I currently pay for limited cable but am making the switch to OTA DTV (digital TV). I have my converter box and a cheap antenna--and the stations come in very clear. I would like to continue using the MVP (not for live TV though), but need to know which Setup is cheapest and simplest for recording shows. I currently have the Hauppauge USB2 PVR which is recording from cable. By dropping cable, I can save the $16 bucks a month since all I get are local channels anyway--all which are free OTA. In order to record shows using the OTA stations, which option below is the best (simplest) and cheapest route:
1) Buy a new OTA TV tuner and use one of the plugins/apps to convert the HD recordings down to SD so the MVP can play them.
or
2) Buy another converter box (i have another $40 coupon) and an IR-blaster and use them in tandem with my USB2 PVR.
Or
If you have a better idea, I am open to it too.
I am leaning towards the second option, since many threads out there seem to mention the difficulty of downgrading recordings for the MVP and I can't live without ComSkip. I have a SD TV, with no plans to upgrade to HD any time soon.
Any suggestions or help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Thanks again for a great product. I have just bought a projector - so GBPVR is having a new lease of life in my set up (community skin on a 90" screen looks fantastic)....
Because of my new setup I've started wanting to play DVDs for first time in about three years of GBPVR use. I activated the DVD plugin, made sure that cyberlink powerdvd was installed (I have version 4.0), but I when I hit play, the disc spins up and screen goes black, but then GBPVR skips back to the main menu.
I'm using 1.3.7 of GBPVR with version 4.0 of powerdvd. I've tried changing config from cyberlink navigator to navigator & changing the specified codecs but to no avail.
I have attached all log files, but noticed the specific error shown below:
Quote:2009-02-02 20:25:22.437 VERBOSE [1] Key pressed: Return
2009-02-02 20:25:22.437 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DVDPath
2009-02-02 20:25:22.437 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/DVDPath : E:
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Loading key mapping: C:\Program Files\Devnz\GBPVR\KeyMappings\DvdPlayer.xml
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^Y DVD_SUBTITLES
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^G DVD_AUDIO
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^B DVD_OSD
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Home DVD_MENU
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: F7 DVD_ASPECT_RATIO
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Escape DVD_ESCAPE
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Enter DVD_ENTER
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Return DVD_ENTER
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^S DVD_STOP
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^F DVD_FASTFORWARD
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^D DVD_REWIND
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^Right DVD_SKIP_FORWARDS
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^Left DVD_SKIP_BACKWARDS
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Up DVD_UP
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Down DVD_DOWN
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Left DVD_LEFT
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Right DVD_RIGHT
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^Q DVD_PAUSE
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^P DVD_PLAY
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: F11 DVD_VIDEO_PLUGIN
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: F1 DVD_TV_GUIDE
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Add DVD_VOLUME_UP
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Subtract DVD_VOLUME_DOWN
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: ^M DVD_VOLUME_MUTE
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: Oemplus DVD_VOLUME_UP
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] Adding: OemMinus DVD_VOLUME_DOWN
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/PromptForResume
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/PromptForResume : false
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DVDChapterSkip
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/DVDChapterSkip : true
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsForward
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsForward : 60
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsBack
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsBack : 30
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/ManualSkipTimebase
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/ManualSkipTimebase : Minutes
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue cached value: /settings/ShowVolumeChanges : true
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/SkipInsteadOfFFRW
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/SkipInsteadOfFFRW : false
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/MinimalVideoOSD
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] getValue: /settings/MinimalVideoOSD : false
2009-02-02 20:25:22.453 VERBOSE [1] About to play DVD volume: E:\
2009-02-02 20:25:26.796 VERBOSE [1] After PlayDVD()
2009-02-02 20:25:26.906 VERBOSE [1] ReturnToMainMenu()
2009-02-02 20:25:26.906 VERBOSE [1] DVD is currently active
2009-02-02 20:25:26.906 VERBOSE [1] DVD.Deactivate() called
2009-02-02 20:25:26.937 VERBOSE [1] ReturnToMainMenu()@2
2009-02-02 20:25:26.937 VERBOSE [1] System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.
