Briefly we had cable TV and all was well. But, now we're using an antenna. I've tried the CyberLink and ATI muxes to record mpegs. These files can be played back GBPVR on my PC but via the MVP they play for maybe 10 seconds and then it thinks it has reached the end of the clip.

I would just use my DTV converter box, and skip this ATSC business, but it is not supported by the hauppauge IR blaster that came with my HVR-1600 card.

Is there something else in the GBPVR setup that might make the files playable by the MVP? A different mux? Or does anyone know of a DTV converter box that works with the IR blaster? Or a way to manually input the codes for my existing box to the IR blaster software?

Thanks!

...maybe my answers are here http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=40021, which I just noticed, so I'll take a look at that and I'm sorry if I'm just retreading a well-worn subject.

...doesn't seem to work.

Hi,


I have just upgraded to the latest version of the software (SLICK skin is slick ) and pressing f7 doesn't seem to cycle though aspect ratios anymore.

Is this expected?

Thank you

My GBPVR screen size on my PCH needs to be reduced. On the Recording screen, "Re" is clipped on the left, and "recordings" barely makes it on the right. I ran MVP Position and came up with 1236 width, 44 X offset (started at 1280, 0 offset). Restarted recording service, and no change. Tried changing StartMeUp from "-m 720 &" to "-m 720 --display 1236x720 &" - no change.

Search of the forum resulted in:

- mvpmcx2 needs to have the same total dimensions as you have in config.xml or you will corrupt the frame buffer and get unexpected result.
Not really sure what that means.

What is going on?


current settings:

GBPVR 1.3.1.1
PCH set to HDMI 720p

<MAC-0006DC4223C2>
<MVPClientType>PCH</MVPClientType>
<MVPWidth>1236</MVPWidth>
<MVPHeight>720</MVPHeight>
<MVPOffsetX>44</MVPOffsetX>
<MVPOffsetY>0</MVPOffsetY>
<MVPSendIncrementalUpdates>true</MVPSendIncrementalUpdates>
<MVP16x9Mode>true</MVP16x9Mode>
<MVPTranscodeTS>false</MVPTranscodeTS>
<MVPTranscodeAVI>false</MVPTranscodeAVI>
<MVPTranscodeWMV>false</MVPTranscodeWMV>
<MVPTranscodeMKV>false</MVPTranscodeMKV>
</MAC-0006DC4223C2>



#echo "Shell to mvpmcx2 "

#remove the # from most appropriate line

# Analog TV settings

#/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m ntsc &
#/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m pal &

# HDMI/DVI settings
#/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m 720 &
/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m 720 --display 1236x720 &
#/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m 720 --frequency 50 &
#/etc/mvpmc/mvpmcx2 -m 1080 &

I'm trying to put together a low budget PVR, nothing fancy but I'd like to have the facility to watch one channel while recording another, perhaps download and watch some HD or at least hi res videos, play a DVD and perhaps play a Blu Ray when I can afford a drive. I've worked out that GB-PVR is clearly the software to use but I'm a little misty on the hardware I should run it on.

Based on my research so far I've purchased a Pinnacle 3010iX dual DVB-T/Analogue card off eBay (absolute bargain) but I'm at a bit of a loss as to what system to build around it.

My options are that I can go Intel or AMD. In either case I can get a Mobo/CPU combo for about 100UKP and I'll probably spend another 150 on RAM, a silent CPU cooler (these are awesome and will fit in a small HTPC case), RAM and HD. I have plans to build my own case, or at least re-purpose an old chassis I have laying around.

I'm looking for good recommendations for what mobo to get. I don't really know what I'm looking for. Is it worth getting one with a GeForce IGP or one of the AMD variants? Does GB-PVR even benefit from an onboard graphics processor? Where should I spend the money, on CPU grunt, mobo quality or elsewhere?

So far I'm looking at these;

AMD Rig:

CPU: Sempron LE-1250 AM2
Mobo: Either the Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H or the Asus M3N78-VM.

Both boards seem reasonable, both have HDMI, DVI, 6/8Ch Audio but the ASUS has a nice optical out, the Gigabyte has what looks like a digital coax output. The Gigabyte is based around the ATI Radeon 2100 platform, the ASUS is the NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset.

Intel Rig:

CPU: Celery E1200 Dual Core 1.6Ghz
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H

This board is based on the GeForce 7100. I lost track of the Nvidia model numbers years ago, they just don't make sense any more.

So where do I go from here? Are my mobo choices wildly inappropriate for what will only ever be an HTPC? Have I missed an obvious bargain or have I already shot myself in the foot with the hardware I'm looking at? Any helpful suggestions or gentle nudges towards useful websites or reading material is greatly appreciated.

