Ok - Soon after DVB-T launched in NZ I switched to Win7 Media Center - Mainly for the better Audio support for HE-AAC. At the time the only option for GBPVR (as it was still then) was the one written in Norway and I had problems with Audio Sync that required skipping back and forward to bring back into sync. The biggest reason I stuck with Media Center so long was the Xbox 360 as extender (It got me permission from the wife to buy two Xbox 360s ) but now I am back so I can use my newly purchased Hauppauge Colossus card to record much better quality from my STB than Media Center would allow.
First I have to say - Its good to be back, I installed the latest version - It detected my card (Only the Colossus in at present, I'll shift the others soon) and let me import an XMLTV epg with ease. 10 - 15 minutes and I was up and running with a guide and able to watch/record from my STB.
Its going to mean some expenditure - I've liked having the PC in the garage out of the way and Xbox's to do the playback and scheduling etc - I think I'll go with the latest Celeron based Intel NUC, they are cheap, QUIET, tiny, reliable and when I eval'd one a while back it played any HD media I threw at it without batting an eyelid - Anyone using these as a NPVR Client PC?
I've seriously missed the client/server setup - Amazes me with MCE with such great support for Xbox's as Extenders and yet there is no way to make a pc work other than to simply playback recordings (No EPG / Scheduling etc).
Any way - I look forward to reading and hopefully contributing to the forums and hope to see a lot of the old crew that were here when I was last loyal
When I try to use the "archive" option in the recordings screen I get an unhandled exception report with the following info. I'm using the current version of nPVR and have tried this function both with the default skin and the NextBlue skin. Logs are attached. Any idea why this is not working?
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************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at NUtility.SkinHelper.GetElementAlpha(String name)
at NUtility.Controls.UiStatic..ctor(String name, Hashtable args, SkinHelper skinHelper)
at NUtility.Base.SimpleListPopup..ctor(String relativeSkinFilename, List`1 availableOptions)
at NextPVR.TV.ShowDetailsPopup.HandleCommand(String command)
at NextPVR.TV.ShowDetailsPopup.HandleButtonCommand(String buttonName)
at NUtility.Controls.UiButtonList.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
at NextPVR.TV.ShowDetailsPopup.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.OnKeyDown(Object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.
When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.
I don't watch a lot of live TV so this is not a major problem for me, but if I do attempt to watch live TV the audio stutters badly and it's unwatchable.
I have a transcoding HDHomerun which is sending a H.264 stream to NPVR. If I disable transcoding then the audio sounds fine.
I thought maybe it was a audio decoder issue but I don't think so anymore, I've tried both Lav and AC3Filter with the same results and my PC has plenty of remaining CPU and RAM.
The audio works fine if I watch Live TV with transcoding enabled in XBMC or in HDHomerun's QuickTV app so the problem seems localized to NPVR.
Anyways I just wanted to report the potential issue so that you are aware of it.
When I try to playback recordings they either say they've failed, or look to be okay until you click on the recording to start watching it and I get...
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************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at VideoRendererEVR.ShowOSD(HBITMAP__* hbitmap)
at Native.PlaybackNative.SetOSD(Bitmap osdImage)
at NextPVR.Players.PlaybackProxyFactory.SetOSD(List`1 renderList)
at NextPVR.Players.BasePlayer.RefeshOSD()
at NextPVR.Players.VideoPlayer.RefeshOSD()
at NextPVR.ControllerForm.timer1_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Timer.OnTick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Timer.TimerNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.
When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.
How can I correct this please? If I click the Continue button it just closes and reopens the dialog box for this error. I have to use Windows Task Manager to abort the application.
I want episodes for every show to be sorted by date ascending. It looks like it stores sort order per show such that I have to drill into each show to display the episodes and change the sort for each of them individually. Is there any way to set a global default sort order for episodes? Thanks.
I've been using GBPVR and now NPVR for a few years. Currently running v 3.2.9 on Win7. Recently, I've had a lot of my recorded TV shows freeze on playback for about 30 seconds, then return to the NPVR menu. "Resume" doesn't work after a freeze up. It starts playback at the end of the recording. I restart playback at the beginning, skip through the "bad" spot and can watch more. Sometimes, it's only one spot in a recording. In some cases, it happens several times over the course of a recording.
I've read through the forum postings that others have noticed this behavior, but haven't seen any definite solutions. I've already tried different decoders. I cannot think of any event or change in configuration that would have caused this to start happening within the past few months.
This morning, I deleted all my old logs so the current log would only capture this event. Is there anything new I could try? Log attached.
I have "Use Green Button" ticked in the Settings Menu and use a genuine MS Remote, but every time NPVR starts using the Green Button, (Full Screen) it does not have focus - Full Screen but with the Taskbar over it. Which then requires getting the mouse for just one click to regain focus.
If NPVR starts from a shortcut and usually on starting Windows (from the Start-up Folder shortcut) all is OK.
This is on Windows 8.1 but I think it goes all the way back to the start of NPVR when I was using Vista.
Niggle number 2
When using the New Layout in Videos and if also using it in Recordings (Not using it yet) - Even if there is a full set of fanart, banner and poster in Media/Shows, they will not be used unless there is an xml with the same name.
Also if that is how it should be, what is the minimum information that should be in the xml (So I can produce the missing ones) - a lot of the downloaded ones there already seem to be full of bogus info.
If either of these require changes to NPVR I am sure it can wait for the next release.
After registering the decoders they became visible in NPVR and I can select them in the settings. However when I select the Cyberlink Audio Decoder for AC3 Audio there isn't any sound. I have to use AC3 audio because I have a transcoding HDHomerun and that's the container it uses.
So has anyone else tried to do something like this? I can fallback to using LAV, but was looking for a higher quality decoder.
) but now I am back so I can use my newly purchased Hauppauge Colossus card to record much better quality from my STB than Media Center would allow.
