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[RobAlbert]

I have attempted to capture video of tv programs to my Windows XP system. I can easily capture it, using this highest setting, but whether burned to DVD or just playing back the captured video on my computer, I get grainy picture and checkerboard around everything. Not viewable or worth trying to view. I get better picture quality from recording TV via my VHS recorder to state how bad it is. I have Roxio Creator 2010 Pro and just bought the Roxio easy VHS to DVD device. I updated the NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS video card with the latest drivers, and not sure what else I need to do to fix this. I have had Roxio programs for years and in earlier versions I have captured video from my Sony HD Camcorder with Drive, and got nice quality DVD's of my nephew's hockey games, but the TV I tried recording is not good at all. Any help/suggestions greatly appreciated!

[gi7omy]

How are you connecting the TV signal to the computer?

[RobAlbert]

I am connecting using a triple cable system that uses red and white for audio and yellow for video. I have the cable connected from the Directv box directly to the Roxio usb adapter plugged into my desktop computer 3 feet away. Cable is three feet long.

Robert

[gi7omy]

What you're getting sounds like a weak signal from the source device.

Just as an experiment, what signal strength do you get if you connect your VCR in the same way?

[RobAlbert]

gi7omy, on 02 September 2011 - 05:34 AM, said:

What you're getting sounds like a weak signal from the source device.

Just as an experiment, what signal strength do you get if you connect your VCR in the same way?

I have tried a variety of different ways. I tried going from VHS to desktop, having used a high end cable to make the connection. No change. I used same cable from the Directv Receiver to the desktop and no change. I loaded the software on my new laptop with Windows 7, and not only did the checkerboard stuff show up, but it didn't record smoothly and had jerky motion (don't know what that was all about). I then took the captured video clip that I made and copied it to a flash drive. I opened it up on my other desktop connected to my TV in the livingroom, and even grainier on the 48" Samsung. This is just so strange, because if I play the DVD's that I made a couple of years ago using Creator 9, they look great! I had thought that I might just capture to a 2T external drive instead of burning CD's, but since the quality is just as poor, that won't work either. Thanks for your input and suggestions though. I do appreciate it.