Anonymous

Comment #2107 from Anonymous [Reply]

Thanks for the tip!

Small comment, your screenshot might be confusing as you seemed to have used 900 Hexamdecimal seconds instead of 900 decimal.

Michael Healy

@Reply #2110 from Michael Healy [Reply]

Yah, I noticed that shortly after I put the image into the article but forgot to go back and change it. Thanks.

Chumplunt

Comment #2114 from Chumplunt [Reply]

Is there a minimum value you must have? I’m interested in shrinking the size of the buffer as I don’t really use it. But while I could make it, say 120sec x 1 file, will MCE chuck a wobbly at that?

Michael Healy

@Reply #2121 from Michael Healy [Reply]

Hmm..I’m not sure how it would handle a buffer that small. I suppose it would probably do just fine as long as your hardware doesn’t need more than 2 minutes to decode and present the transmission.

MrMarc

Comment #2188 from MrMarc [Reply]

I never have this problem with Live/Recorded TV, but I do have it with my transcoded video files (via T360) every now and then. Is it possible to change the settings used playback of those videos?

Nico Oosterwijk

Comment #2570 from Nico Oosterwijk [Reply]

How does this differ from the same keys in de sub DVR??

.Nico

coldracerx

@Reply #2898 from coldracerx [Reply]

Good question. I have an issue where some channels freeze when on live tv after a few minutes but those same channels will record fine when left to do it in the background. Will this help and should the DVR reg keys be edited to. Also is there an optimal setting to have here such a 900 and 10 10 or something else.

Andrea

Comment #3710 from Andrea [Reply]

It seems it is not working in Windows 7 x64. Any advice???

Neil

@Reply #3955 from Neil [Reply]

Agreed, it didn’t work on my Win7 x64 RTM install either. Would love a fix if anyone comes up with one!

Raymond Burkes

@Reply #4013 from Raymond Burkes [Reply]

With Windows 7 RTM 32, the keys are at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Service\Video\Tuners\DVR

Bill hicks

Comment #5199 from Bill hicks [Reply]

You may also give the MCE Live TV Buffer Manager utility a try. Quick and dirty little GUI that works Well. Tested on Vista and 7.

Download is here:

http://www.dougknox.com/xpmce/utils/mce_livetvbuffermgr.htm

tranqueirex

Comment #5918 from tranqueirex [Reply]

Hi there. nice tutorial here. I am looking to disable the buffer on watching tv. I assume if I use zero values I can do that rite? thanks

Antti

Comment #6642 from Antti [Reply]

Can I disable the buffer by inserting values as 0? I’m using asus eee 900 with the 16gb ssd disk and I’m afraid the buffering will eventually damage the disk with continuous writing and erasing..

Anonymous

Comment #7017 from Anonymous [Reply]

I’ve tested the hack7mc instructions for increasing the buffer length to try and decrease the buffer so that I can save the buffer to a small ram drive and lighten the load on my overworked hard drive when simultaneously watching TV, recording a show and using ShowAnalyzer to scan for commercials. However, the registry hacks are not working to decrease the values in Windows 7 Media Center 64 bit. Even though I change the registry values, the system still tries to record for 40 minutes, and MC locks up when it runs out of space on my ramdrive. Upon further research, this thread ( http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/t/57676.aspx ) shows that in Vista, Microsoft had hard coded minimum values which override the registry settings (which happened to match the defaults) in the ehome/ehRecvr.exe executable. The thread shows how to modify the executable in Vista, but, as one would expect, the string they indicate to search for has changed in Windows 7. So the logical question is whether there are any techies out there with the ability to look for similar settings within the executable bundled with Windows 7.

Por

Comment #7041 from Por [Reply]

Hi, now that I’ve increased the buffer size. Is there a way where the buffered recording can be saved across channels?
I have a PVR which buffers 90 minutes of all channels I have surfed. MCE 7 however only buffers the last channel I was on, all previous channel surfing is gone.
Thanks

Anonymous

Comment #7183 from Anonymous [Reply]

Running windows 7 x64 bit. None of the idea on the post at all (original regedit post, second regedit post, and the program) worked. Any Ideas?

Xainsterr

Comment #7652 from Xainsterr [Reply]

Appreciate the information but it’s not working here. I’ve got windows 7 x86 Ultimate RTM. I’m stuck at 40 mins buffer :*(

Xainsterr

Comment #7718 from Xainsterr [Reply]

Got it fixed. Had to change values in the DVR\ too. However the recorder menu inside windows 7 media center still shows the same buffer size. But I can pause for 2 hours or more.

Thanks