Hello,

I just bought an HVR-1600 with the impression that it could record actual transport stream (.ts) files. But when I record a QAM signal, it saves the program stream (.mpeg file).

Is there a way to record and save the actaul transport stream via WinTV or any other method.

I new to PCTV since I'm trying to save on my Satellite bill, u kno...the economy sucks right now.

Hauppage 4000 running DVB-T and DVB-S, ATI 3450 graphics, Intel Core2 E8400 3GHz and Vista. Display is primary HDMI at 1080i (so should have H.264 h/w assist)

All fine for SD, and CPU at a few %. However Freesat HD channels stutter about once per sec. CPU shows both cores at around 40%. All other resource usage is low.

Logs (attached) show the PowerDVD H.264 codec in use. I assume this is where all the CPU is going. The only options Config shows for H.264 codec are system default and PowerDVD. Should there be a separate codec for the ATI 3450 h/w assist?

I'm currently using overlay mode, but changing it doesn't help.

I'v updated to the latest ATI drivers.

Any clues what's causing the stutter?

I can't find BBC1, BBC2 or Film4. I can find BBC3 and BBC News, which is on the same mux as BBC1 and BBC2. Why would that be?

As for Film4, I can't find it or any other of the other channels on that mux.

This is my transmitter... http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SZ447865

I can pick up all the channels on the exact same hardware using DVB web scheduler instead of GBPVR. So I know the hardware is ok. Any ideas? :confused:

Hi,
Recently something changed with the freeview/DVB-t transmitter on Rowridge and since then I've had to retune my digital TVs and this restored the channels.

However, I've come to do it on my GBPVR box and all of the channels are found, except BBC channels?

I can't believe it is the antenna as I've seen suggested elsewhere as it's a year old and has been working perfectly since, and still is with every other TV connected to it.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks,
Nick

Version 1.3.11, default codec, on Vista.
I think (meaning I',m not really sure) that this just srarted recently.
We havent been recording for about a month, but everything seemed to be OK then.
The video and sound halt while veiwing a recorded program.
When this happens the (forward, etc.) controls on the remote don't function properly.
Veiwing the same program again (after restsrting GBPVR) does not cause a hang at the same place - but it does hang again.

Any ideas?

I have been using GBPVR for a few years now, and has always worked great. i recently set up another HTPC in a different room, and am attempting to get GBPVR installed in teh client congifuration. i think it is set up all good now, but i am having some issues. I can see all of the recordings on the server, but when i try to play one, i either just get a black screen that hangs up, or stuttering audio only. Also, if i try to acces the videos directly from the video library, the screen goes black for a sec, and then kicks me back to teh directory list. Any thoughts? i have tried playing teh videos over teh network with vlc and they play fine, just can't get GBPVR to play them.

Hi Everyone,

my new HTPC is coming tomorrow!!!!

Instead of the MVP, I will have a dedicated PC for the television (Dell Studio Slim 540s, Core2Quad, etc) and want to find a way to easily move the current setup onto this new PC.

I had though of installing the current release (same as my backend today) onto my new PC (Vista this time, not XP), and then copying in the current GBPVR directory after shutting down the processes and recording service.

This of course assumes that all BDA and Hauppauge drivers are installed!

I also want to use my current Hauppauge remote control from the MVP with my new rig -- assuming that I scrounge up a USB IR receiver, is this a valid option and what would I need to do to sew it up? Our familiy is used to the Hauppauge MVP remote and changing that would be fatal.

Has anyone had success with this type of migration, what pitfalls could I expect?

Thanks,
Dane

Hi,
All the DVB-T frequencies in my area have been changed as of today, so I need to do a rescan. I've tried every solution I can find in the forum for fixing this problem, but I'm still having no success. The scan finds a few channels but then hangs on channel 18 of 57.

I know the card works fine as it was receiving all channels perfectly yesterday.

Any ideas?

I'm using 1.3.11 with XP and have added the three files at the end of the survival guide.
Logs attached.

I am looking at getting one of the wireless MVPs but I have seen the reports of slow performance and what not is it because the built-in wireless gear is crappy or outdated or is it because it is just slow all together. Do you think it would be more beneficial to get a wired MVP and a Wireless adapter like Linksys. I really dont want to run wires at this time. Thanks.

Just bought a SD290EKB dvd player for use in my bedroom on an old crt tv.

It has a usb 2.0 slot & is advertised to play Divx, mp3 & jpeg media.

I was most impressed when it played xvid & mpeg files on a usb stick that were recorded via GB-PVR. It can even open folders containing these files.

This is a very cheap player (£40.00 approx) & quite good quality. There is no HDMI slot though.

I was thinking about building a client pc for my bedroom but this little beauty has changed my mind