i searched around and found that gbpvr has quality support( resolution bit rate). but i havent been able to find anything on NPVR.
if i want to record at 720x480 what would be a good bitrate(full quality).i have a 4;3 480i tv so i dont want to record in HD resolution, but still in 16:9 (i dont mind the black bars)
this project is great, originally had mythtv on ubuntu but i couldn't get svideo in the opensource drivers( i have a ati x1300) BUT this is way better of course :d
How do you configure the HDPVR to use the toslink digital connection for the recording the audio? As I recall with GBPVR, there was a AnalogHD.ini file that you could adjust which audio input you wanted to use. I don't see any such file with NPVR and the device setup dialog does not seem to give an option for which audio input to use.
Total newbie with NPVR. Installed it about two weeks ago when the software that came with my KWorld TV card started crashing constantly. After first installation of NPVR I scanned all my channels in. At that point I found I had neither picture or sound. Following the advice of this forum I downloaded and installed FFDSHOW. On selecting FFDSHOW codecs I then had picture and sound. RESULT! However, there was no option / button / method of recording anything.
I searched this forum and various other places and I found nothing on this particular problem, so I assumed I'd screwed up the install somehow, and I removed NPVR and did a re-install. Now I have sound, no picture (which I can't fix and I've tried EVERY codec in the options list), and still I can't find any way of making a recording.
I've tried starting the NPVR Service from the start menu shortcut and I get an error popup. I've attached a gif of the error pop up for full info. on what it says exactly.
What do I do to:
1: restore my picture, cos it must work, as it worked fine before!
2: make a recording, I'm assuming the NPVR service is the thing I need to get running?
Thanks in advance.
Windows XP Home SP2
KWORLD DVB-T 100
If you need any other info just ask :-)
Cheers
T
I have, as per the title, extremely sluggish PCH Menu and then it won't play the file at all.
I'm not sure if this is related to the EWA plugin, but the only error I can see is in the web.log, for the file I was trying to play?
k.
Code:
2011-04-19 23:57:08.493 [ERROR][13] Unexpected error streaming
file: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An existing connection was forcibly
closed by the remote host
at
System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Send(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size,
SocketFlags socketFlags)
at
Cassini.Request.StreamFile()
2011-04-19
23:57:08.493 [DEBUG][13] RollingFile.Close()
2011-04-19
23:57:08.494 [DEBUG][13] Got Web Request (192.168.1.201):
/stream
2011-04-19
23:57:08.495 [DEBUG][13] SharedMemoryHelper::Open()
2011-04-19
23:57:08.495 [DEBUG][13] Unable to find in 'Global', about to check
'Local'
2011-04-19 23:57:08.495 [DEBUG][13] Unable to find in
either 'Global' or 'Local'
2011-04-19
23:57:08.495 [DEBUG][13] RollingFile(D:\GBPVRVids\Super Rugby (L) Red
v Bul\Super Rugby (L) Red v Bul_20110416_17301930.ts)..
2011-04-19
23:57:08.495 [DEBUG][13] SharedMemoryHelper::Open()
2011-04-19
23:57:08.495 [DEBUG][13] Unable to find in 'Global', about to check
'Local'
2011-04-19 23:57:08.495 [DEBUG][13] Unable to find in
either 'Global' or 'Local'
2011-04-19
23:57:08.495 [DEBUG][13] about to read 200000 from location 0
(current length = 3248743400)
2011-04-19
23:57:08.495 [DEBUG][13] about to read 200000 from location
200000 (current length = 3248743400)
2011-04-19 23:57:09.108 [ERROR][13] Unexpected error streaming file: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Send(Byte[]
buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size, SocketFlags socketFlags)
at
Cassini.Request.StreamFile()
2011-04-19
23:57:09.108 [DEBUG][13] RollingFile.Close()
2011-04-19
23:57:09.525 [DEBUG][13] Got Web Request (192.168.1.201):
/stream
2011-04-19
23:57:09.526 [DEBUG][13] SharedMemoryHelper::Open()
2011-04-19
23:57:09.526 [DEBUG][13] Unable to find in 'Global', about to check
'Local'
2011-04-19 23:57:09.526 [DEBUG][13] Unable to find in
either 'Global' or 'Local'
2011-04-19
23:57:09.527 [DEBUG][13] RollingFile(D:\GBPVRVids\Super Rugby (L) Red
v Bul\Super Rugby (L) Red v Bul_20110416_17301930.ts)..
2011-04-19
23:57:09.527 [DEBUG][13] SharedMemoryHelper::Open()
2011-04-19
23:57:09.527 [DEBUG][13] Unable to find in 'Global', about to check
'Local'
2011-04-19 23:57:09.527 [DEBUG][13] Unable to find in
either 'Global' or 'Local'
2011-04-19
23:57:09.527 [DEBUG][13] about to read 200000 from location 0
(current length = 3248743400)
2011-04-19
23:57:09.527 [DEBUG][13] about to read 200000 from location
200000 (current length = 3248743400)
2011-04-19
23:57:09.574 [ERROR][13] Unexpected error streaming file:
System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An existing connection was forcibly closed
by the remote host
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Send(Byte[]
buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size, SocketFlags socketFlags)
at
Cassini.Request.StreamFile()
2011-04-19
23:57:09.574 [DEBUG][13] RollingFile.Close()
Cable lineup changed for Clear QAM, and I rescanned and reloaded EPG data to fix issue.
In NEWA, no TV listings appear, but they appear fine in npvr native after EPG reload.
If I search NEWA for an episode, it finds it -- so it somehow sees the data, but is not displaying it in the TV listings. Do I need to delete my recurring recordings that have been there from before the rescan? Is that what is messing up NEWA? Any help to quickly fix this issue, greatly appreciated. Frustrating.
I am about to go on hols. and I'm taking my PCH + a USB drive with some recordings on to keep the nipper entertained, and maybe a few films for us adults to watch. Loading the USB drive is a manual process using the windows file explorer, but that doesn't allow me to see the program info, just the file name and often I have long forgotten the name of a program vs. it's contenr . It would be cool if I could do this from the npvr gui, where I can see the extended program info, a check box or a send to menu item. maybee npvr could also add a txt file description of the program to the drive?
A GUI improvement: some sort of visual indicator of how far down the list I am, like a scroll bar but not interactive. I am with Sub in that I dont like menus that wrap around, but I would still like an indicator as to where I am in the list. I would also like it in the TV guide that does wrap around, I am often to stupid to realise that I've wrapped around and I'm abck at the begining.
I have recently installed NPVR. I can receive all the available channels including the Freeview HD channels that have just been launched in our area. I get vision and audio fine for all the SD channels but can only get vision for the HD channels. I originally tried combinations of the decoders that I had available which were the standard Microsoft DTV-DVD and PowerDVD 10. When these did not work, I tried the K-Lite and SAF5 packs which I downloaded via Google after viewing the forums in these pages. Nothing has worked and I am now at a loss about what to try next.
