I just recently got a Zen Vision: M (competator to IPod Video) and wanted some suggestions on how to convert the video files so that it will play them. if i just drag and drop the files onto the player, the player says that it can not play the files due to the bitrate. so obviously i need to convert them. i know there is a conversion setting in the config. how does this work? also, i've tried to transcode my files in the video library, but when i hit "transcode" and select my output and hit start, nothing happens. some suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

My setup is:
nVidia 6200
nVidia PureVideo Decoder
Standard navigator
GBPVR 9.8.13
32" SD CRT TV using S_Video connection
Using 720x480 resolution

What I am noticing, is that with the standard navigator, when playing a DVD and using the navigator, that clicking the nav buttons sometimes triggers the wrong action. For example, clicking the chapter/skip button will cause the subtitle to change, and clicking the forward button will cause a skip. What I've noticed is that if I click in the extreme left of the button, then the correct action will occur; clicking in the middle or right area of a button will trigger the action of the button to the right of the one that's been clicked.

Also, in the config file, I've applied overscan corrections of X1=21,X2=21,Y1=14,Y2=14. Would these overscann corrections have any affect on the navigator's button click detection?

Thanks,
Don

maby someone could setup an wikipage that explain the 4 diffrent recordngtypes.

Record Once
Record Season (all episodes on this channel)
Record Season (all episodes in this timeslot, this channel)
Season-Record

ex, how many minutes can the starttime of an recording overlap from the original timeslot and still be recorded?

Everytime I try to install GBPVR I get an error. Is there something that I must do? My hardware setup:

Win XP
Win TV PVR 150 Happauge
NVIDIA video card 128 mb
1 GB RAM

I don't have a sound card yet? Will get one tomorrow. Any recommodations?

hi people

first posting here and learning pvr as a beginner...

does gbpvr does the following...

> turn on a laptop to do a scheduled recording, and then turned it off (could be from hibernation and back to hibernation). i had a kworld usb DVB-T 300U and it does support it (S.R.P.O. –Scheduled-Recording in the PC Power-Off Mode) but the software interface is so pants.

> put gbpvr into the internet so that i can view my listing, recording, etc (my friend showed me mythTV and that can do it)

I have a working version of GBPVR on a comp. But there is some issues with it, like some plugins that I want to test in a clean installation. Can I install another version in another folder and use them independently?

A lot of settings is in the registry, so I'm not shure if this is possible.

I recently went through my GBPVR machine and disabled (or set to manual) the services I didn't need... but now I can't connect through WebAdmin.

Before I start turning them back on one by one and testing... does anyone know which services it needs? That would save me alot of time .

Hi All,

Finally, my PVR project is 95% completed. I thank all the members, and special thanks & salute to CSY for his very informational insights & posts.

Hardware:
PIII 1GHZ, 512 RAM, 120g HDD, WINTV PVR150, GeForce 6200 256 AGP4x, PureVideo, WinXP Pro Sp2, GBPVR 0.98.13b

Connection:
SA 4200 cable box S-Video/Audio out to PVR150
Graphics card S-Video Out to SD Sony TV.
PC Audio Out to SD Sony TV
IR Blaster working!!

Started with the above mentioned hardware, except for video card MX4000(sucked big time). Upgrading to 6200 made a huge difference. Black lines disappeared during high contrast/bright scenes. Still had pixelated video and gradients appeared as patches. Brightness/contrast/color vastly improved. Hauppauge tool helped in reducing the pixelations. Adjusting Temporal & Spatial Blur (dont know what it means) made the picture quality 95% close to the tv tuner's quality. Adjusting the filter will effect Sharpness of the picture. Current Temporal Filter is 6; Spatial Filter is 8; Video & Audio decoders: Purevideo decoders(Prefer Overlay) & Overlay manager.

Unsolved issues 5%

1. Shud fine tune to match TV tuners quality
   
2. High speed motion scenes, the subject in-focus is acceptable, whereas the background appears heavily pixelated.
   
3. Occasional pausing for fraction of a second (is it stuttering) happens.
   
4. Aspect ratio set to "Auto" produces no video, audio is ok.
   

Can HIP configurations be copied from another user? I will post a seperate thread on the specific make and model STB if yes.

Hi everyone!

I am now building a HTPC and I need a good case, and I don't know which one to take....

It must accept full-size ATX board.
It must be black
Desktop format

My board use propriatary connection for sound, so I need to use my Asus iPanel Delux. Since it is white, I need a case that have a cover in the front to hide everything. I was thinking about the ThermalTake Tenor

I also need a good power supply, silent. I was thinking about a Antec Phantom with modular cable.

The CPU is a Amd Athlon Xp 2400+. I will need a good and silent heatsink with fan. I don't know which one to take...

Any reccomandation?


thanks in advance!