Just started using ts streaming to the client with the 'very beta' patch and noticed that while playing live TV the available system memory decreases at about 1meg/s.
I only found this out because I noticed the HDD chugging away and a low virtual memory warning, so I'm guesing it starts growing a huge paging file when all the memorys used up.

I'm running SVideo out to a 61" SD rear-projection set, at 1024x768. Which version of CS4 would be best, the SD or HD flavor?

After suffering with video tearing and non-accelerated 1080i playback for months with my Radeon HD4550, I went over to the green team. I've read here that the Radeon HD3450/3650 are good HTPC cards and don't suffer the problems of the HD4000 series, but I wanted a card I could just pick up at (and return to) my local Fry's, and they don't carry any HD3000 cards at all any more.

First I tried the on-board video of my GeForce 6100 mainboard via a KWorld scan converter - no good, still tearing, 1080i still non-accelerated (or not accelerated enough). The video quality of the scan converter was ok, nothing to get excited about, but far better than the eVGA 8400gs I'll mention in a moment.

Then I bought a GeForce 7200GS - no good, the card didn't work at all. No idea if the card was defective, or if it just had some compatibility issue with my mainboard.

Then I bought an eVGA GeForce 8400gs. It had very poor S-Video out quality. The performance was better, but 1080i was still not well accelerated at all. Adding insult, the fan could be heard all the way down the hall.

Tonight I installed a PNY GeForce 9400gt. At last, good results. 1080i seems to be accelerated, looks good, no de-interlacing problems, fan is quiet. With VMR9 FSE there's no tearing or stutter at all; on VMR9 Custom there is a very slight tear on 1080i channels from time to time, but nothing I'm going to complain about. I'm able to run at 1024x768 and get quasi-HD quality on my 61" SD bigscreen (yes, I know SVideo doesn't truly give me 1024x768, but I can definitely see the improvement vs 640x480 on HD channels)

I'd say the HD4550 still had better image quality on S-Video out, but the PNY 9400GT is pretty decent (far superior to whatever garbage eVGA used on that 8400gs). The TV tuning options in the nVidia control panel are a bit touchy, sometimes adjusting one thing will break something else; ATI Catalyst Control Center was comparitively a joy. But I've got it adjusted now so hopefully that will be the end of it.

Just filing my report for the potential benefit for those on a video card hunt. Everyone seems to have different experiences though; I've seen several mentions of people quite happy with the 8400gs, but it didn't work for me.

edit: final piece of the puzzle - set 'wait for vertical sync' to 'force on' in 3d settings; that seems to have cured the tearing (I was starting to see more tearing, getting a bit disappointed until I remembered that setting)

I recorded shows on FOX, NBC, and CBS tonight. FOX and NBC are on the same frequency and ever since I upgraded to 1.3.11, GBPVR has always chosen to multi-record these 2 stations together. For some reason it did not multi-record and sent one of the recordings to my HDPVR instead of multi-recording on my HDHR. Any ideas? Not sure witch logs to attach, just let me know which ones are needed. Thanks.

I'm a newb, I've struggled along OK up to the point where I am now but I cannot for the life of me figure this out. I need some kind assistance, please.

Configured with TS Mux, DVB-T feeding my HVR-2200, Live TV is great, recorded analogue is great, recorded TS is nothing (black screen no sound).

Have attached logs as an example.

I saw an earlier post from sub saying

Quote:download GraphEdit, then from the 'insert filters' menu option, expand the directshow category and add the MPEG-2 Demultiplexer and GB-PVR TS Reader filters. When prompted for a file name, select your .ts file. Drag the output pin of the 'GB-PVR TS Reader' to the input pin of the 'MPEG-2 Demultiplexer'. This should cause some output pins to get created on the 'MPEG-2 Demultiplexer' filter. Does it? What are the pin names.

I am trying to mount an NFS share (I am using MythTV, however this should not matter since I am using the FILESYSTEM browser from the mvpmc menu).

