I would really like the added benefits of the TV Listings plugin, but...

I downloaded the plugin, copied the files to the data directory appropriate for Win 7 - TV Listings.db3 and TV Listings.dll are in c:\users\public\npvr\plugins and the TV Listings and TV Recordings skin folders are in Skin\Default.

I also placed both the XMLTVextras.exe and PostUpdateEPG.bat files in c:\users\npvr\scripts

Enabled the Pluging which appear in the settings tab underneath Plugins as -TV Listings

Quit NextPVR and restarted.

Guide was exactly the same as before.

Went to Settings/Channels and emptied Guide, then downloaded new Guide. Same as before.

Tried many things but all result in no difference to the guide or any other change that I can see.

Running 2.2.6 on Windows 7. I use MC2XML to generate the EPG.

Help please!

I have started using Next PVR as my first choice PVR. To control it I generally use an IR Media Centre remote control, this works all the functions, but will not start NVPR, I have to do that from a mouse or keyboard.
I uninstalled Windows Media Centre as it seemed to have some negative effects on NVPR and is also now redundant.
Now when I press the start Media Centre button nothing happens (no surprise there!), but is it possible to put some command in NVPR that will start it from the remote control command?
Many thanks
Bob

I’m just resetting up npvr and running 3 xml files for epg one for free to air off the sat and one for terrestrial and one for sbs but when I set the sat ones and then go and set the sbs ones they all seem to change to the one I’m doing
Is this mean you can only run one xml file or is this a bug and don’t tell you what you have done before. Been on this for a bit of time.

Any SchedulesDirect user care to help with this one? Current page is looking a bit bare

Also, Sub, how come NextPVR is not on this list?

Hello,
Haven't been tinkering with GB since 09 so I'm at a bit out of the loop. Currently I'm trying to figure out if the Shuttle XS35 line (or similiar if folks have suggestions) is adequate for a all-in one setup to be used with a Directv unit. Nothing in the current lineup is in HD (and probably won't be for a while). I do have a sight on some Haup 950 USB units for tuners.
I did see a post a while back about someone selling a Shuttle unit but didn't see much else mentioned here. These units are so small and the reviews in general seem to reflect a great machine.

Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you

how many GB does one hour of recording require approximately?

SD and HD?

I only use a few channels, and I find that a vertical layout of the channels works better for me in a browser. Is this possible with NEWA? I can't find any way to configure it.

I am thinking of something like this:

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Hi All,

I've been running DVBViewer Pro for years, but want to move to NextPVR (mainly because of its well-featured Popcorn Hour client).

I'm currently using the current TV server setup:

- Motherboard: ASUS P5G41T-M LX
- CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600
- Memory: 4 GB DDR3
- Operating System: Windows XP 32 bit
- Tuner: FloppyDTV DVB-S2 with latest firmware and BDA driver 4.5N
- DVBViewer LNB configuration: A = Astra 1, B = Hotbird, C = Astra 2, D = Astra 3

DVBViewer has always worked flawlessly with the FloppyDTV. However, after disabling its recording service and installing NextPVR along with the final patches, I've encountered the following issues:

1. NextPVR would crash after scanning for quite some time. I resolved this by creating custom lists with only the transponders of interest (which I obtained from DVBViewer / TransEdit).

2. NextPVR would not find channels on many transponders.

To make a long story (and analysis) short: it appears NextPVR is not able to switch the LNB. After rebooting the server, the default selected LNB appears to be A (= Astra 1). So scanning for Satellite A works fine. However, many transponders for the remaining Satellite positions B/C/D will appear to be empty. In addition, channels that are returned, do not belong to positions B/C/D, but to position A. MTV France, for instance.

In the meantime, I've moved back from Windows 7 64 bit to Windows XP 32 bit (for several reasons) and have the same issue. So it does not seem to be OS related. Even though it seems irrelevant - DVBViewer is running fine using the 4.5N BDA driver - I also tried the 5.7N BDA driver while I was on Windows 7, without success.

