Firstly, i got a new TV - Panasonic 42" LCD TV TX-L42E30E. Thanks to VIERA web services, this TV have build in weather, YouTube, MyTrailers, etc..., so there is no need to use similar plugins in HTPC anylonger.
Connection HTPC (ATI 6450) <-> TV - HDMI + external stereo speekers.
I will use TV only when LAV audio decoder support downmix to stereo.
HTPC will be Win7 x86 and NPVR based, SAF6 as a complex codec solution.
+AnyDVD
+MCE standy tool
+DaemonToolsLite
+Taskbar Eliminator
I will be using it to play games too, should be working like gaming console - just connect kyapad and play!
No mouse and keyboard connected.
So, the update is planed to 3 steps:
1) - Repllace WinTV-1300 by USB DVB-t tuner - Done!, using EVOLVE MARS USB now, it seems to be workin great (WinTV-1300 had a problems...).
2) - Replace hardware by AMD APU A8-3800 + 4GB RAM - waiting, A8-3800 not available at shop now...
3) - Reinstall whole HTPC with Win7 x86 OS - this will be most time eating task...
I recently purchased an iStar HD Network Media Player (NMT) off of Ebay. I copied the contents of the USB memory stick I use on my PCH A110 to another USB stick. That iStar (mine is actually the Mini) has HDMI & VGA out. I couldn't get NPVR to come up with the VGA. When I switched to the HDMI, NPVR worked. I was trying different things, so I could try some more things with the VGA, but I figured I'd ask here before hand.
When I searched for VGA in the "MVP & NMT" forum before posting this, nothing came up. That might be my answer right there.
Some weeks ago I finally upgraded my system from XP to Windows 7. Did a fresh install of NPVR and copied all my settings (db+config.xml)from the old setup. Amazingly all worked out of the box including the Multidec setup for enctrypted channels (an Acamd setup which is calling a newCS server located on my WHS machine).
Yesterday I noticed that I no longer had my encrypted channels (DVB-S) working. All free channels on DVB-T still works. Starting to troubleshoot, I am not even able to see NPVR making calls to Acamd as the Acamd monitor is not logging any calls to the server.
As I had kept my XP partition I was able to reboot in XP, copied my NPVR db over and started LiveTV. All works, and the Acamd monitor shows logging of all interaction with the cardserver.
What has happened? and how can I see how NPVR is using the Acamd solution located in the MDplugins folder.
Logs are attached, but I am not able to find anything in them that could direct me to what could be wrong.
Hi all. I know virtually nothing about receiving over-the-air-TV, but I've been reading to catch up. I'm currently using a couple of HDPVRs with NPVR and my cable TV provider.
I'm in a rural area in the US that, until recently, received no over-the-air signals. I'm told we now get 4 stations fairly easily. I'd like to get a tuner to see how things work. Any recommendation would be helpful. I think my requirements are modest:
1) obviously needs to be compatible, as simply as possible, with NPVR.
2) can be PCI, PCI-E, or USB based. I have room for anything on my hardware.
3) external antenna support? I suspect that is pretty standard.
Since this is an experiment, I'd like to keep the cost as low as possible. I can always "gear up" if we get more channels down the road. I plan to keep cable for awhile.
I wish ...
- there was a button for switching back to last channel viewed
- ability to set a reminder on a program (to automatically switch channels on time)
although I have been operating my GB-PVR/NextPVR system for many years via satellite I never really got to know the intricate workings of an LNB!
I am now in a hurry to upgrade some stuff as some scaffolding is going up for people to work on my roof.
My question?!
Would I be better keeping one dish and sticking an octo LNB on it (currently quad) or having a second dish with a further quad LNB?
My thinking is that I would be better off with 2 x dishes and 2 x quad LNB's as opposed to putting all my eggs into one basket (as it were) with one dish and an octo? But this is not based in any scientific theory on how LNB's work, just my sort of belt and braces approach!
any advice would be most appreciated as my finger is twitching over whether to buy a quad or octo LNB (I have a spare dish)
Teletext subtitles are still mostly some seconds ahead of audio/video, would it be possible to introduce a "subtitles delay"? Preferably possible to set from the remote (or keyboard) by entering alt-D or something?
I am using the late August release, as I don't see what I am about to describe listed in the latest (Sept 10?) patch / release. I have only one tuner and use MC2XML. My system is XP MCE2005.
1. Multiple recordings of the same show at the same time.
I initially set to record some shows once per week, same time slot. Then I saw they were on many times in different time slots, so I set to record all times on the same channel. Or something like that. The main thing is that there were no 'once only' type recordings, just two different multiple ways of selecting the same show on the same channel, on different days and time slots.
So I look and see that the show is actually recorded twice, at the same time. And post processed twice. The only difference is the file name. The first ins named zzzz_yyyy.ts and the second is named zzzz_yyyy_0.ts.
To fix, I delete the entire schedule. Then I set the show to record any and all times, same channel, keep the last 8. This seems to cure it. But this should have not been a problem if the first place.
See the Recording log at:
2011-09-06 18:59:00.640 [DEBUG][7]
2. Short recordings. Very short, like 3 minutes.
This happens when back-to-back recordings are scheduled on the same channel. I have the default pre/post padding times. The first starts recording and then when the second pre-padding time starts, the first ends (?), the second starts, but when the firsts post-padding time is up, the second show is ended.
(I have a spare dish)
