I've run into a problem that I can't seem to solve. I started down this road because I can't make Windows Media Center work the way I want, because I lack an IR blaster and can't get past the setup step I need to make it work. This is an XP box, so the virtual IR solution for Vista doesn't work and I'm stuck. In a nutshell, I want to use the tuner and SVHS inputs on the device, and WMC won't let me do it without a blaster attached. I can get the tuner to work, but can't get the line-in to be recognized.
So I went out looking for other solutions. Already tried one, and that didn't work. So I found NextPVR, which looks great, but also is not working. First things first. This is a Win XP box, SP3, with MCE 2002. The card is an Asus PVR-614, which is identified as a Conextant 23880 Blackbird. Final improved driver set is installed. Windows Media Center works the card just fine, and I can see video on both the tuner and the SVHS input during setup, but because I don't have the blaster, Windows won't complete the setup and I'm stuck with just channels and no SVHS input.
So I installed NPVR, and it doesn't work. No devices show up. Huh. OK, I learn that I have to go and get SoftPVR and install that, since it's an analog card. I do that, modify the batch file to use the latest version, and all goes well. Still no go. No devices show up. Then I learn that I have to run FilterCheck to see what's up and also that I have to edit the XML file with the results. I do that. I discover that this is a hardware enabled-card, and edit the XML file to include it.
NPVR now sees the card in devices. But if I go to set up the device, channel scan fails in a loop with unhanded exceptions, attempt to read/write protected memory. The only way to get out of the process is to kill it with Task Manager. So I add the channels I want manually, and also added the SVHS input manually, and they show up. but NPVR says "unable to find available capture device." A look at the NPVR log shows that it can't find the card (huh?) and it wants to switch to software encoding.
I give up, admit defeat, and thus this thread. HELP!
Attached are the log files for NVPR, FilterCheck's output, the exception error text, and my edited XML file. Would sure appreciate some more ideas. Thank you!
I'm just reporting this in case it was unintentional.
I have two HD-PVRs. When I select the two new options in 2.5.9 (Restart on LiveTV Channel Change & Wait longer before starting recording capture) on the first one, they are also checked automatically on the second one when I enter its device setup.
That's exactly the way I want it anyhow. Again, just reporting this in case they were intended to be independent choices between devices.
I tried VLC, ArcMedia, & Rockplayer, they all had some serious audio sync issues, then I installed this https://play.google.com/store/apps/devel...ayer+media
BS Player without the CPU support and it works pretty damn good.
I am watching farscape720p right now with it. Beats the other 3 hands down.
I have a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 900H USB DVB-T tuner and I'm trying to get it going with nPVR software.
I've gone thru the nPVR setup, and it seems to have picked up all the channels (even more than our Tivo!) and the program guide OK, but it won't display anything visually - only a black screen.
I've used Hoborg's SAF6 program to update all the codecs If anyone could take a look at the settings in below & point me in the right direction I'd be much obliged!
(I am away from the pc currently, so can't attach a zip log, but will endeavor to do so ASAP!)
Here is my settings tab with the options I have from the drop down menus:
RENDERERS:
video renderer:
-EVR
-VMR9
-VMR9 custom
-VMR9 FSE
-VMR7
-Overlay
video renderer:
-Default (recommended)
-SigmaTel audio
-Default DirectSound Device
-Default WaveOut Device
-DirectSound: Modem #0 Line playback (emulated)
-DirectSound: SigmaTel audio
-Modem #0 Line playback
Music renderer:
-Default (recommended)
-SigmaTel audio
-Default DirectSound Device
-Default WaveOut Device
-DirectSound: Modem #0 Line playback (emulated)
-DirectSound: SigmaTel audio
-Modem #0 Line playback
DECODERS:
MPEG2 video:
-disabled
-ffdshow video decoder
-sonic cm® ds videodecoder 4.0
-LAV video decoder
H.264 video:
-disabled
-ffdshow DXVA video decoder
-ffdshow video decoder
-LAV video decoder
-emuzed H264 video decoder-filter
There is a check box that is checked below these options that says: Only mapped audio decoders during .ts playback
I also get an error message when I try to change channels of:
Unhandled exception has occured in a component in your application. If you click CONTINUE, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. Method not found: 'Boolean NUtility.IPluginHelper.PlayLiveTVPIP [NUtility.Channel]
rocessMouse: trying mouse action leftclick