Better than that would be somebody telling me exactly which bits to buy

G.

I've tried to get my NMT (A100) working with GBPVR. After several hours failing to do it by hand I decided to enable simple file sharing (I normally use username & password) and enabled the guest account. I ran the NMTInstall.exe and everything seemed fine. I used the NMT to browse to my new share and selected the second GBPVR option. The moment I do so the screen goes black and I have to reboot my NMT.

Having messed around with the files for hours earlier I decided to have a look at startmeup and changed it from the default to 720p / 50Hz to match my settings but it hasn't helped.

Can anyone suggest anything for me to try?

My GBPVR system is running XP Pro with SP3, with GBPVR v1.3.11.

Iain

GBPVR latest version
FFDShow audio decoder setup 3/0/2-5 channels "LFE"

AC3 Decoder:
FFDShow Audio Decoder: Mixer:Output Speakers Configuratiio 3/0/2-5 Channels "LFE"
Output: Pass-through (S/PDIF,HDMI) "AC3" "DTS"
Supported outputsample formats "16 bit integer" "24 bit integer" "AC3 (S/PDIF encode mode}" Bitrate "448"
Connect to: "Direct sound" "Apply only to S/PDIF output
Multichannel device: "use default device"
"Allow direct to file output"

Audio Renderer: "RealtekHD Audio Output"


I have 5.1 working but the one problem I'm having is with an ATSC station from a Hauppauge 1600 ATSC tuner. When I "map" the channel & click on the stream it plays 5.1 audio yet when I view the channel thru GBPVR I'm only getting 2 channel audio.

As it's my local NBC station I would like to get the 5.1 sound. As I've been using GBPVR for quite sometime now I'm perplexed as to why this isn't working!

I'm starting to tear my hair out with the EWA...

I've running GBPVR 1.2.9 and have installed v79 of the EWA (the latest release) and I have my router configured to forward ports 7647 and 7648. When I browse to: http://localhost:7647/gbpvr/guide.aspx on my GBPVR machine I get rejected immediately to a "Internet Explorer can't find this page" error.

I've tried installing v78 and that actually worked for about a day then it too just magically stopped working with the same error as above. So then I tried installing v79 again and still the same problem.

I've also messed around with my router A LOT and talked to my ISP as well as the router manufacturer, and I'm now 99% sure I have it setup correctly. When I had v78 installed and working (briefly) via the localhost, I could also get to the EWA via another computer on my home network by going to http://local-ip:7647/gbpvr/guide.aspx

I don't even really need external access as I use Logmein to access the GBPVR machine and then all I need is the localhost access to schedule recordings etc. If my video card was able to render the guide via Logmein then I wouldn't even need EWA either, but alas it won't.

Is there anything I'm doing wrong? Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Why is it that the image preview looks so much better on the folder than the file?
When navigating through my movies the folder always looks crisp and clear, but the file image is always pixalated and has bad quality.
They are the same image, just renamed properly.
(ex.) Mymovie.avi will be inside a folder. Then I have a image for the folder called "folder.jpg" and a copy of the image called "Mymovie.avi.jpg".

Is there a setting I can change so the quality of the file image is the same as the folder image?

I am a newbie with this product and have come across some problems which I could use some help from the more experienced.

My hardware setup:

Mainboard - Asus M2A-VM
Processeor – AMD x2 4200
Video Card – ATI onboard x1250
SAT Card – Technista Skystar HD2

Software:

Vista ultimate +SP1
Technisat Mantis BDA driver – ver 1.0.1.5 Date – 25 Jan 2008

I have updated the technisat in the bda.ini as suggested in the wiki using graphedit
I have used mc2xml as suggested in http://mc2xml.110mb.com/#gbpvr to retreive the EPG for Germany.
Configured “Capture Sources” and selected “Digital recording plugin” - this found my Technisat from the updated bda.ini. However “Country:” show only “All Countres” instaed of a list of countries. So I selected Astr 1e,1f,1g,1h,1kr,2c. I selected the EPG source that was exported with mc2xml. Clicked on the “Update EPG” button and got the german channels. I selected “Map digital channels” and started scanning. The scan finds lots of channels except the german channels. It also alway:confused crashes at “Scanning 22 of 77”.

How can I get past this problem? Is there a way I can troubleshoot this issue?

TIA

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Sometime ago, I reported on my attempt to run GBPVR under 64-bit Windows 7 beta. Since then, I have been evaluating the 32-bit version and installing the same applications. GBPVR appears to work with no problems. I am also using the PCH A-100 as a media extender, so I can vouch for mvpmcx2 as well. The difficulties I had with the HDHomerun tuner under the 64-bit version didn't happen with the 32-bit version.