I am trying to install the HDHomerun with GBPVR following the instruction on the Silicondust web site. When I get to the part in the GBPVr config utility "Map Digitals Channels to EPG" I get the error "Unable to start bda device, check if configured properly or device is already in use".
I did some searching on this site suggesting that perhaps the BDA Drivers were not installed or some issue with filters. I have attached two logs. Any help would be apprecaited. Thanks
I had been having a problem with the MVP sometimes going from its normal video to one that was stretched well beyond the edges of the screen. The only way to get the MVP to change back was to power down the MVP and reload the dongle.
I found out it was related to the MVP scaling the "Low" quality (I believe 320x240) recording setting in GBPVR. Whenever I recorded something using the low setting (by just pushing record or using quick record for example instead of actually going to the record menu and specifying "High" or "Medium" quality) the MVP would incorrectly scale the video and create a picture that was stretched well beyond the edge of the screen on the left hand side. Many times it was stretched until the station icon was partially off the screen.
I replaced the "Low" profile and the "Medium" profile with the settings from the "High" profile (I always want to record with the high settings) and I have not had the issue since.
I was just wondering if I can use gbpvr on my copy of Windows Server 2003 or if I'll have to reinstall my copy of XP? I was told on another forum that server 2003 may not work so that's why I was checkin in here first. The system requirements page makes no mention of Server 2003.
Hello Everyone
I'm getting digital cable installed today and I'm going to ask about getting a cable STB with a firewire port and it being enabled. I have a feeling that the cable company will be very resistant to giving me what I want. I know that there is a FCC regulation that says that they are required to provide me with a STB with firewire and it enabled it I ask. The problem is I dont know what the regulation is called or its number, or what ever its listed as. I will probably need to actually have a printed copy of the regulation to prove it, does any one know what the regulation is called so that way I can find it.
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AMD Sempron 1.6GHz
1GB RAM
GeForce 6200 (AGP) at 720x480
Component Out to Standard Def TV (CRT)
CyberLink PowerDVD 6 DVD Decoder
DirectX9c w/ Quartz.dll from DirectX9b
GB-PVR v0.99.12
When I play a letterboxed (16:9) DVD w/ GBPVR using the Cyberlink decoder, the image is stretched vertically and compressed horizontally, i.e. people look too thin. It is still letterboxed, but slightly off. When the same DVD is played outside of GBPVR w/ PowerDVD at full screen, the appropriate unstretched letterboxed image is displayed, proper resolution (albeit scaled down). Any advice on how to get GBPVR to show the DVD properly? Thanks
i have used GBPVR for a year now a loved it, better then sagetv and beyond tv. Only problem i have now is that zap2it is no longer working, and i don't know how to setup a xmltv to get my epg. If anyone can walk me through this as simple as possible so ican get it to work so i don't have to go pay for sagetv or beyondtv.
SPECS- Hauppage 1600, 2 gb pc800, AMD AM2 6000 Dual Core, Geforce 7900 gtx, 500 GB Sata. Viewing on a 60 in DLP 1080P Samsung.
Live HD tv is unwatchable due to broadcast out of sinc w/sound and the picture is in slow motion. All HD recordings play superb. Any Ideas? Thanks
I just got a new PC and am trying to get GB-PVR v1.0.16 to run on it. It has an Intel DG965RY motherboard and is running Windows XP Pro SP2. Installation seemed to go OK, but when I try to start PVRX2.exe (or GB-PVR.exe), it just fails with an error message: "PVRX2.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application."
My first PVR machine is a dedicated unit, connected to a CRT TV running the latest release. It's only a Celeron, with an ATI 9200SE video card, but it does have 1GB of RAM. Got two problems that I'd appreciate advice on:
1) This is quite strange. When I set up recordings on the system, *sometimes* they are given completely the wrong name! Fifth Gear recorded last night was called 'Micky Mouse Club', though the program recorded absolutely fine. On other occasions, the name is correct but the recordings are dumped in the 'manual recordings' folder. At other times, things record absolutely fine. Any advice on how to troubleshoot this?
2) This has to do with playback. I understand that PVRX2 always uses VRM9Custom, so the only two variables I have are 'Intervideo' and 'Cyberlink' for the decoder. Intervideo gives a decent picture for most TV, but is quite awful for sport - lots of ghosting as the picture pans from right to left in particular. Cyberlink gives less ghosting, but has light, but consistent stuttering of the picture.
The only media software I've installed on this system is the K-Lite Codec pack, which I believe has ffdshow. I know this is vague, but is there an option to have GBPVR 'use' ffdshow for playback as Media Player Classic does, as then I could play with its own settings and filters to try and improve playback. Or alternatively, any suggestions on getting more decoders to try?
Okay - now onto my second GBPVR system, which is a higher spec system with a better video card (6600GT) - as such it doesnt have the stuttering problems that my other system does. The only problem with this has to do with the aspect ratio that's shown on the 16:10 widescreen monitor it's connected to - the 'Auto' aspect ration seems to zoom (rather than stretch) 16:9 input to fill the 16:10. None of the aspect settings allows me to just show the video in native 16:9 - with narrow black bars at the top and bottom - as the old interface used to. Any way to get this option back?
Greetings all! I'm currently running GB-PVR v0.99.5. I came out to the site recently to get some info regarding zap2it being shut down, and I noticed that a new version of the PVR software is out, 1.0.16. Some of the features look pretty cool, especially the new UI.
The version I'm running is the only version I have ever had before, and I've never upgraded before. I've looked on these forums and the wiki, but I can't seem to find any info about upgrading from 0.99.5 to 1.0.16. Am I going to have to re-configure my tuner card in the new version? Will I have to change anything for my remote to work in the new UI? Do I just run the new installer over the top of the old one? Are there any files I need to be sure to back up before I start? Those are a few of the main questions I have.
Does anyone have a link to any upgrading info? The search function here doesn't seem to be working right now, so any info you can provide will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