I'm at my wits' end here... :-( What could I be overlooking? Does NextPVR officially support DiSEqC (1.0) with FloppyDTV / FireDTV? Thanks in advance.

Regards, Maurice

During the NMT (M34A) startup process, following the index.html startup screen, the process hangs with the following line on screen
"mount mounting\\192.168.2.7"
the IP is the IP of the NMT

Trying to do a reinstall of the NMT using NMTINstall2.exe...
I get stopped with the following:
--------------------------------
ComputerName: TOM-HP
NPVR Data Directory: C:\Users\Public\NPVR
NPVR Program Directory: C:\Progranm Files (x86)\NPVR
Output folder: C:\mvpmc
Installing to: C:\Users\Public\NPVR
Download: C:\mvpmc\NMTInstall.xml File Not Found (404)
NMTInstall.xml error
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Not being able to do a reinstall using NMTInstall2.exe (which has saved my butt repeatedly in the past) leaves me totally lost - anyone have any ideas on where to start?

Thanks for any help you can give
Tom

I get video rendering problems watching HD recordings on my PCH. SD recordings are always fine.
It looks like pixellated MPEG blocks especially on the right hand side of the screen are not being updated fast enough. This doesn't happen all the time, and only on some recordings. In summary I believe it is caused by UK Freeview switching between 1080i and 1080p, but I don't understand why I seem to be the only one with the problem!

I am running a PCH A-110 with no internal drive and with a wired network connection to NPVR running on a 64-bit machine with hardware RAID 5 disks and am running the latest versions of all firmware and software. I am recording UK Freeview from a Blackgold BGT3620 dual DVB-T/T2 card.

When Freeview HD first started up in my region last April I only had the problem on BBC HD but sometime in the summer it spread to the other 3 HD channels too. I have given it a good deal of thought and done a few tests to try and isolate the problem so I believe it is none of the following:

It is not a bandwidth problem. I can watch blu-ray rips as .mkv or .ts at full bandwidth without any problems.

The problem is not in the recording. The recordings play back fine on my PC using VLC or Power DVD 8.

It is not an HDMI problem. You can see the same pixellation problems on the analogue output from the PCH.

It is not an NPVR problem. You get the same problem playing back files directly on the PCH over the network.

Changing PCH video sync options doesn't make any difference.

An important observation:
It is temporarily fixed by doing an NPVR skip backwards. If you skip backwards by a few seconds the PCH successfully replays a piece of video that was being pixellated absolutely fine. I have set the short backwards skip in NPVR to 1 second so I can get rid of pixellation while I am watching, but it often soon comes back a little further on. It is as though the skip backwards brings the renderer back into sync somehow. Pausing and restarting doesn't have the same effect and the pixellation continues.

I think it is a problem caused by UK Freeview switching between 1080i and 1080p. The problem seems to be associated with times where video switches from 1080i to 1080p and back, this happens a lot in programme title sequences and any video FX sequences, and places where there are edits between studio and OB clips. Some programmes are fine after titles e.g. Later with Jools Holland (the 5.1 audio here is excellent by the way). Here is a link describing the Progressive/Interlace switching that happens on UK Freeview these days: AVFORUMS 1080i/1080p.

Here is what you get in the Handbrake log if you run one of the recordings which shows the problem through it and e.g. convert it to an mkv file:
Handbrake log example:
[08:58:19] 21.052278s: Video -> Film
[08:59:00] 58.012278s: Film -> Video
[08:59:25] 78.772278s: Video -> Film
[08:59:41] 92.012278s: Film -> Video
[09:01:18] 170.132278s: Video -> Film
[09:01:30] 183.012278s: Film -> Video

I am assuming that handbrake means Interlaced by "Video" and Progressive by "Film". NB after conversion by Handbrake to mkv it plays fine.

So, has anyone else seen this problem, or any suggestions? I am beginning to think the PCH hardware may be at fault, perhaps I should get another one?