Hi,

I am running windows xp MCE.
I am using a Hauppauge pvr-250 and I'm trying to record DirecTV off a composite connection.
I am able to view Live TV perfectly.

The problem I have is whenever I try to record files, I cannot view them.
I get an unable to render video file. Also the file sizes are way way way too big, about 800mb per minute.

Any help on how to setup the recording is greatly appreciated.

Will

I am looking for some people that would like to try to next release of the video archive plug-in before it is generally released. I have been using it for a while at home and it appears stable, but I would like to have some more experience with others using it.

Here is what has changed:

* Added the ability to filter previously viewed recordings out of the displayed list. Control F (fast forward on the remote) will toggle this setting. Note that the skin files Preview View skin.xml and List View skin.xml have been updated as part of this.

* Added subdirectory support for DVD2MPEG functions. Use Enter to navigate down in the subdirectory list and Escape to move up to the parent. Note that the DVD2MPEG Dialog skin.xml skin file has been updated as part of this.

* Added phone key like keypad for use with remote to navigate through lists (i.e., typing the number 2 cycles through the characters A, B, C, 2, a, b, c).

* Added phone key like keypad for use with remote to edit DVD names when converting a DVD to MPEG format. In the DVD to MPEG window, use the up arrow to navigate into the DVD name field and the enter key to complete input of the new name.

* Added the ability to change the color of the disk space pie chart. Note that the Disk Space Dialog skin.xml skin file has been updated as part of this.

* Increased the maximum number of hours in the future the VA panel will look for scheduled recordings from 23 to 144 (6 days); the default is still 8 hours.

* Added a new option to configure the starting display mode (list or preview). The default is list. The option is set on the Display tab of the plug-in configuration.

* Bug fix: Calculation of disk space needed for pending recordings was only looking at the minutes needed, not the hours. It now looks at the total time.

* Bug fix: Panel display of upcoming recordings did not properly handle recordings that started at midnight.

* Bug fix: Corrected a mistake that pulled wrong initial setting for VideoFileExtensions from the config.xml file.

Send me a message if you are interested via the forum private message function.

Jeff

I have the IR Blaster set up to talk to my cable box which works fine. When I set it up to record, it changes the channel then shuts down the recording service based on watching communication on the Sygate firewall. If I change the config to No Channel Changer Required, it records fine. I have tried having the Hauppauge IR program on and off, no change. Yesterday, somehow it worked for a while but when I turned the computer on today, it failed and I haven't been able to get it going again. The only consistency is turning the Hauppauge IR Changer off and have it work. Of course then I can't change channels! I have searched the forum and haven't been able to find anything.

Also, when I change the Quality Profile Setting, it doesn' stick. If I go back in, it is back at Medium.....

Ken

Ok,

Other then my no sound during live tv the only remaining problem I have is that I can only record (on either tuner on the PVR-500) the current channel that I am tuned to on my cable box. Here is how I'm connected.


digital cable----cable box----splitter (other to TV)----pvr500----TV svideo


I have to have something configured incorrectly b/c I should be able to record 1 or 2 channels while watching another (if I am not watching live tv via GB-PVR and switch to my TV input).

Any help will be greatly appreciated these are the last two issue remaining (until I get my remote = )

Thanks

Guys, I am tired of XP and it little things that bug me I would like to move to Windows 2003 Server, and I have heard from people on this board that it works with gbpvr,etc (even mediamvp).

My question is, when I go to install my PVR-500, what drivers do I use with it? Does it come with Windows 2003 drivers ? Can I use the XP drivers with Windows 2003?

Ok once I connected the soundcard out to the sound in of my TV I got sound during playback of my recordings (and net radio, etc...) but I get no sound while trying to view live TV.

Any ideas?

Im having trouble getting my mvp to boot gbpvr using a crossover cable. If I boot hauppauge soft, put mvp in standby and then shutdown hauppauge soft and start gbpvr it will load gbpvr.
Things ive tried so far are:
copying dongle.bin to gbpvr folder and dongle folder.
fresh os install
various vs. of hauppauge
various static ip address
2 pc's laptop and pc
short cable, long cable
router using dhcp no crossover work


the laptop and pc both have 2 network cards one using dhcp through the router the other with a static ip for crossover.

Very nice job you have all done here gbpvr is sweet the amount of plugins and dev is unbelievable.

OK, working on new angle here. Apologies if its a dumb question.

I dont actually need my PVR-350 card. (especially after it stopped working).


What I have found is I dont really need to record terrestrial channels - I only use the svideo-in of the Wintv card to record/watch shows from my Telewest cable, because my terrestrial reception is bad.

So, my pvr-350 has gone caput, BUT wait - I still have my Sigma X-card. And it has Svideo-in.

Can i install that instead, and still record shows from my cable box, and play then back? Plus of course get the bonus of smooth DIVX playback? :-)

Sub - do you do a 'no-TV card' option, ie S-video in only? I like the PVR-350, but the darn thing get so hot, I cant achieve silence nirvana...


cheers,

I've done a hunt and had zero joy, but thought I'd ask you guys !

Fingers crossed...I want to start pushing this baby here and move on from 32bit XP

Remember I am new to C# and .net program so be nice
How would I search the config.xml passed to the plugin for a partial string? I want to search for “MAC-“
I am currently using
XmlNode node = doc.SelectSingleNode("/settings/MVPWidth")
to read in the sections I want.
Currently the only thing I can think of is using NextSibling and stepping through the file and comparing them. Is there an easier way?