Hello!

I've been using Media Portal for a while and it seems the DVB-subtitles are a never ending story for MP-team. So I decided to try out GBPVR and seems to work mostly fine.

But after a couple of hours of torturing itself with the configuration utility, I see still no subtitles of any kind. No teletext or DVB subtitles. Things I have tried so far:

-Enabling DVB-subtitles in configuration utility
-Setting subtitles language to "fin" in config.xml
-Switching different renderers like VMR9 and overlay manager
-Smashing a concrete wall =)

So, no results and if I press CTRL +Y it leads to an error: "Trying to read or write protected memory..."

Any suggestions on this issue would be nice, please let me know if you have got subs working or if they worked with any previous version. Should I post some logs or configs files in order to help figuring things out? Thank you for your time!

XFX GeForce 7600 GS 400MHZ PCI-E 256MB 128BIT 800MHZ DDR2 HDMI DVI-I HDTV Out Passive Video Card

and

Radeon X1650 Pro HD / 256MB GDDR2 / PCI Express / HDMI / DVI / VGA / HDTV / Video Card

Okay, I am not sure what I'll be doing whether I'll get a LCD TV (most have HDMI now and only a few have DVI). I'd need to use a HDMI to DVI cable (which I have) in order to hook up the tv and computer (to graphics card). But, then it gets complicated but it might be made easier if one obtains/buys a sound card with S/PDIF I/O so that you can hook up audio (to speakers/stereo tuner?).

But, then my digital set top box (I have cable) comes into play somewhere. On the back, I have an Audio Out (L & R) and Digital Audio Out (only one port).

I admit it, it is soooo very confusing to me as I'm not an audiophile or audio expert. I'm interested in music and might be buying a 'recording' sound card for my computer but that's another topic. For the meantime, I am hoping someone could explain to me what I need (or don't need). Currently, I use a ATI Sapphire Radeon X300SE video graphics card. It might be sufficient but I'd still like to learn more about this stuff.

Is the hdmi video card useful still? I'm wondering why they didn't catch on? DVI is not on TV sets that often anymore yet video graphics cards continue to be made with *DUAL* DVI. Am I missing something here?

If I continue to use my LCD monitor, this info is not needed but if I splurge on a LCD HDTV, I would like to understand this technology and related info so I would know what the options are.

I hope I don't sound too dumb or clueless. lol. I also hope this post is interesting to someone and that the answers might also be of interest to others (who read it).

Many thanks in advance to helpful replies!!!

I have over 1700 recordings and the files are located on network shares. I notice that when I go to recordings the network computers are being slammed (I assume to verify the files exist.) It can take as long as 5 minutes for the list to show up. Is there any way the search can be done differently? Or would those verification processes be able to be turned off in the config? Any ideas as to what I can do differently? Or should I just pound sand =P (jk)

Thanks for your help.

Matt

Hi all,

About to set up my first HTPC, in New Zealand we have just started getting Freeview via satelite.

I have a dish on my roof which isn't hooked up to sky but i presume points there. I want to set up a low cost box that will allow me to watch and record different channels, watch DVD's, show photo's, music jukebox, and receive freeview channels as they become available.

The difficult bit about this is what tuner card and what software??

I like GBPVR from what i can see but this posting on trademe seems to say media portal can make one dvb-s card tune two different stations,
(in the questions section at the bottom of the page)

[INDENT]"you can record & view different channels with just 1 card"[/INDENT]
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-pho...248494.htm

can i do the same with GBPVR????

I wanted to use the hauppauge nova s-plus card, again can i do the same as above with this card.

Also will the Hauppauge remote work with GBPVR?

Thanks to anyone who can help.

hopefully there will be able to be more videos in the cnn video plugin now

http://www.turnerinfo.com/newsitem.aspx?...af333d6182


they are discontinuing the paid pipeline service and everything is free!

I'm enjoying the features of GB-PVR very much, it's far more customisable than many others out there and the support is astounding!

The only problem I seem to be having is that while watching live TV (not recording) the image will freeze for a few seconds, with the audio continuing to play. This also runs through into recordings.

I'm using v.0.99.12.

I've tried various video decoders including the Cyberlink Video/SP, Nero Video, and MPV Decoder. Have tried all the different Video Renderers. Have disabled all unnecessary services. Have disabled all software running in the background that may effect the program such as anti-virus or netlimiter, have closed all running programs but the pause is always there.

