thedavid said:
Currently using a technotrend 3200 and my computer is not powerful enough (old Pentium 4, 3.06Ghz) to decode h.264 even when using Coreavc 1.7.0. For example, when viewing Channel 4 HD, my computer just grinds to a halt.
So, is there a card out there that has built-in hardware decoding of h.264? It would save me sinking a lot of cash into building a new faster computer.
Can you check the PC system requirements for your current card?
If your PC meets the requirement, then it could be something else. Perhaps try other viewer applications.
What is your memory size? Try to increase it as much as possible
Also, don't run any other applications while you have this card on.
Just checked this card from Hauppaugge:
_http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/products/data_novahds2.html
System Requirements
PC with 3.2 GHz processor or faster. Or Intel Core Duo processor, with 512 MB of RAM minimum
Microsoft Windows XP, with Service Pack 2
Available PCI slot
AGP or PCI-Express graphic card with 128 MB memory (minimum)
Sound card or on board sound
CD-ROM drive (for software installation)
I wonder if 3.2GHz instead of 3.06 GHz can make that much difference.