I have gbpvr on one computer recording all my shows. I tried to use another network computer to view the mpg files but Windows Media Player 10 says error downloading codex. I can watch them on the gbpvr but not on any other computer.

I am using a hauppage PVR-150 everything is default as far as I know with the card and gbpvr.

Please help!

Hi
I have:
- GBPVR running on a laptop (yes, I had a spare one, and it fits nicely in cabinets... ) - IBM Thinkpad T42.
- Windows XP Pro
- Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2
- Wireless G
- Wireless router - Netgear NG6214v6
- No keyboard/mouse (except the ones on the laptop of course, but it's tucked away).

Problem:
This shity wireless-router disconnects every so often. Not a serious problem, as it comes back to life in less than a minute usually. But sometimes the XP won't re-establish the connection, and I have to actually open the laptop and play with it to make it reconnect.

Anyone has a solution or idea for this kind of issue?

(At one point, I was using the original IBM/Lenovo wireless admin software instead of the XP built-in one, and was trying to establish a scheduled task that will check network connectivity and if it fails, run the connection shortcut. But it wasn't a stable solution as well).

Hello,

I recently put together a PVR using VIA EPIA SP13000 and got it working well using the latest version of GB-PVR.

I am now attempting to get my ATI Remote Wonder II working with GB-PVR. Everything is working as far as functionality is concerned, I am able to navigate within the program and invoke various features. My problem has to do with substantial performance degredation whenever I enable LiveTV playback. I traced the problem to the ATIRW.EXE (remote control software process) spiking to 40% or more CPU use during the time of LiveTV playback, every other time this process does not exceed 6% CPU.

This becomes a problem since SP13000 is relatively underpowered and the the gbvpr process by itself already taxes the CPU by 50-60% while doing MPEG2 decoding.

I find it strange that the remote control software would require this much CPU during video playback, a completely unrelated function.

Is anyone else experiencing similar behavior with remote control software? I am planning on buying a compact wireless keyboard (possibly BTC 9019UF) for the system but now am concerned about performance.

Thank you,

-Ed

Hi,
I am newbie with GB-PVR , I have been fiddling with it and it works very well on my computer monitor. I wanted to test it on the TV-out functionality so I changed the configuration to use the hardware decoder on PVR-350. The front end menu's were coming good then I proceeded to see Live TV and then a weird thing happened. The Live TV appeared for few seconds and then the TV screen turned black. I went back to menu and the menu appeared again. I selected one show from EPG which was also available in Live TV and played it from the program guide and same thing happened there also.

I would like to know what I am doing wrong. I have updated to all the latest drivers for my hardware.Athlon 64 3200+, Nvidia 6800 Ultra, Asus A8N-Sli deluxe, 1G ram, PVR-350.

Thanks
Pk

I am using a WinTV PVRUSB2 with remote and DishTV 311 STB. When I try to change channels with gbpvr I get the message:

HCWIRblast.dll not found

I have tried to reinstall the drivers from the installation disk and nothing changes.

I also get the message:

Object reference not set to an instance of and object after I close the above error message.

Can anyone Help?

Hi again

I'm having some trouble with LiveTV playback with my Nova-T USB2. Essentially what happens is that on certain channels the playback doesn't start, though sound is fine. Sometimes changing channel up/down can help kick-start things, but usually not. I'm using the MainConcept MPEG Video Decoder for MPEG-2 playback, with FFDSHOW post-processing switched on.

Has anyone else come across this issue? Anywhere I can start looking to break down what the problem is and set a fix?

A new install with two dvico fusion 5 lites. I'm having issues with tuning channels and the EPG. Apparently there is something I need to put in the third coulmn of the "update epg" dialog. For only one of the cards, two channels pulled from my pre-existing zap2it account have a value of "T:" in this field, which somehow makes them appear in the guide listing. However, I'm unable to actually watch anything. Can someone tell me what to do, or direct me to a location in the wiki?

(first post by a very fresh noob)

I hesitate to post this yet, because I know there is more troubleshooting to do, but my wife would prefer me not to stay up until 3 a.m. working on it again.

Problem: With 96.12 w/ patch and MVP, I can only watch about 2 minutes of live tv or a recorded show before it reboots. Prior to the patch, it would restart immediately after selecting live tv or a recorded show.

History:
Alright, I read a few good articles about using GB-PVR and an MVP to make my own PVR. I downloaded and installed GB-PVR 0.96.12. Played with it a little bit and liked what I saw so I purchased a WinTV-PVR-150MCE low-profile and installed it. I successfully set it up in my Dell OptiPlex GX260 SFF (small form factor). I got my list of shows set up and watched/recorded/timeshifted a few shows. So I purchased the MediaMVP and set it up on Friday night. I used the Hauppauge software first and viewed pictures and listened to Internet radio through it. So I disabled the Hauppauge services and set the config to auto-launch one MVP service.

I successfully see the interface and can browse my recorded shows and the channel line-up, but when I select to play a show or live-tv, I got the blue setup screen and a few minutes later, I would get the GB-PVR menu screen again. I found the reference on the FAQ to built-in NICs that just don't have enough power - unfortunately, I cannot easily test that as there is only one PCI slot (choice of PCI NIC or WinTV-PVR ), but I found the reference to the Microsoft DVR-MS not working with the MVP, so I changed it to a different one, and then found the sticky (my fault for not seeing it sooner) and applied the patch to 96.12. I thought I had it licked because I was able to watch live tv finally, but then I tried to pause it and it had bad effects (after that never had a non-pixelated picture), so I went back to the menu and selected a recorded show (all my shows were recorded with the high setting) and successfully watched about 2 minutes of it until it started to stutter and then rebooted. I went back to the Hauppauge services and tried to watch the same recorded show, but it also made the MVP reboot.

Additional info:
Microsoft Windows XP SP2, firewall is disabled (for testing), wired network with 10/100 mini-hub (75 foot network cable from hub to MVP)

So, for those of you that have read this far, please provide your suggestions! I plan to try changing the network card from auto to an assigned 100 full setting once I get home. Should the high quality setting work with the MVP?

Thanks in advance! (and thanks Sub for sharing your great software!)

Hello sub, stattik, et al,

I noticed that the ATSC recordings of 480i(or p) shows have jumped from 1.7GB to 6.4GB in size. I'm using the CyberLink 4.0.2221 mux file.
The only alteration made is the merit change of the CyberLink SP/Video Decoder to make it the preferred decoder over the InterVideo one.

Any ideas?

Greg

I guess I computer illeterate ...I have gone to Zap 2it and signed in and then tried to update EPG but I am getting nowhere. Do I have to go to somewhere and "program" an xml type format for this to download the EPG? This all is a bit too technical for me I definately need help or an easier way to get my satellite programs to my computer(i have a WinTV-pvr-350).