I can mount it and see the contents of it when I telnet to the mvpmc, however the contents do NOT show up when using the mvpmc on screen menu FILESYSTEM. Is there something I am missing?

See below which shows the .avi file when telnet to the mediamvp:
# ls
bin etc linuxrc memory proc tmp union var
dev lib live oldroot sbin uPnP usr videosb
# cd videosb
# ls
ER.S15E17.REPACK.HDTV.XviD-0TV.avi
#

My dongle.bin.config is attached.

Here is the command I am using to create and mount the NFS share:
mkdir /videosb
mount -t nfs -o nolock,rsize=4096,wsize=4096,nfsvers=3 192.168.0.102:/videos /videosb

I record SD and HD television shows with GBPVR and the Hauppauge HVR-1600 and HVR-2250 tuner cards. While these turn out fine, there are some playback issues on my Tvix M6500 that I'm trying to solve by transcoding.

I have found if I transcode to an MP4 file with MP4 video and AAC audio the playback works perfectly. However, shows with 5.1 audio end up kind of weird sounding when transcoded into 6 channel. It's like it gets downmixed to stereo on just the left and center channel or something. Hard to explain.

This is the commandline I am using:

"C:\program files\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe" -i D:\clip.mpg -threads 4 -vcodec mpeg4 -b 12000k -acodec libfaac -ab 192kb -ac 6 d:\test.mp4

Any ideas what I can do to retain the full 5.1 audio tracks?

I also need to retain compatibility for standard def channels with 2 channel stereo tracks.

I'm not concerned about file sizes.

Thanks,

Anthony

Hi Everyone,

I tried to log this on the the XMLTVNZ forum - but the author suggested i use some editor to do what im after - then didnt give any hints (so safe to say he doesnt wanna know bout it).

I have a HVR4000 - which as such has 2 capture sources DVB-S and DVB-T.

I have set channels 1-3 from the DVB-T as "ONE HD, TWO HD, THREE HD" - just so that i can tell these are the HD Capable channels vs DVB-S which is always SD.

However since import all the EPG data from a XMLTV file - it will only populate the EPG data against the SD Channels (Since i called the HD channels by a different name).

My question is there anyway (or utilility) that i can use that can "duplicate" all the TV1,TV2,TV3 data - and add it back into the file for "ONE HD, TWO HD, THREE HD".

I hope this isnt an unreasonable question - as i dont really want to be recording all my stuff in HD - which is why ive set them up as different channel names.

I can remember one of the aussie epg programs was written that you could output the data to as many duplicate names as you wished, but as mentioned above - xmltvnz is not keen on that. I do understand that this is probably not a very common request - but id love to know how to get around it (other than forget about having separate HD channel names).

Many thanks in advance

Hi,

This isnt really an issue as such - its an observation - that does have consequences down the track.

Normally when you have x tuner cards set to record at the same time - and you are also watching live tv you will get thrown out back to the menu once all the tuners become active for the recordings.

What ive just discovered is that when i was watching TV2 HD on the DVB-T part of the HVR4000 - it caused the recording that was scheduled to use the DVB-S part of the card to fail.

Worth noting that it was greys anatomy that failed (and now my a$$ is grass when the wife finds out).

The DVB-S tuner and the DVB-T tuner are set up as separate capture sources. However it would appear that it does not boot you out when your watching live tv on the DVB-T and it needs the DVB-S for a recording (and prob vice versa).

I had been given the impression that the HVR4000 'knew' that both sources were on the same card - so would behave somewhat like a standard card in terms of tuner availability.

Im sure this my also be a problem for other dual mode tuner cards.

What exactly is the logic for GBPVR when it comes to this dilemma?? :eek:

Thanks to Rudgey who posted news of this in his thread here
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=41183

http://thedigitallifestyle.com/cs/blogs/...he-uk.aspx

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