20 Most Recent Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950Q (1191) TV Input Questions & Answers

Are they wavy lines throughout the picture or are they just wavy on the side? Waving picture is usually caused by poor power supply filtering. Wavy lines throughout the picture are caused by interference. Try moving the device away from the computer with an extension USB cable it may be picking up interference from the surrounding electronic devices. It could also be defective.

You should be able to use either, watch for the am/pm indicator if you use the 12 hour clock.

Try pressing CTRL + ALT + ESC and that will start the task manager. Let's say it's Internet Explorer that is causing the problem. Just click on it and click end task. Same thing goes for your problem.

Driver issue? I would go to the manufacturers website to check for compatible software...

Here is the support page for your product: http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support/support.html When you ask about "polarity" are you concerned about the power supply? Also, you might want to look at this Fixya thread: http://www.fixya.com/support/t25141694-wintv_hvr_1950_hauppage_box_suddenly

How about some more info. Is it a Hard Drive,SSD, did you use the delete function on the device or an add on app(program) for deletion.