I have the TVLISTINGS plug in and it is very nice. But one thing I would like would be some more modification to the display which I think cannot happen without some DB calls. I'm sure this could be slow to display or generate at the point of wanting to review the guide, but I'd like to see only the programs I have not recorded. Or maybe just assigning them a different or faded color so I can scan the guide more quickly.

I would assume that the guide is built when it downloads, so basically it should be ready for display when asked for and won't have to build on the fly or at your request.

In my utopia, I would like to be able to schedule future recordings (or notify me possibly via message or email or whatever) based on key parameters.

For Example:
[INDENT] Record everything that has "James Garner"
or Record everything that has "James Garner" but not from the Series "8 simple Rules"
or Record everything that has "James Garner" but only movies (Or only non-movies)
or Record everything that has "James Garner" but not programs that have previously been recorded successfully
or Record everything that has "James Garner" with an "Original Air Date" < 1/1/1980
or whenever it comes up, Record the Program "Support your local Sheriff"[/INDENT]

I feel like I'm constantly having to query the guide for programs or movies, and then I have to try and remember if it is one I have seen before. Because as you know there is only 2 weeks worth of guide data so it makes finding that program a chore.

Then for some options, allow it to record from a specific channel or any channel, at a certain quality, like HD, what priority level to assign it, and the option to remove this search Parameter once it has been fulfilled or by a certain date allow it to expire.

I'm sure scheduling is already advanced and becoming more so as new priorities and queries are identified, but I think the above feature is not something that I have seen available anywhere (Maybe TIVO has some of this). It might even be something you could allow us to script, hopefully via the GUI.

What do you think? Something you'd be interested in? I know I'd be extremely interested in this one.

Hey guys,

So I decided to try NPVR rather than my WinFast PVR app for my tv usb tuner.

I have a few questions though regarding NPVR though. I can't seem to adjust the volume. Is there a way to? Also is there a way to cap the live tv steam at 24/25 fps? It looks so damn weird when playing at 50/60fps. I ask this because the WinFast PVR app plays it all at 25fps.

Thanks.

I'm running NPVR on Windows 8 and I can't get audio with HD recordings. Audio is fine with Non-HD recordings. I'm using an HDHomerun tuner, a GeForce 8400GS video card with HDMI connection. I have SAF6 unlocked installed with these settings:
Video Renderer: VMR9 Custom
MPEG2 Video: Cyberlink Video Decoder (PDVD12)
H.264 Video: Cyberlink Video Decoder (PDVD12)
MPEG1 Audio: LAV Audio Decoder
AC3 Audio: LAV Audio Decoder

I've attached a picture from GraphStudioNext, which shows audio going to MPEG1 renderer (makes no sense to me, but no idea how to change it).

I've tried hard to read through the forums to figure this out without bothering anyone and tried dozens of settings, but I'm lost.

Thanks in advance,
Allen

I'm working on a utility class that will read/write the metadata.xml ADS on recordings but I have a few questions:

1. Am I missing any fields (that might be used in the rest of the world)?
   
2. Can I use a <channel> that doesn't exist in the database (eg: <channel>YouTube</channel>)?
   
3. If I add extra fields will it break the built in NPVR parsing of the metadata stream (eg: <url>)?
   
4. Does the Video Library check for metadata.xml as an ADS or only as a separate file?
   
5. For completeness, I may as well include timing.info in the class. Am I correct in assuming that the fields in timing.info are "timestamp,byteOffset"?
   

Hi

I'm new to NPVR and I've got a problem with live TV. Hauppuage Nova-T dual tuner card seems to scan and find 60+ channels, clicking on live TV brings up screen but no picture. channel at the top changes when asked but still no picture.

I haven't tried recording, but suspect it won't work either. Any idea where have I gone wrong in setting up.

device manager tells me the Nove-T card is working OK.

I've turned to NPVR because XP media Center 2005 doesn't work after reinstalling. I like the look of NPVR and would prefer it to Media Center.

Is it possible to restrict the channels that are displayed in the Guide on the MediaMVP?

The reason for asking is that my NextPVR server has a mix of Standard Definition and High Definition sources and I only want the SD channels to be available on the MediaMVP as it is incapable of playing back the HD material. I would like the SD only channels to come up as the default in the MVP guide (a wife thing for easier usability and less complaining).

Michael

Can anyone suggest a good IR Blaster that works well with DirecTV D-100 receiver and where it can be purchased?

I get the above error message every time I try to watch a program (by choosing it through the guide). Not yet managed to see a single frame of video. Tried temporarily switching off firewall - same error.

Logs attached in hope these will clarify issue.

I have been experimenting with various decoder and filter combinations with my NPVR TS files (both SD and HD).

For years now I have used the Nvidia Purevideo Decoder -- with great success on all types of mpeg recordings and it seems to work quite well on the NPVR ts files -- but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a splitter filter to usel. I am currently using a Cyberlink splitter from an older version of PowerDVD -- but wondered it there was anything better. I never had success with the default Microsoft splitter and the Cyberlink is better for me -- but not perfect.

My filter chain is as follows:

Standard File source
Cyberlink demux (PDVD8) splitter filter
Default Directshow sound device
AC3 Filter decoder for AC3 files or ffdshow for mp3 files
EVR renderer
Nvidia PureVideo Decoder

From years of testing and experimenting I have found that the splitter filter is just as critical as the video and audio decoders in getting correct and smooth playback for mpeg ts and for that metter ps files.

Any splitter filter suggestions would be appreciated.