I am using composite out to my CRT TV. Picture quality is acceptable, but every now and again, usually after prolonged viewing, a strange interference pattern is sort of overlayed over the TV screen. It is like a honeycomb pattern, in a grid that moves hoizontally across the screen.

SWitching between AV and back again on the TV makes no difference. Stop/starting a reconding on the PVR makes no difference either. The only way I have found to fix it is to restart the machine. Logging into the machine using VNC, the picture appears normal.

I am using VMR9 mode. I presume it is related to my video card... but then why it only occurs intermittently is strange.

Anyone come across this before?

I got the following errors with weather plugin. URL used works fine when pasted into Firefox.

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12/02/2006 12:21:28.250 ERROR [43] Weather plugin error downloading weather for FRXX0020
12/02/2006 12:21:28.250 ERROR [43] URL was http://weather.msn.com/local.aspx?wealoc...c:FRXX0020
12/02/2006 12:21:28.265 ERROR [43] System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: StartIndex ne peut pas être inférieur à zéro.
Nom du paramètre : startIndex
at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length)
at GBPVR.Plugins.WeatherPlugin.WeatherInformation.ParseWeatherForecast()

Translation: Startindex cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: startindex


Thanks for advices and help.

Hi,
Quick question would it be possible to have GB PVR's Video labrary obey the file properties on a file ? by that I mean when a file is set read only ( to protect it) , would it be possible for gb pvr not be able to delete it.
or failing that when the confirmation delete box comes up could the default button its on be set to cancel instead of ok.
Iam just looking for a way to prevent accidental deletion of files.
(Kids they can do the damnest things with remote controls :-( )

Thanks for a great prog by the way

I have been trying to get the mce blaster to change channels on my sky digibox(UK). I have read various posts about the problems people are having with this and was wondering if anyone had managed to get this to work.

Many Thanks Jase.

I don't know if it's normal, but ContourHC skin has 55% CPU mean usage. This makes GBPVR weak in operating (I've experienced a lot of hangs and unability to play AVI on MVP).
If I stops GBPVR CPU usage falls to 2%.
Is anyone having such as problem?

Hi all,

i use the gbvr package with the hauupauge pvr 150 since 1 one year with success. This wonderful software allowed me to extend my system with the mvp. Now my cable provider announced more public channels unencrypted here in southwest germany. Is there anybody, who can recommend a digital dvb-c tuner(pci preferred), which works with gbpvr ?

Thank's in advance
mpman

As I mentioned in another thread, I have recently upgraded our lounge cable box for the DVR box + service from our provider, Charter (before I get flamed into obscurity with cries of 'traitor!', my hand was forced due to marital harmony/ hauppauge drivers rendering my PVR into, basically, a test bed... a long story). This is what we got:

Motorola Moxi DVR



Brief specs:
- 2 analog/ Digital/ HDTV tuners
- DOCSIS 1.0 cable modem + ethernet port
- 80GB HDD c/w expansion via USB2.0
- Two USB2.0 and two USB1.1 ports
- Composite, S-Vid, Component, and DVI video outputs
- Phono, digital, and S/PDIF optical audio outputs

Additional cost (to my already extortionate cable bill) = $9.99 a month

Now, I don't have HDTV, and the purpose of the box is to simply give my missus a way to record her Survivor/ ER/ Dancing with the Stars/ Reality sh*te with minimum fuss (you want to test your marriage? Accidentally delete the last episode of a 24 season. I've been there, and it's not pretty). Anyway, that said, here's my comparison -

PRO's:
(1) Functionally, everything I have recorded so far has been flawless with the usual episode/ season/ all options that we are familiar with. Response is fast - near instantaneous - and with two two tuners (plus watch a recording) I haven't experienced a conflict yet at all.

