As the Net Radio doesnt seem to be working in the way i would want it to, and basicly i prefer a map-orriented library structure i dont use medialibrary2 and prefer the original music library as its just plain and simple.
Now here's my problem, i listen radio over the internet ALOT and for example the dutch radio station Veronica. I got to the point where i downloaded winamp to create a m3u playlist containing only the asx or asf link. But when i tried to play the playlist in music library it didnt play.
Even more ideal wud be a radioplugin where u simply add some url's and give em names and thats it!
When I try to record a show that will conflict with another show, I don't receive a warning of this conflict. Instead it seems to ignore a new recording request if it will conflict with another recording.
Two things:
1.
Ive noticed a few threads with padding issues but they all seem to imply slightly different scenarios.
I can't determine any consistent problem with the padding however I do see that the length of the recording as displayed when viewing the OSD does not exactly match the program length plus the padding, it can vary by a few minutes either way.
Could this be due to the encoding, I am guessing here, but mpeg uses key frames and differences from one frame to the next (very simply put!). The key frames (I-frames) may have to be at the ends of the file and if they are minutes apart then we will see this effect and for some people it wil look like padding is missing.
I believe this does not have to be the case as I never encountered it with my previous PVR.
I have the multi-tuner patch dated 13/11/07 12:44
and the settings in the config
<PreferAlternatingCaptureSources>false</PreferAlternatingCaptureSources>
<TryToHonourPaddingIfPossible>true</TryToHonourPaddingIfPossible>
2.
The scheduling of recordings seems very inflexible when it comes to choosing tuners.
Example, Tuner A can receive programs 1, 2 and Tuner B can receive programs 1, 3.
If I schedule a recording for program 1 it may be scheduled to tuner A.
If I then schedule a recording for program 2 it can't be recorded, even though tuner B is idle.
It would be good if the programs were shuffled to record 1 or tuner B and 2 on tuner A.
I know there are difficult cases, overlapping recordings etc etc but even if it only did this for the simple case it would be a great help.
3.
Is there any indication on pending and ready recodings as to which tuner was used. It would help a great deal in sorting out tuner related problems. Possibly even some was to force a tuner to be used for pending recordings to improve the situation in 2.
Looking for some NZ based advice. My main recording channel is TV1 but this has the worst reception for some reason, even though my aerial points directly to Kaukau. The other higher frequencies are excellent. I use the SKY decoder for TV tuning so this is not a goer for the bulk of my recordings as it is likely to have its channel switched! I am not in a Telstra Clear cable area.
I am planning on swapping one of my PVR150s for a HVR-3000 or 4000. This will solve the TV1 quality issue and set me up for future HD offerings (presumably!).
The remaining PVR150 would be used for the occasional second concurrent recording and for Prime.
Is there any advantage to the HVR-4000 in NZ? The S2 HD isn't relevant is it?
Does the above scenario sound optimal? Any fish hooks?
A friend asked me about the viability of watching photos etc directly from the vga socket of his Sony Bravia LCD TV. He wants to house a server behind the wall that his TV is mounted on. So, no problem with vga cable length. The router is also there so no problem with a network connection.
Controlling the GBPVR functions is the problem. Or maybe it isn't! He was wondering about a radio mouse?? Would this work through a plaster wall? Is there a good IR solution if the receiver could be 'seen' from the lounge?
After looking into different pvr software's i decided to install GBPVR in networking setup :
- 1 server in the basement with windows 2003, and an hauppauge PVR-500 MCE, running GBPVR of course
- 2 pc's in the house (connected to tv's) with GBPVR installed as described in the wiki for networking mode. (pointing to a share on the server etc...)
some problems and question i have got :
1. what is the difference between GBPVR and PVRX2 ?
2. when i watch tv on the pc's with gbpvr the image is less sharp then with the original builtin tv tuner, is this something i can improve by settings ?
3. when i run GBPVR the tv-guide is filled, just like on the server, but when i open the tv guide in PVRX2, it is empty... on the bottom just displaying some @..... parameters... what did i do wrong ?
4. on the tv guide, everything is 1 hour in delay... when a programme stops at 16h30, it says 17h30 on the tv guide, although, i checked the xml file i imported, and all times are correct in there...
When I use 2 DVB-S hauppauge Nova-S-Plus cards I get no signal or channels.
With one card it works fine.
I tried multiple settings on "device type" and "device number".
It does start scanning though.
In progdvb both cards work fine.
In mediaportal both cards work but some channels are not found and diSEqQ does n`t work properly.
I would like to know if it`s even possible to use both cards with GB-PVR and if so, how?
I'm unable to hear audio in my DVD playback with GBPVR since rebuilding my HTPC after harddrive crash. DVD playback in Windows Media Player is fine. Before the crash, I never even worried about codecs, whatever I had on my system was fine. Now I've downloaded both Intervideo and NVIDIA and still cant get it to work.
I have:
NVIDIA GeForce 7699 GS
Haupage PVR 150
GB-PVR v 1.08
Options under DVD Playback:
Video Decoder: System Default, Intervideo, NVIDIA
Audio Decoder: MPEG, NVIDIA, Intervideo, Intervideo Non CSS for Hauppage, ffdshow
Audio Renderer: SoundMAX Digital Audio, Default DirectSound Device, Default WaveOut Device, DirectSound: SoundMAx Digital Audio
I think I've tried every permutation - can someone please help?
