TV Tuner 100% CPU Usage

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roninblade

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I got a ATI 600 HD USB Tv tuner and it uses almost 100% of the CPU. Is there a way to change that? Is there a program to set the CPU limit on the program? Thanks

BTW My specs

Dell 9300
2.0GHz Centrino
2GB Ram
6800 Go
Vista
 
Because it doesn't have a hardware encoder your CPU has to do all the work. So your CPU usage is so high because, well, you don't have that fast of a processor.
 
Staypuft said:
Your go 6800 has an onboard encoder. TV out, not in .
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So basically is there any option for me? Is there a program I can use to have the CPU of Windows Media Center be set at least 70% so I can still surf the internet?

Thanks
 
My Pinnacle HD Pro Stick USB tuner does the same thing to my Turion MK 36.
 
Use a USB or PCMCIA TV tuner that has a built in hardware encoder.
 
roninblade said:
So basically is there any option for me? Is there a program I can use to have the CPU of Windows Media Center be set at least 70% so I can still surf the internet?

Thanks
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You could try setting the priority to low in the task manager.
 
Solutions:

1. Buy a TV tuner with a hardware decoder. (~$50 and up)

2. Buy a duo core cpu. Only one core should be used.

TV Tuners that use software decoders require the CPU to decode the video, thus very high cpu usage.
 
ClearM4 said:
Solutions:

1. Buy a TV tuner with a hardware decoder. (~$50 and up)

2. Buy a duo core cpu. Only one core should be used.

TV Tuners that use software decoders require the CPU to decode the video, thus very high cpu usage.
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i don't think replacing a laptop cpu is the best idea... it wouldn't be a cheap upgrade
 
...and USB TV Tuners with hardware encoders are more than 50 bucks.
 
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