Video playback in WMC is glitchy

[TH3Batman]

Hello, first post on the forum. Looking for some help.

Been using HDPRIME for about 2 years no problem. About a month ago every recording starting being glitchy and freezing in WMC. Basically unwatchable. Sometimes signal loss during recording. Also, watching "live tv" in WMC is the same problem.

Watching live signal in HD Prime Viewer is no problem. No glitches. Problem is only while inside WMC.

Windows 7 user. No updates recently to software or hardware. When from working fine to glitchy and unwatchable. Ideas?

thanks

[Crash2009]

Well you could....

test your hard drive...TV tuners kick the heck out of them.

do a WMC reset back to original. Sometimes the database's get large and confused.

Start out with option 1....test for a few days.

Then try Option 2 if necessary.

https://mymce.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/ ... ecordings/

[Scallica]

No updates recently to software or hardware. When from working fine to glitchy and unwatchable. Ideas?

Your recorded TV hard drive is likely failing. Install Hard Disk Sentinel to check the health.

http://www.hdsentinel.com/

[TH3Batman]

I will try the HD sentinel thanks. I did a windows disk check and it said it was fine. Here is my questions. If it was the drive (which was my first thought and why I did the disk check) why would the live tv be glitchy? it isn't recording or playback, I don't know much about it but is the drive being used when just trying to watch live tv on WMC?

[TH3Batman]

[/quote]Then try Option 2 if necessary.

https://mymce.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/ ... ecordings/[/quote]

I tried option 2 already based on another website. Didn't help, thanks though.

[TH3Batman]

Scallica - Thank you so much for the Sentinel suggestion. I used it and it said drive is failing. Windows said it was fine. I should know better than to trust windows. Thank you for your help. I will put a new drive in.

[Scallica]

I will try the HD sentinel thanks. I did a windows disk check and it said it was fine. Here is my questions. If it was the drive (which was my first thought and why I did the disk check) why would the live tv be glitchy? it isn't recording or playback, I don't know much about it but is the drive being used when just trying to watch live tv on WMC?

Windows Disk Check will only look for bad sectors, whereas HD Sentinel will analyze the drive's S.M.A.R.T. data.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.

When you are watching live TV, the broadcast is being written to the hard disk in a buffer. How do you think the rewind and pause function works?

What does HD sentinel report?

[Scallica]

FYI - The OP emailed me and said that HD Sentinel indicated that his hard drive is failing.

[TH3Batman]

As stated above I did email to say thank you. I used HD sentinel and it did state that my drive was at 40 %. I installed a new WD AV drive and reset WMC just for good measure. Day 4 and it is working just fine. Thank you to Scallica and TheGreenButton for the help.