I'm a complete n00b with gb-pvr, so I have no idea how to fix this. I have tried installing several plugins and most of them don't show in the menu. What am I doing wrong?
I have just installed the weather plugin and would like to see the temperatures in degrees C instead of Fahrenheit. Looking at the Wiki, this is dependant upon which SI units my system is using. Where would I find this?
I've just installed a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 and am getting to know GB-PVR, but I have an issue with incorrect channel content.
In 'Edit Recording Source' I programmed five channels using EPG, then manually changed the 'Source Channel' to suit my local transmiiters and they work fine. Then, using the 'Add' function I added two channels that are not included in the EPG list, entering the correct source channel for each. I also went to the 'Channels' tab and gave each channel a program number to order them them way I want. However when I watch live TV one of the five EPG channels and both manually programmed channels display the same programme as one of the four correctly working channels. The order of channels appears as set in the 'Channels' tab, and all seven channel's are identified correctly as per the Channel Name given them in 'Edit Recording Source', so the problem is only with the actual programme being viewed.
When I use the WinTV2000 app. I can view all the channels as required, so the problem is not a card malfunction or my incorrect selection of source channels.
Also, in the 'Direct Recording Configuration' tab, when I tick 'Only show devices detected in this machine', the 'PVR-150' is not shown (only the PVR250, PVR250 witrh FM, and PVR350 are shown).
A screen shot of the 'Edit Recording Source' and 'Channels' tabs are attached (I hope).
I have got the Hauppauge HVR 1300 tv card in my machine. This card has onboard hardware MPEG encoder / decoder to reduce the overhead on my processor.
According to task manager, when recording, the GBPVR recording service is using 5% of processor resource (I am using an XP64 3000 processor), so it sounds like the onboard hardware codec is being used
Can you confirm if GBPVR uses the hardware codec and not its own software one.
I have installed GBPVR to manage recordings made from my Hauppauge HVR1300 TV card. I can use the scheduler all ok and the recordings are saved in MPEG2 fine. I can watch these programs on my PC, but if I try and run them via my MPV, I can select the recorded program through the interface to the point of playing it. Once I select to play the file, I get the green start triangle but then just a blank screen.
I can watch XVID movies via the MVP fine, but not these MPEG files. I guess this a configuration issue, but I cannot see how the MVP can be configured via the GBPVR / MVP interface.
Anyone had this problem? Anyone have any ideas how to resolve it?
Posted by: sbiddle - 2006-08-20, 07:49 AM - Forum: Hardware
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I'm new to the PVR world and have played with both MythTV and now GB-PVR and have decided to build up a new box running GB-PVR.
I'm about to go out and but a new Hauppauge 150 card for this but despite reading a large number of posts can't seem to work out what remote is best to use. Should I buy the OEM 150 card with Windows MCE remote and receiver or should I buy the Hauppauge 150 Retail pack that comes with the regular Hauppauge remote?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of both remotes?
I had uninstalled GB-PVR, as well as the PVR software that came with my Hauggepauge PVR-150, as I was trying to diagnose a strange problem (the picture would randomly stop showing red or blue colours after changing channels).
When I reinstalled my Haugepauge software (WinTV 2000), one of the reoccuring recordings that I had set with GB-PVR would continue to run but using WinTV to record instead.
Reinstalling GB-PVR does not list this reoccuring recording anymore though. Any hints/tips on eliminating this recording? Is there a file that stores the reoccuring recording settings?
Posted by: hollow5555 - 2006-08-20, 04:02 AM - Forum: Hardware
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Hi all. After my fun success with GBPVR I talked a friend into building a PVR box as well. We got it all set up and running but sadly we can't get GBPVR to change channels on his digital cable box. He's got Comcast Digital Cable with a Motorla DCT2224/1662 set top box and a P4 system with a Hauppauge PVR150. The IR Blaster will not work at all, so I tried the serial port with Mot_Changer.exe and we got no response from the box.
Comcast insists the serial port is enabled and when I pressed them about why it won't work the girl got all stuttery and kept repeating herself.
Has anyone had any success with this STB? Is it easier to just go to comcast and demand a newer box?
While reinstalling tonight I found a small thing I thought I would let you know about. When in GB-PVR Configuratoin on the Plugins TAB, you have to select the text for a plugin before you can uncheck it. You can't just uncheck a box.
