I've started using PVRX2 (1.1.5 and also just switched to 1.2.9 now) with HVR-1600 to view QAM channels. I am using Windows XP SP2 on a Core Duo 2.8GHz 2GB RAM with latest Hauppauge driver (Jan 2008). I am seeing a problem when changing channel--there will be super-slow-motion video when switching to a channel.
Occasionally, I would see the "No signal detected ..." dialog with signal Quality @ 100% and Strength 0% (it would sometimes switch between 100% Quality/0% Strength and 0% Quality/100% strength), and I would see no video/freezed video/slow-motion video.
This seems to always occur to certain channels.
This problem never occurs when using WinTV 6 from Hauppauge for those same QAM channels. I can always change to those same channels with no problems and video would play fine in WinTV 6.
Using Hauppauge's signal montior, I can see the signal strength to be about SNR 31.2-32 during the time I see the problem w/ PVRX2 with that channel, depending on the channel/condition of the time. I assume this should be good enough signal strength as WinTV 6 has no problems displaying video when chaning to the same channel.
I tried several workaround's:
- if I switch to another channel and switch back to this channel in PVRX2 once or twice, the problem goes away and video plays normally again.
- if I quit PVRX2, relaunch, and then select Live TV from the main menu, I can always successfully view this channel w/o the no video/freezed/slow-motion video issue (so far).
However, the "No signal detected" dialog would sometimes come up despite video plays fine when viewing this channel right after relaunch. You can actually see the dialog over the video which is playing behind. This seems to occur the most if I go to Live TV to that channel right after launching PVRX2. I have to switch to main menu and switch back to Live TV to dismiss this dialog.
I tried setting 'BDADisableStatusChecks' to 'true' but that only dismisses the dialog and does not clear up the slow motion video issue during channel change.
This occurs with both GBPVR and PVRX2 and both in 1.1.5 and in current 1.2.9 and is happening for certain channels everyday.
Also, I notice the QAM physical channel numbers found by Config for quite many QAM channels are not the same as the numbers found by SageTV--they seem to be a bit off (for example, 107.7 instead of 107.9). I think the channel numbers from SageTV is correct as I also tried another tuner and found the channel numbers for same channels to match SageTV's.
I searched the wiki and the forum but could not find this
Is there any of the status display plug ins that can send its output to a MCE fronpanel display?
I have a MCE PC that has the front panel display but I do not like MCE and replaced it with GBPVR but now I miss the front panel display.
I've started using PVRX2 (1.1.5 and also just switched to 1.2.9 now) with HVR-1600 to view QAM channels. I am using Windows XP SP2 on a Core Duo 2.8GHz 2GB RAM with latest Hauppauge driver (Jan 2008). I am seeing a problem when changing channel--there will be super-slow-motion video when switching to a channel.
Occasionally, I would see the "No signal detected ..." dialog with signal Quality @ 100% and Strength 0% (it would sometimes switch between 100% Quality/0% Strength and 0% Quality/100% strength), and I would see no video/freezed video/slow-motion video.
This seems to always occur to certain channels.
This problem never occurs when using WinTV 6 from Hauppauge for those same QAM channels. I can always change to those same channels with no problems and video would play fine in WinTV 6.
Using Hauppauge's signal montior, I can see the signal strength to be about SNR 31.2-32 during the time I see the problem w/ PVRX2 with that channel, depending on the channel/condition of the time. I assume this should be good enough signal strength as WinTV 6 has no problems displaying video when chaning to the same channel.
I tried several workaround's:
- if I switch to another channel and switch back to this channel in PVRX2 once or twice, the problem goes away and video plays normally again.
- if I quit PVRX2, relaunch, and then select Live TV from the main menu, I can always successfully view this channel w/o the no video/freezed/slow-motion video issue (so far).
However, the "No signal detected" dialog would sometimes come up despite video plays fine when viewing this channel right after relaunch. You can actually see the dialog over the video which is playing behind. This seems to occur the most if I go to Live TV to that channel right after launching PVRX2. I have to switch to main menu and switch back to Live TV to dismiss this dialog.
