When i switch back to the smaller TV preview mode, there is no skipping or bogging down.

So I assume my system cannot handle HD?

Heres the specs:

AMD 3200+ 2.2GHZ Socket 754
2x512MB DDR400
Jetway GF6100 Mobo (No HDCP or HD hardware accel., bad eh?)
ATI 550 Pro
ATSC Tuner above
HD, case, yadda yadda...

When I first ran the HD channels the program was complaining that my video card didnt have HD acceleration, so I turned HW accel. off.

Does this mean I NEED a video card with HD accel? Or do I need more CPU/System power?

Would it be wise to just get a 2400PRO/8300GT/8500GT, or upgrade to AM2 with DDR2 with a 690G board that has HD accel onboard? I can overclock my CPU to about 2.8GHZ, but its still not dual core or anything...

IS there an AM2 chipset with HD accel onboard?

Thanks guys

 

[JustLong]

My X2 3800+ on a 6150 s939 board can handle 720p HD fine using Vista media center. What decoder are you using? Have you tried Nvidia pure video?

 

[CrimandEvil]

The problem is is that your IGP (6100) doesn't offer hardware accleration unlike it's big brother the 6150.

Simple: get a video card. A 8500GT at the very least, a 8600/2600 series card would be better. Theres no point in going with an AM2 CPU+board+DDR2 memory when all you need is to upgrade your video to something decent.