at DirectShowPlayerBase.setPlaybackPosition(DirectShowPlayerBase* , Double pos)
at NativeUtilities.MediaHelper.setPlaybackRate(Double rate)
at GBPVRX2.Players.x2a148ffd35c37d14.x64fff8c5415b9fc5(String xb2ac3fdb71f19c57)
at GBPVRX2.xef86bb652108e2a2.Activate()
at GBPVRX2.MenuTask.x9006c1ed9ccb79de.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
at GBPVRX2.x0061b801bdf12d35.xdae9991ab918b397(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, KeyEventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at GBPVRX2.x0061b801bdf12d35.WndProc(Message& m)
2009-02-02 20:25:26.937 VERBOSE [1] OnPaint()
Hope someone out there may of had this, or have some idea what might cause this.
Been using PCH A110 and GBPVR1.3.11.7 fine for about 2 weeks now. I can record and play back with no problems.
Untill 2 days ago, for some reason I can record fine, however if I try to replay the recording back or use live tv - PCH screen goes black pauses and returns back to the previous GBPVR screen, no errors at all.
I can play these videos through WMP no problems and if i use PCH to broswe to the folder they play also.
I've also tried playing my mp3 but they also will not play.
Firstly, many thanks for your help in choosing my hardware a couple of weeks ago - I've now got my new GBPVR setup up and running with 1.3.11.
The only thing I can't get to work properly is the IR Remote that came with my Nova-T 500. Some of the buttons work (Arrows, OK), but not the rest (Backup, Play, Pause, etc).
I've got the Hauppauge remote chosen in Config.exe, and have hit the 'Fix 45 button remote' button (and restarted the IR program). I also installed WinTV 6.4, and tried some other drivers that were kicking around the Hauppauge forums.
I'm not too sure on if ir.exe is supposed to stay running all the time, but I've noticed from task manager that when I hit "Restart IR", ir.exe runs for a few seconds and then disappears?
I'm currently running GBPVR 1.3.11, on XP Pro SP2 x64.
The setup runs perfectly with Cyberlink PDVD 7 mpeg decoder and ATI Mux but crashes with TS Mux. Logs attached.
I noticed the system seemed to have difficulty with aspect ratios right before the crash. At 8am it seemed to go pillarbox -> Zoom -> Pillarbox or something like that then it crashed during the hourly file switch for sesame street. It had been showing odd aspect ratios (e.g. Zooming in sesame street during portions which are normally pillar boxed) before the crash.
I wonder if this could be due to signal strength. The switch worked at 7:30, but not at 8am. The signal quality was 100 at 7, maybe it degraded.
This was all while in timeshift mode. I have the live preplay delay set to 2000ms to avoid stuttering. I have aspect ratios set to auto and the TV set to 16x9.
Not critical given everything runs well with the ATI mux, but I would like to use the TS mux because it solves this other issue:
I've upgraded to 1.3.11 to try out multi-record. It works but the subtitle playback of the SRT file is out of sync. Works fine when I record in dvr-ms mode.
Does anyone know how I can fix this? I've switched back to dvr-ms in the meantime.
I'm using dvbtoxmltv to grab EPG for FreeviewHD channels in NZ. I see that there is now a new Chinese channel available. I don't see this channel on DVB-S.
Does anyone know if the EPG is available via dvbtoxmltv and what settings to use in the XML config?
I've upgraded to 1.3.11 and using HVR2200. For some reason I've can't get any TVNZ channels on FreeviewHD anymore.
When I ran a rescan, I can't preview of any TVNZ channels in the Digital Mapping screen al all. Other channels eg. TV3 and the new Chinese channel works.
I only get bits of video and audio and after a while config crashes. Log enclosed.
Has TVNZ changed sometime recently that my PDVD7 decoder can't process?
Im using a 4x3 monitor, with GBPVR set to 4x3 in VMR custom mode.
While watching 16x9 content the screen shows the picture in the middle with black bars above and below (letterbox?).
I would like to also be able to make the picture bigger so that the black vanishes and some picture is lost off the sides (pan and scan?).
None of the aspect ratios seem to support this, one makes it a bit wider but over-stretches the height so it looks all wrong. I've had a look at config.xml & was wondering what the numbers following 'ratio=' refer to?
