hi guys, im completely new to this concept so dont really know what i need/want.
firstly, not looking to get channels im not paying for for free. i just want to get sky nz channels inside my pvr and not have to use skys box (its big, interface is ugly, and i just want one box/server and all the other client machines around the house can change sky channels, record programs etc).
ok the machine im wanting to run this on is a mac mini running windows 7 ultimate. being a mac mini, every component im going to need must be USB. so what do i need exactly to get this to work?
- usb smart card reader? can someone point me to a place to buy these?
- usb dvb-t tuner? are there any USB ones that are twin tuners or anything (mac minis have a limited amount of usb ports, although i could use a usb hub, but rather just buy 2x a twin tuner for up to four channels)
anyone have a guide to set this up? i was looking at smartcards and found one for around NZD$120 but not sure if thats what i need or not, and dont want to waste that much money on something if it isnt.
sub,
I don't know if you have been following the thread where we have been testing Martin's network recorder for the DCR-2650. We now have it working on my system pretty well. I can now schedule recording a copy-once flagged program using npvr and it will record it and leave a nice .wtv file in the directory. Now all I would like to be able to do is to select this show from either the recording screen or from videos, and have it play. Obviously it won't be able to play natively in npvr. Is it possible for you to set it up so it plays back all .wtv files using WMC? ie selecting the file to play would start WMC and play the file? Selecting a wtv file in file manager now does exactly this. Could this be done through npvr?
I know this is less than ideal solution, but the files can only be played back in WMC. A user could configure all copy-once flagged channels to use networkrecorder and all non-flagged channels to use the native DCR interface. All non-flagged would be .ts and all flagged would be .wtv.
If you don't want to do this in your regular interface (which I understand), could it be done in a plugin ("Recordings X")
I used GB-PVR 1.3.7. until last week. I heard that NPVR was also possible on the MVP so I tried to install.
Got it working, noticed there are some issues in 2.2.6, but Sub is working on those.
Now my question:
I noticed fast forward and rewind are not working in 2.2.6. It skips instead. Found a threat in where Sub said, GB-PVR never did skip and I know it didn't on my pc.
Since it works on my MVP when using GB-PVR, I must assume it's because Martin implemented it in his dongle?
If so, is it now possible too? Did I miss something? I have the lastest dongle of 20th february 2011 (and see that when turning on the MVP).
If not, will it be implemented? Does it work, but maybe only on a different extender than an MVP?
At least twice now, I've found that NRecord.exe was still "recording" a program long after it was supposed to be finished. When I look in the NRecord.log file, I see:
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2011-09-07 13:59:00.112 [DEBUG][7] allocating recording target filename: D:\NPVR Recordings\The Closer\The Closer_20110907_14001500.ts
2011-09-07 13:59:00.112 [DEBUG][7] About to start recording (23786): D:\NPVR Recordings\The Closer\The Closer_20110907_14001500.ts
2011-09-07 13:59:00.174 [DEBUG][7] About to start HDHR device. Checking status for information sake... (could tell if it's already in use elsewhere)
2011-09-07 13:59:00.174 [DEBUG][7] Executing: C:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config.exe 20100465 get /tuner0/status
2011-09-07 13:59:01.297 [DEBUG][7] Status: ch=none lock=none ss=0 snq=0 seq=0 bps=0 pps=0
2011-09-07 13:59:02.859 [DEBUG][7] SetTarget@2
2011-09-07 13:59:02.878 [DEBUG][7] Executing: C:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config.exe 20100465 set /tuner0/vchannel 879
2011-09-07 13:59:03.225 [DEBUG][7] NIC: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
2011-09-07 13:59:03.226 [DEBUG][7] NIC: Hauppauge OpenCable Receiver (MOCUR-SD)
2011-09-07 13:59:03.227 [DEBUG][7] Executing: C:\Program Files\Silicondust\HDHomeRun\hdhomerun_config.exe 20100465 set /tuner0/target rtp://192.168.140.210:5000
2011-09-07 13:59:03.343 [DEBUG][7] SetTarget@2
2011-09-07 13:59:03.373 [DEBUG][7] Temp at 9/7/2011 1:59:13 PM
2011-09-07 13:59:03.373 [DEBUG][7] Started recording (23786:D:\NPVR Recordings\The Closer\The Closer_20110907_14001500.ts)
2011-09-07 13:59:03.632 [DEBUG][7] No C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Scripts\ParallelProcessing.bat
2011-09-07 15:02:00.058 [DEBUG][7] Stopping recording (23786). Past end time of recording.
2011-09-07 15:02:00.060 [DEBUG][7] Graph stopping...
NRecord is effectively "hung" and no further recording get started until the Recording service is restarted. After the service is restarted that log file end with:
Code:
011-09-07 15:02:00.058 [DEBUG][7] Stopping recording (23786). Past end time of recording.
2011-09-07 15:02:00.060 [DEBUG][7] Graph stopping...