I tried setting 'BDADisableStatusChecks' to 'true' but that only dismisses the dialog and does not clear up the slow motion video issue during channel change.
This occurs with both GBPVR and PVRX2 and both in 1.1.5 and in current 1.2.9 and is happening for certain channels everyday.
Also, I notice the QAM physical channel numbers found by Config for quite many QAM channels are not the same as the numbers found by SageTV--they seem to be a bit off (for example, 107.7 instead of 107.9). I think the channel numbers from SageTV is correct as I also tried another tuner and found the channel numbers for same channels to match SageTV's.
Microsoft released a new version of DirectX for Windows XP. In the release notes I saw that Direct3d 10.1 (a component of Dx10) is included. Does anybody have an idea what this means for GBPVR?
I've just done a clean install of the latest gbpvr on a new clean updated WinXP MCE machine with a Nova-t (90002) and a Nova 500 installed.
The config seems to go okay (with the Nova-t tuning in and me selecting which channels to enable) until it gets to the point where the EPG data gets updated. The update only takes about 3 seconds which clearly isn't enough time to read all the DVB EPG data from the card, and the EPG remains unpopulated.
the Config.exe.log shows the following error:
2008-03-12 09:05:54.734 ERROR [6] Unexpected failed in DvbEpgReader.LoadChannels(): System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at NativeUtilities.BDARecorder.RenderToDVRMSMux(Int32 videoPID, Int32 audioPID, IBaseFilter* demuxFilter, Char* pszFilename)
at NativeUtilities.BDARecorder.StartRecording(String cardType, Int32 board, String filename, IntPtr hwnd, ChannelTuning channelTuning, Int32 lnbLOF1, Int32 lnbSwitch, Int32 lnbLOF2, Int32 diseqc, Boolean powered, Boolean previewMode)
at NativeUtilities.BDARecorder.StartRecording(String cardType, Int32 board, String filename, IntPtr hwnd, ChannelTuning channelTuning, Int32 lnbLOF1, Int32 lnbSwitch, Int32 lnbLOF2, Int32 diseqc, Boolean powered)
at GBPVR.Backend.Common.DvbEpgReader.LoadChannels(IEpgUpdateProgressCallback callback)
I'm tweaking my community skin and noticed an issue that is also present in blue skin. I have created a folder item on the menu for additional plugins. When you go to that sub menu, it has a 5 item menu even when main menu has 7 items. If the main menu is set to 5 items, the sub menu is still different. It looks like the previous versions smaller selected font size.
Another issue with community skin is that the main menu items don't do the gradient fade away from selected like they do in blue. Do you know why this is?
On my old 4/3 (1280x1024) TFT I get black borders all around the picture when viewing pilarboxed HD transmissions, see picture below. Toggling F7 does not show a mode where the picture is "zoomed" to fit, is there a way to do this?
if i login from my lan my user name and password work fine, when i try to login with mobil phone using same user name and pass it says invalid username or password what might be causing this ? or how can i find out?
I've tried several things to get 1.2.9 to install, but it doesnt seem to like my configuration. I've tried removin previous versions etc. now I just get this from the .MSI installer log file.
First off, let me say, I really dig gb-pvr. I would really like to be able to use it full time, unfortunately I'm having issues with DVB-S.
As the title says, I am having issues scanning for channels. The first transponder in my list lives at 12224 MHz. Upon initiating the scan, I get all of the channels that live on 12370 MHz. When the scan moves on to the next transponder, 12239, I get all of the same channels again - the ones on 12370. This continues for all transponders in my list.
At first I thought this could be a diseqc switching issue of some sort, though everything is working fine in MyTheatre. I have two LNBs, and the second exhibits the same behavior, picking up the same frequency, 12370, but from a different bird.
Card: Nova-s plus.
Drivers: Version 2.119 (which I believe are the latest.)
Has anyone encountered this before? Any suggestions?
but now I miss the front panel display.
