playing xbox in tv tuner...but experiencing video lag help!

BustedNose · Post by **BustedNose** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:17 am

Hey guys!

First, I have the HP 864N Media Center PC.

I have plugged the xbox cables into my tv tuner (i convert the yellow thing into the s-video). I use a program called Movie Mill to play the xbox and it can record too! Great quality video clips i can now make plus play my xbox through my monitor!

However, even though that sounds good..i have a problem!

When I play, there is a 1 - 2 second delay from what i have done on the control and what appears to the screen! Basically you can't do much then....like halo 2 is like impossible to aim! Like the graphics and everything are perfect, it is just the delay of the video and my actual actions.

Is there anyway I can fix tihs? Boost the performance or something?

If you need more clarification..just ask...

Thanks a lot!

I am hoping to start making vids so plz help!

BustedNose

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 10:05 am

Its a common factor..

I can easily conclude that it must be the connection.. its too slow or the hardware is.. well.. not very good.

BustedNose · Post by **BustedNose** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 11:56 am

spartan, what would be the best way to make videos then? I am going to mod my xbox really soon with the Xecuter SE so i can still play live

...I don't have a video camera...so what would be the best way?

Thanks

Busted

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:37 pm

The tv tuner you speak off.. is it internal in your pc?

I would recommend getting an external capture card... I have mine and It works really good (works with 1394 Firewire)

But yah.. it all depends.. your computer could handle it, but idk what type of harware you have.

BustedNose · Post by **BustedNose** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:12 pm

Well I have the HP 864 N, if you want you can do a google search...but the tv tuner card is internal.

I do have a firewire port i can use.

My computer has 1 GB Ram, 128 MB Geforce Card, 2.67Ghz P4, etc., 160 GB HD, etc.

Is this good enough for what you speak of?

If so, plz tell me which card you have and which software is required...

Thanks.

Busted

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:13 pm

Your system sounds good.. I cant tell what is causing that lag.. mostly becuase I never dealt with it.

I bought my Pyro A/V Link for $150. Hasn't been anything that I couldn't do with it.

BustedNose · Post by **BustedNose** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:54 am

Well, could it possibly be the software that I am using (Movie Mill)? That is the only program that I could find that would take the video-in so I could see the xbox screen? Are there any of software available? Also, with your pyro link, does it come with the software needed to do this?

Thanks a lot

Busted

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:25 pm

I use PlayDV for some decent real-time player.

Also Pyro A/V Link comes with Ulead Video editing software and thats about it. Drivers are included in Windows XP, so thats great becuase it will work on any Windows XP Computer. It also has Windows 98 drivers if needed.

darkhunter15a · Post by **darkhunter15a** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:28 pm

I had the same problemb when i bought a USB tv tuner for my laptop (im guseing the video laG was because the tv tuner was usb) but all u have to do is gat a compisite (you know the red yellow and white coards) video splitter so u can hook ur xbox to ur pc and ur tv
u can be recording on the pc while you are playing on the tv so there is no lag trust me it works thats what im doin it saved me alot of money

BustedNose · Post by **BustedNose** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:26 am

Interesting......could you list the product that you bought? I am kind of new to all of this.

Thanks

darkhunter15a · Post by **darkhunter15a** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:03 pm

just go to like a best buy(thats where i got my stuff) and ask them for a splitter for a compisit video coard (ya kno the red yellow and white coards)
this is the only way i know how 2 record without video lag
they might not have the kind of coards that u will need in this case you might need 2 make ur own it shouldnt be that hard

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:28 pm

That dosent make a difference, they video imported on the computer will still be laggy... whats the point then?

BTDonut · Post by **BTDonut** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:29 pm

im pretty sure thats how all of them r, i have 1 and my friend does 2 and we both have the delay

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:33 pm

BTDonut wrote:im pretty sure thats how all of them r, i have 1 and my friend does 2 and we both have the delay

what did I say in my first post here??

Its common.. cant fix it. Also make sure you are using Xbox controller, they work a little better than 3rd party with the lag problem.

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