I have a Hauppauge 2250 and am trying to set it up so that I can watch my local channels in QAM HD. Here are a few shots of how I have it configured. Currently, I am able to watch/record 2 programs at the same time, but my locals are in analog instead of HD.
I'd got a Sky HD Box here in the house. Currently I'm connected over SVideo to the HD box for my recording via Hauppauge PVR 350 Card. Everything is working fine.
But I'd like to get HD recording rather than HD Feed recorded using Analogue Card.
Outputs on the back on the Sky HD Box are only HDMI, SVideo, Scart.
"KWorld PVR-TV 305U" is a USB analog TV tuner,
the KWorld Media center working well and recording in all formats(MPEG2,H.264,MPEG4).
this is my FilterCheck log:
Code:
10:31:48.490 INFO Log started
10:31:48.491 INFO Filter Check v1.0
10:31:48.491 INFO
10:31:48.491 INFO
10:31:48.491 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE filters
10:31:48.508 INFO found: MicIn
10:31:48.518 INFO - (input) ADC
10:31:48.518 INFO - (output) Recording Control
10:31:48.519 INFO
10:31:48.520 INFO found: USB 2863 Device
10:31:48.532 INFO - (output) Capture
10:31:48.533 INFO - (input) Analog Video In
10:31:48.533 INFO - (output) VBI
10:31:48.533 INFO - (output) Audio
10:31:48.533 INFO - (input) Analog Audio In
10:31:48.533 INFO
10:31:48.533 INFO
10:31:48.533 INFO
10:31:48.533 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_ENCODER filters
10:31:48.534 INFO
10:31:48.534 INFO
10:31:48.534 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_CROSSBAR filters
10:31:48.536 INFO found: WDM 2863 Crossbar
10:31:48.538 INFO - (input) 0: Video Tuner In
10:31:48.538 INFO - (input) 1: Video Composite In
10:31:48.538 INFO - (input) 2: Video SVideo In
10:31:48.538 INFO - (input) 3: Video YRYBY In
10:31:48.538 INFO - (input) 4: Video SerialDigital In
10:31:48.538 INFO - (input) 5: Audio Tuner In
10:31:48.538 INFO - (input) 6: Audio Line In
10:31:48.538 INFO - (output) 0: Video Decoder Out
10:31:48.538 INFO - (output) 1: Audio Decoder Out
10:31:48.538 INFO
10:31:48.538 INFO
10:31:48.538 INFO
10:31:48.538 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_TVTUNER filters
10:31:48.540 INFO found: WDM 2863 TVTuner
10:31:48.548 INFO - (output) Analog Video
10:31:48.548 INFO - (output) Analog Audio
10:31:48.548 INFO
10:31:48.548 INFO
10:31:48.548 INFO
10:31:48.548 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_TVAUDIO filters
10:31:48.550 INFO found: WDM 2863 TVAudio
10:31:48.551 INFO - (input) TVAudio In
10:31:48.551 INFO - (output) TVAudio Out
10:31:48.551 INFO
10:31:48.551 INFO
10:31:48.551 INFO
10:31:48.551 INFO Checking AM_KSCATEGORY_VBICODEC filters
10:31:48.552 INFO
10:31:48.552 INFO
10:31:48.552 INFO Checking KSCATEGORY_BDA_NETWORK_TUNER filters
10:31:48.553 INFO
10:31:48.553 INFO
10:31:48.553 INFO Checking KSCATEGORY_BDA_RECEIVER_COMPONENT filters
For the life of me I can't remember the syntax for & in an xml file, I did try searching but I haven't had much luck with the new search facility since the upgrade to the forum software.
For a few months, an occasional program (one in particular) has appeared twice in the recordings list. This appears to be related to the fact that the series is airing on two stations, with the listing from one being in small letters, and the listing from the other being in capitals. When I record the "small letter" version, it appears twice; once with the title in small letters, and once in capitals.
In addition, however: that program sometimes appears a second time in my list with a completely different program name. Often, the date assigned to it is far in the future.
In both cases, the recording is not occurring twice; there is just a second link to it from a second name. The situation has so far been a fairly minor annoyance, but I can see where those "future recordings" might be skipped if left too long.
I don't want to admit the program in question, especially to Sub, but I will if I have to.
Firstly, I have a working motorola channel changer executable for the comcast motorola boxes with a serial plug. Anyone need it, email me.
On to my problems...
I have the HVR-950q, it's installed using the direct.ini tweak which gives me the HVR-950q analog option. I originally installed this to tune directly through the gadget and everything worked, but I need to change the channels on my cable box. So now its Composite, External tuner.
If I record, it will create the directory but never store a file. I've installed the MCE Soft encoder, but it doesn't show up in filter show. The error I'm seeing is: FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: MainConcept (MCE) MPEG Encoder
I've installed the soft encoder from hauppage, I've also installed the MCE Driver. I don't see these in filter show. Any ideas? Will graphrecorder fix this?
Thanks
Don
I installed the Hauppauge WinTV Nova HD S2 and installed all drivers!
When i press on "Map digital channels to EPG channels" the new window opens and i get a error message "GB-PVR was unable to start the BDA device you have configured. Check the device is configured properly, and not already in use."
High drive temps are a frequent cause of data loss and rising temps can warn of potential failure before it happens.
So, here's a little util i made to get drive temperatures from the drive's temperature probe smart data..
Also works over your network!..
Many features still to add, but it works great so far..a bit slow if you have lots of empty usb mem card slots..
I've made it semi-scriptable, so you could make it a early warning system..
Limitations: can't get usb drive smart data nor raid nor removables..only ata/ide/scsi/sata drives..
S.M.A.R.T. must be working and enabled on the drive..it gets all drive's data using wmi..not all drives give out good smart data in same place..
that said, it works on every smart drive i have..
to use:
smart.exe [shows local drives temps + dialog]
smart.exe . n [shows local drives temp without poppping up dialog, for scripts]
smart.exe computer n [shows "computer"'s drive's temps]
smart.exe /? shows help and usage for batch files.
for batch files:
for /f ""usebackq"" %%f in (`smart.exe . n`) do if %%f GTR 48 echo WARNING! drive is over 48 degrees!
i'll be adding more features like email warnings, audible/voice warnings, constant monitoring option..etc.. maybe even a plugin for status screens.. [maybe even a cpu temp too]
don't check too often, it does add a little bit of drive access, tho curiously, mostly to get list of drives and pnpid's..so i'll be caching those in future..
so then it'll be easy on the drive and able to check more often without worry..[for always on checking with alarms]
for now use at least a minute delay between attempts and it should be fine..
well, it's rough but it works...let me know if any problems..
[maybe even a cpu temp too]