2011-09-07 21:41:25.870 [DEBUG][28] OnStop()
2011-09-07 21:41:25.870 [DEBUG][28] About to stop webserver
2011-09-07 21:41:26.072 [DEBUG][28] webserver stopped
2011-09-07 21:41:26.072 [DEBUG][28] About to stop MVP servers
2011-09-07 21:41:26.073 [DEBUG][28] MVPManager shutdown initiated
2011-09-07 21:41:26.073 [DEBUG][28] MVPManager shutdown complete
2011-09-07 21:41:26.073 [DEBUG][28] MVP servers stopped
2011-09-07 21:41:26.073 [DEBUG][28] About to stop recording service
2011-09-07 21:41:26.074 [INFO][28] RecordingService.Shutdown()
2011-09-07 21:41:28.074 [INFO][28] Recording Service hadnt stopped after 2000ms, continuing anyway
2011-09-07 21:41:28.274 [DEBUG][28] recording service stopped
2011-09-07 21:41:28.274 [DEBUG][28] OnStop() complete...
As I investigated further, I found that the .ts file only contained data for about 15 minutes of the 60 minute show. And, the DCR-2650 network adapter device was no longer listed in Windows. So, I couldn't access the DCR management pages to check on it. Previously, I had unplugged and replugged the DCR power cable--but, of course, that lost any log data in it. So this time, I just unplugged and replugged the USB cable. The network device then reappeared in Windows. And I could access the management pages and look at the log file. Here's what I found:
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20110907-18:59:01 CableCARD: vchannel 879 (537MHz-2) access = subscribed
20110907-19:15:02 CableCARD: out of memory error (cchost_system_time:46)
20110907-19:16:02 CableCARD: out of memory error (cchost_system_time:46)
20110907-19:17:02 CableCARD: out of memory error (cchost_system_time:46)
20110907-19:18:02 CableCARD: out of memory error (cchost_system_time:46)
20110907-19:19:02 CableCARD: out of memory error (cchost_system_time:46)
20110907-19:19:27 CableCARD: out of memory error (cchost_session:160)
20110908-02:38:41 System: network link down
20110908-02:38:41 System: ip address expired
20110908-02:38:41 System: ip address expired
20110908-02:38:49 System: network link usb
20110908-02:38:49 System: ip address obtained: 192.168.140.209 / 255.255.255.248
20110908-02:39:11 System: ip address obtained: 169.254.247.16 / 255.255.0.0
So far, I haven't found the cause of the "CableCARD: out of memory error", but I did find a couple of reports of the same error with HDHR Primes on the SiliconDust site. No report of fix or anything there, just reports of the problem.
I recently set up an NPVR server. It's an AMD dual core 2ghz pc with 4gb of ram and a 1TB hard drive running Windows 7. It's connected to my home network via 100mb wired ethernet. I also set up a second NPVR pc that is configured as a client to the NPVR server. It is an Intel dual core 1.8ghz pc with 2.5gb of ram and a 160bg hard drive also running Windows 7.
The client connects to the server fine. I can see the tv guide and all of the recorded programs. When I attempt to play a recorded video, however, it all falls down. The performance playing the video is poor at best. It often lags and then speeds up to catch up. Audio is frequently out of sync, and skipping ahead or back in the video can cause a lag of anywhere from 5 to 30 seconds. When I play the videos locally on the server (connected to a tv) it plays fine, but the client performance is terrible to the point of being practically unusable.
Does anyone know a way to boost performance? Is there a configuration I may have missed or is the hardware I picked just not up to snuff (though playing the video with WMP via windows share on the same machine is fine).
When I got my cablecard, the TWC person told me they cost $2.50 per month. I thought that was fair. Then I got my bill and it also shows a charge of about $3.00 for a digital programming guide. I called them on it and they told me that with the cablecard I got "extra channels" and features that are new to me and that I needed them. I told them there were no new channels, and then they changed the story and said the hardware rental was $2.50, but to use it was $3.00 per month:eek: Somewhere he also told me the charge with for the EPG which I promptly told him I did not nor could not use do to it being a cablecard. I elevated it to a manager and he said it was all layed out on their website. I asked him where, and after a few minutes of looking, he had to ask another manager. Then he came back an led me through about 5 pages to get to a place where I could order a cable card, and if I did, it would tell me the price!
I then blasted him on bait and switch practices and inconsistent pricing (a STB costs $10.50 and includes your right to use it) SO he finally said there was no way he could change that charge. I then suggested that dish network was getting a call and he came back with "I can't change THAT charge, but let me look at your account for other savings." Then he came back and told me that for the next 12 months my total bill, internet, and 2 stb's and a cablecard and my tv package would now be $90 per month, down from $142/month! SO for bitching about $3 I saved $50. ($600 for the year)
It's great to be able to use my EGreat M34A to playback video files with HE-AAC audio using mvpmcx2. What I sometimes would like to do is take the EGreat with me to the holiday home with my USB drive to catch up on some taped TV programmes, many with HE-AAC audio. Any potential for being able to tie mvpmcx2's HE-AAC playback capability into the native NMT playback so that I can actually get HE-AAC audio when I'm not connected to the NextPVR server? Probably a big ask, I know.
