Changes in the Primary applet must be made with the WinTV application closed. If you are using WinTV 6 then the render options are part of a separate program called Primary. After making a change in video rendering settings Wintv must be restarted to take effect. Note: graphics hardware acceleration does not work on all systems. This will allow your graphics system to use hardware acceleration for video decode.

To use hardware acceleration put a check in the box “use hardware acceleration when possible. Try each mode and use the one which gives you the best results. Each mode uses a different process to render video. The other modes are VMR9, VMR7 and Overlay. To open the setting menu click on the “gear” button located in the lower left of the WinTV application screen. On graphics cards without special video decoding features, you can often improve the playback performance by using the Video Renderer settings located in the settings menu of WinTV application. Many graphics cards have special built-in hardware to speed up decoding of high definition TV channels. Please verify that your system meets the minimum requirements for using the WinTV-HVR-1265ĭigital TV, especially ATSC high definition digital TV, is very CPU intensive. If you are watching a digital TV channel and you see choppy video, no audio or a black screen, then it is possible your PC is not fast enough to decode and play the digital TV channel you are watching. Can I get HD with the WinTV-HVR-1265 through my Cable or Satellite box? Note: Check your local cable TV provider for clear QAM reception over your cable TV network.

Note: WinTV v10, WinTV v8.x, WinTV v7 and for Mediacenter application Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows TV Pack 2008 for Vista are required for clear QAM reception Clear QAM allows users to watch unencrypted digital TV channels from their cable TV provider without a set-top box. Note: For ATSC digital TV, a rooftop/out door antenna is recommended for optimal results/signal strength.ĬlearQAM cable TV Channels: Clear QAM digital cable TV channels are unencrypted digital cable TV channels. Note: After June 2009, most areas in the United States no longer broadcast over-the-air analog signals.ĪTSC over-the-air digital TV: Supports all ATSC formats, up to the high definition 1080i format! You can also use a roof top antenna to receive 'over-the-air' TV. NTSC Analog CableTV or over-the-air analog TV: You can use your cable TV from the wall to connect to the WinTV-HVR-1250 and receive all of your basic Cable TV channels.

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