[ivtv-users] Question about HVR-1600 and stuttering

[Bob Wiegand]

Scott Harris wrote:
> Howdy all, 	
> 	Continuing my quest to get the HVR-1600 working perfectly....
> 
>  From the mythtv wiki:
> 
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Hauppauge_HVR-1600
> 
> Issues and Problems
> 2. The first analog capture after modprobe experiences dropped frames 
> and/or no audio. All subsequent analog captures are fine.
> 
> What happens if the subsequent captures are just as bad as the initial?
> 
> I've tried adding the startup script further down the page, no luck
> there.  I've also tried outside mythtv.  But for some reason tvtime
> and xawtv throw errors and "cat /dev/video0" just results in an
> empty file.
> 
> I didn't want to just litter this email with a bunch of attachments,
> what specifics could I provide?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Scott

You might want to consider updating the drivers. I just installed the
latest v4l drivers and they do work better.

http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain%2C_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers

The picture quality is sill disappointing, but they seem more stable.

Bob