Finally decided to move over from GBPVR. Using latest NPVR 2.03. Got the server set up successfully but I'm getting an error on the client machine. I can confirm that the server and directory names are correct and that I can access the network shares on the client computer.

I'd post logs, but I don't know where they are located on NPVR. Attached is the actual error. I get this when I go to Recordings or the Guide. Thanks for the help.

This isn't really a support question, but I was wondering if anyone has experience of using XBMC and NPVR on the same machine. Is it a neat solution, or a bit of a hack job?

I've seen several friends media centres running on XBMC, but of course they have no tuners. NPVR is in my mind the best PVR software, but there is a lot to be said for XBMC as a media file viewer.

Ideally, I'd like something like an XBMC button on the NPVR main menu, and an NPVR button on the XBMC menu, but I imagine this'd be a challenge to implement!

In NPVR 2.0.3, the PAUSE function (ctrl-Q) doesn't appear to work correctly; in fact it seems to give the same event code as STOP (ctrl-S). The attached log shows the following sequences of keys:

1.[INDENT]play-pause-play-stop[/INDENT]

2.[INDENT]play-pause-play-stop[/INDENT]

3.[INDENT]play-pause-pause-play-stop[/INDENT]

In all cases, the keyboard was used with:

Play=ctrl-P
Pause=ctrl-Q
Stop=ctrl-S

I'd like to investigate creating a Windows service that can communicate (both ways) with a NPVR plugin.

Anyone got any hints and/or sample code?

I am not sure what has happened. I have not changed anything on my computer and no new updates have been installed. I run Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

It seems like playback of recordings no longer works and is distorted. Live TV works fine.

If I switch from VMR9 Custom to Overlay, the recordings play. I have always used VMR9 so I am not sure what is going on. Attached are my logs. Thanks!

I have tried different video decoders but that doesn't help.

I am getting TS Mon errors? i have posted some info to help i hope?

Quote:2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [INFO][1] DigitalRecorder.StartStream(c:\dev\null.ts)
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [INFO][1] Creating BDA graph
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] CreateTuneRequestDVBS@1
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] CreateTuneRequestDVBS@2
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] CreateTuneRequestDVBS@3
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] CreateTuneRequestDVBS@4
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] CreateTuneRequestDVBS@ found tuning space
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] CreateTuneRequest successful
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] CreateTuneRequestDVBS@exit
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] About to submit tuning request
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] tuning request submitted
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] Calling LockChannel()
2011-03-28 21:06:45.593 [DEBUG][1] locked=0, present=0, strength=0, quality=0 (took 0ms to check)
2011-03-28 21:06:45.609 [DEBUG][1] Using tuner VideoMate DVB-S DVBS Tuner (1)
2011-03-28 21:06:45.609 [DEBUG][1] About to auto detect capture filter
2011-03-28 21:06:45.609 [DEBUG][1] Got capture filter: 'VideoMate DVB-S Digital Capture'
2011-03-28 21:06:45.609 [DEBUG][1] Added capture filter
2011-03-28 21:06:45.609 [DEBUG][1] Connected Tuner to Capture
2011-03-28 21:06:45.625 [DEBUG][1] FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: NPVR TS Mon
2011-03-28 21:06:45.625 [ERROR][1] Unable to get 'NPVR TS Mon'

Hi Gang,
I'm looking into trying to set up a recorder through my computer. My question concerns the TV Guide factor involved in this project. I presently use Cox cable and was wondering whether a GBPVR set up will provide the guide necessary to record and playback high definition TV through my computer. Additionally, does anyone know of a place that has the basic setup including hardware, plug-ins, etc that would be necessary to get me going. Any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Overall it's a great idea, but the amount of information available anded to the different configurations people use can overwhelm a person when trying to figure out their configuration.
Thanks Much
Greg S

The channels on the Freesat service here in the UK are always jumping around (changing transponder, or video PID, or audio, or...).

I noticed last night - in my GBPVR setup - that another couple of channels had vanished. Turns out their video PIDs had changed.

But clever NPVR with its new way of tuning hadn't lost them.

Nice one sub!

My EC168 based tuner was working fine in GB-PVR, but haven't been able to get it to work NPVR. NPVR detects the tuner, but when I go to setup channels and click scan, the digital channel scanning window appears. Then I click OK there and NPVR crashes with the unhandled exception below, and I have to ctrl-alt-del to close NPVR. If I click on cancel first, it crashes to the desktop. I am using xp sp3 on an EEE 701 (plays 720p happily!). I have 3 mpeg2 decoders: cyberlink, moonlight-elecard and ffdshow. I have tried them all. I have several ac3 decoders too but haven't tried each one systematically. I will report back if I solve it.


************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at DShowHelper.DestroyGraph(IGraphBuilder* pGB)
at Native.DigitalRecorderBase.DestroyGraph()
at NShared.DigitalRecorder.StopAllStreams()
at NShared.DigitalScanningForm.OnClosing(Object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnFormClosing(FormClosingEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.CheckCloseDialog(Boolean closingOnly)

Help! I've been scratching my head on this for a while and it doesn't make sense. I'm looking for any advice on where to look for the problem.

I'm running NPVR 2.0.3 on Windows 2008 R2 (yes, it's a server OS, and maybe that's part of the problem...). My scheduled recordings are missing chunks, but they run to completion. There are NO errors logged in NRecord.log - they start as scheduled and end as scheduled. I'm running a Dvico USB tuner that I've been running on a Windows 7 machine for years without issues.

The only evidence is from Timing.info. Here's a sample - the last two columns are the calculated differences between the prior entry and this entry for the two sets of number so you can see the problem in the last few entries:

2646291 4939150288 858 1760808
2647149 4940827248 858 1676960
2648023 4942504208 874 1676960
2648897 4944181168 874 1676960
2649786 4945941976 889 1760808
2650644 4947702784 858 1760808
2651533 4949463592 889 1760808
2746257 4950385920 94724 922328
2857751 4950469768 111494 83848
2969260 4950553616 111509 83848
3080754 4950637464 111494 83848
3192264 4950721312 111510 83848
3303758 4950805160 111494 83848
3415267 4950889008 111509 83848
3526761 4950972856 111494 83848
3638271 4951056704 111510 83848
3749780 4951140552 111509 83848

This occurs randomly during recordings and not every time. I've tried reloading everything and moved the output files to other local and network drives, but no luck. I'm really just interested in any clue anyone can give me that might point to the root of the problem.

Thanks in advance