(2) Appearance wise, the menus are very appealling. For example:





Forget the PiP thing (don't want to open that can of worms) but to describe, you move horizontally to select menus (channels, recordings, etc) and then vertically for details (specific channels, recordings, etc.) sounds crap, but it actually works quite well. Something like this in GBPVR would ROCK (*cough* Dottore? Tipstir? Old Dog?*)

(3) Very comprehensive search function: By title/ genre/ keyword/ etc. Well implemented and quick. I wish GB-PVR had this (I have problems with xsearch in this regard)

(4) Errr.. it's silver. Which is nice.


Okay, CON's:
(1) See the specs? Ethernet port, USB ports? Sexy, huh? Easy, tiger. These are DISABLED by the cable overlords. There is NO WAY to get your recordings off the box. No way to add more additional ext storage. I can't even connect my camera or iPod to it. Suckaroo.

(2) It includes a cable modem - yay! Can I use it? No! It is - you guessed - disabled by the Dark Cable Forces to ensure that I keep paying $5 a month to lease one from them. They are bad people.

(3) No TV Guide. Yep. NO TV GUIDE. At least, not like I am familiar with; there is no 'grid' showing channels/ times. What you can do is select a channel, scroll forward, select another, scroll forward... if this makes sense. Good to see what is coming up, but sucks to see what's on at 8, 9, 10pm. I know that this is supposed to be offset by the (admittedly impressive) search function, but: okay, disclaimer, I am a film student; I like to browse movies and if something I AM UNAWARE OF catches my eye, watch it (or record it). If I don't know what I want to watch, how can I search for it? Catch 22, eh? The jury is still out on this one - we can't decide if it is a 'quirk' we need to get used to, or just suckapalooza.

(4) It has a 'favorites' category for channels - that I can't add favorites to. The list is populated by length of viewing time; so even though IFC is one of my 'favourite' channels, it's not gonna make the list as I watch 3-4 movies a month on it; the Cartoon Channel will always beat it to the punch.

(5) You can skip forward in recordings - in 15 minute increments. Apparently (one google search later) the skip used to be 30secs, but pressure from 'the advertisers' forced this functionality to be crippled. Instead we get to watch commercials on FF. Welcome to the world of DRM, broadcast flag, and no fair use; it's your future.

(6) The beast is the size of an 80s VCR and has fans whirling away like an aircon unit - hurrah for MVPs. Oh, and 80GB? Charter, the 90s called, they want their hard drives back.

(7) TV and record. That's it. No music. No pictures. No permanent archive. Hey, charter provide my primary email address, and I can't even get email on it. I thought the buzzword was convergence?

My (biased) conclusion:
This is a temporary solution to a (hopefully) temporary problem; its role - to record standard network shows week in, week out, for immediate viewing and deleting - it admittedly does well in our A/V setup. But that's it. Just seeing and experiencing what the *corporations* have to offer has given me a much deeper gratitude/ respect/ love for GB-PVR specifically and non-M$ HTPC in general. I love having MY tv/ videos/ music/ whatever available thoughout the house, ON MY TERMS, and it is becoming increasing apparent to me that it only through people like sub, software like GBPVR, and developers like Reven, UncleJohnsBand, Jorm (apologies to those I forgot), that I will be able to do what I WANT with my stuff I have paid for.

More power to you.

I'm sure this is answered somewhere but I can't seem to find it anywhere; but I am trying to record from the composite input on my pvr-150mce but can't figure out what to do after I set it up under the Capture Sources in the config.

whenever i try to play net radio it plays ok but it is very scratchy? i have v095.16 is it my audio decoder that is doing this? i'am experienced a little bit with computers but i cant seem to figure it out any help would be appreciated thanks -Tim-

Hi All

Hoping somebody can help me out. I am trying to convert my captures to XviD AVI files after the recording to save space.

In the config program I have set the autoconvert to XVID and enabled converion between the hours of 1am and 7am.

I have also installed the Koepi Xvid Enncoder / decoder pack.

Now the thing is that an AVI file is created - but it only has audio - I cant get picture.

I have tested that the XviD decoder works with other media.

Can somebody please help me try and work this one our.

Cheers
Nuro