PVRX2, GBPVR, and the Hauppauge remote have been displaying some flaky behavior since the recent upgrade.

Most times (not always) the mute button will not work with GBPVR, and the down volume button will not work with PVRX2.

Does anyone have any idea where I should start looking for problems? I have done the “Fix Hauppauge Remote Setting” from the configuration utility. The only change to irremote.ini was to comment out GRNPOWER={run(C:\Progra~1\devnz\gbpvr\PVRX2.exe)}
and add
GRNPOWER={run(C:\Progra~1\devnz\gbpvr\PVRX2.exe)}{sleep(2000)}{findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}.

Any advice would be very welcome.

Amazon has the Harmony 676 remote for $50, shipped. Is that a decent remote and price?

It being a long time since i started trying to configure GBPVR to work with my card, but still cant get it. I ussually get obsessioned for 1 week, and then i leave it for 2 months so when i get back on the job, i have to start from the begging.

Going to the point, i'm getting bad image quality (colors seems to be out sync). I attach a screenshot as an example. I dont have this problem with WinTV2000 and when i open lastgraph.grf I manage to get it OK after touching some Capture settings: Video Standard to PAL-N and opening and accepting without change the properties of the output pin (cant understand what it changes).

My system is Win XP Pro SP2, ATI Radeon 9200, Hauppauge PVR150 MCE. I live in Argentina, so I need PAL-N standard (i have set it in the direct.ini file, using ForceStandard=1024, but i dont know if that the correct value).

Thanks in advance!!
Gsas.

Hi,
With PVRX2, I cannot use VMR7 as Video Renderer anymore (Set under "Playback" in GBPVR Configuration). This is a shame, as VMR7 is very good for my setup. I have a tv connected using Svideo on the Radeon-X600-graphics card. And an LCD-monitor on the DVI-output. Then I have the Screen setup like this: The LCD is the Primary, and the tv is NOT set to expand the Windows Desktop to the tv. Under Advanced- Screens, the tv is set to be a clone of the LCD-screeen. With these settings, when I use for example Windows Media Playser to show videos (and recordings), then these are shown full-screen on the tv in a fairly good quality, and at the same time the windows desktop is accessible on the LCD, making it possible to surf the Internet etc. at the same as somebody is watching the video. This works also in GBPVR, but only when I use VMR7. So that's why: Could it be possible to use VMR7 in PVRX2, please?

I've bought myself a shiny (really!) new 32 inch Samsung LE3288BDX TV that will accept a DVI->HDMI or VGA input at 60Hz @ 1366x768.

Now, having read various horror stories over at the media portal forums I'm back here where I started originally - with GBPVR. Great product btw Sub, I love how far along it's come in the past year.

My question is simple really, am I going to have problems watching Freeview (PAL ) TV from my PC since 60Hz isn't a multiple of 25? There's no way the TV will accept a 50Hz refresh rate so without any form of trickery I'm worried that I may be stuck with jerky-vision if I keep this thing.

Anyone had any similar experiences? I'd really like to keep this TV if I can get it to display a smooth sky news ticker.

I'm about to switch from Zap2It to one of the new EPG sources, YahooXMLTV (see this thread). The problem is the reoccurring recording settings. Is there a way to export them?

I've accumulated about 2 dozen reoccurring entries over the past year and would like to export them before I remove the recording source (a required step in the process of going over to YahooXMLTV). A lot of these shows are seasonal and are not currently airing. When they do come back (next Fall mostly), I would rather not have to program them all over again.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Is there any advantage of getting a 150 over the 1600?

I bought a 150 and it should come in the mail today, and today circuit city has the 1600 for basically the same price I paid for the 150 (it's $60 after a $20 rebate at CC)

I kinda want to just go ahead and upgrade, and return the 150 I got, but wanted to know what people thought about it

thanks

I'd love to see a Mac based client. I am looking at getting a Mac Mini to act as a client and would much rather continue to run MacOS on it instead of booting to Windows. The backend can still be Windows... I don't have to look at that much.

With the old version I used to edit the XML files to customise. It was quit easy. Can this be done with the new version by looking in the SKIN2 folder? Some of the XML files seem quite small.

Also, anyone been able to get VA panel displayed on main screen? Can it be done, weather, upcoming recordings, etc.

Also what about the recording indicator on the main page also?

BTW, new interface looks very cool.

just some odd characteristics of the -fse or Full Screen 'Exclusive' mode...
or so i thought...
turns out there's just an invisible box overlaying the other screen in a 2 monitor system when running fse..

i noticed if you alt-tab,[you won't see the normal dialog] the other screen now works! and gbpvr is still in full screen mode! :eek:
specially handy when it locks up on ya..

there's also a cute little 'invisible box' overlaying the screen opposite gbpvr, and if you alt-tab to other screen, then click on gbpvr in task-bar, you'll see it...move your mouse over there to the very bottom and drag up, you'll see underneath... it reveals the programs current live state..
it isn't just one big window covering both monitors, cuz i moved it up and mine are side-by-side....had no effect on gbpvr, and it ran smoothly just like it doesn't in regular vmr9 mode...so musta been in fse still..
that coupled with my 'don't need focus' remote, lets me use both screens at once with the benefit of fse..

Sub, just thought you might be able to use some of this info to maybe make it not take over the other monitor by default..
at least it's a way to kill gb when it's acting up..