I have a dual core AMD 4800+ (running @ stock), 2gig Ram, ASRock mobo (have tried reinstalling mobo AGP driver), ATI PCI-E X1950 GC (have tried oem drivers and omegas, running @ stock), Creative X-Fi SC, linksys network card.

The capture device is a Freecom DVB-T USB stick with BDA drivers installed direct from manufacturers website. Clean install of WinXP Pro.

Running low on ideas, any help guys?

EDIT: I'm also getting the memory leak when using VMR9 and the zip file you've put in the sticky to use seems to be corrupt!

It's coming... unfortunately, it requires MCE. (This will also work for the US and any other country for which MCE has guide data.)

Is it possible to use my computer with GBPVR and an HDTV Tuner card, to record over the air digital signals (ATSC) then simply pump those signals (not a decoded picture) back to my HDTV to take advantage of the TV's decoder?

I have an older computer and I'm thinking if it only takes a small bit of the CPU to record a signal, couldn't I use an equally small amount of the CPU to pump that signal back out through some sort of TV out card, that isn't decoding the picture but just pumping the signal out to the TV for it to decode?

Then my computer would simply be the recorder and signal playback mechanism. I'm not sure what kind of "RF Signal Video Out" video card that would be or if that is possible. I've got a great new HDTV and an old computer. Hoping I can take advantage of both.

Thanks
David Martin

Forget about the WGA! 20+ Windows Vista Features and Services Harvest User Data for Microsoft

Are you using Windows Vista? Then you might as well know that the licensed operating system installed on your machine is harvesting a healthy volume of information for Microsoft. In this context, a program such as the Windows Genuine Advantage is the last of your concerns. In fact, in excess of 20 Windows Vista features and services are hard at work collecting and transmitting your personal data to the Redmond company.
Microsoft makes no secret about the fact that Windows Vista is gathering information. End users have little to say, and no real choice in the matter. The company does provide both a Windows Vista Privacy Statement and references within the End User License Agreement for the operating system. Combined, the resources paint the big picture over the extent of Microsoft's end user data harvest via Vista.

Reading Between the EULA Lines

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computer systems." Depending on the specific service, users may or may not receive a separate notification of the fact that their data is being collected and shared. The only way to prevent this is to know the specific services and features involved and to either switch them off or not use them.

The alternative? Well, it's written in the Vista license agreement. "By using these features, you consent to the transmission of this information. Microsoft does not use the information to identify or contact you."

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What's Covered in the Vista License?
Windows Update, Web Content, Digital Certificates, Auto Root Update, Windows Media Digital Rights Management, Windows
Media Player, Malicious Software Removal/Clean On Upgrade, Network Connectivity Status Icon, Windows Time Service, and the IPv6 Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal service (Teredo) are the features and services that collect and deliver data to Microsoft from Windows Vista. By using any of these items, you agree to share your information with the Redmond Company. Microsoft says that users have the possibility to disable or not use the features and services altogether. But at the same time Windows update is crucial to the security of Windows Vista, so turning it off is not really an option, is it?

Windows Vista will contact Microsoft to get the right hardware drivers, to provide web-based "clip art, templates, training, assistance and Appshelp," to access digital software certificates designed "confirm
the identity of Internet users sending X.509 standard encrypted information" and to refresh the catalog with trusted certificate authorities. Of course that the Windows Vista Digital Rights Management could not miss from a list of services that contact Microsoft on a regular basis. If you want access to protected content, you will also have to let the Windows Media Digital Rights Management talk home. Windows Media Player in Vista for example, will look for codecs, new versions and local online music services.

The Malicious Software Removal tool will report straight to Microsoft with both the findings of your computer scan, but also any potential errors. Also, in an effort to enable the transition to IPv6 from IPv4, "by default standard Internet Protocol information will be sent to the Teredo service at
Microsoft at regular intervals."

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Sub,
I've noticed when I have chosen a program to record from the TV guide and then later chosen to cancel that program before its time, it still tries to record.

I have my computer set up in Hibernation mode so when a program is scheduled to record my computer just boots up and starts recording then shuts down 15 minutes after it has finished.

The issues is, when I cancel a program even days before it's time the computer will still boot up as scheduled. It won't recorded anything but it will stay on for the time allocated for the record then shut down. Strange but true. Have you heard of this happen before and is there a fix? It just started after the upgrade to 0.99.12

I am currently running Version 0.99.12

Thanks