I just spotted this and thought I'd pass it on (apologies if it's common knowledge). They've released mce_cd_V25 (my previous version was mce_cd_23c).

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support/support_mce.html

The digital channel mapping (at least when using a BDA driver to a Nova-T 909) can be quite to extremely slow with little feedback. The buttons only work between 'n of n' scan stages and the application is not processing its message queue. Some regular indication that the programme is still scanning and has not in fact hung would be very welcome.

PK

I am having crashes of the MediaMVP Server with the following message:

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Microsoft Visual C++ Debug Library
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Debug Assertion Failed!

Program: C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\GBPVR.exe
File: c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\atlmfc\include\atlcomcli.h
Line: 150

Expression: p!=0

For information on how your program can cause an assertion
failure, see the Visual C++ documentation on asserts.

(Press Retry to debug the application)
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Abort Retry Ignore
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This seems to happen when I close another program on my machine. It does not seem to matter which program that I am running at the time and this occurs intermittently.

I can restart the server manually and everything seems to run fine.

I am curious if anyone has experienced this crash and if they have pinpointed the cause. It has only happened in he latest several versions..

As I understand it should be possible to view AVI movies in the latest releses. But when I am trying, the movie doesn't start. It only stand still on 0 and you can't go back to main menu. Have I missed something or what could be wrong?

When watching encoded videos (divx/xvid) from My Videos the aspect ratio remains @ what seems 4:3 no matter what the video was created for. Many of the video files I have were meant to be viewed @ 16:9... is there any way that GB-PVR can play according to what the video was meant to viewed at? Don't like watching 16:9 vidz at 4:3. Thanks all!

I got a problem just now when trying to watch via MVP which the kids had been doing an hour ago (although the MVP restarted a couple of times for them).
But when I tried all recordings started at the en of the recording - and in some cases it looked like the arrow pointing where you are was after the end. the time for start was not zero instead it was like 37 min and the en was about the same. (no problem viewing on the computer.)

Edit: when I checked at the computer I had the error screen below.

anyone who knows the reason for this?

(I try to restart everything to see if it works then)

edit2: version 0.91.8

This appication has failed to start because rtl70.bpl was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem. Key word is MAYBE. As i uninstalled everything, deleted the program directory, and reinstalled it, and it stills gives the error message. I narrowed it down to the function "Use Direct Access to Hauppauge Remote.", as once unchecked, it doesn't give me the error message anymore. But the Hauppauge remote doesn't work either. And i prefer to not have to install the Hauppauge IR software.
I checked for other software that might be trying to access the hardware, to see if a conflict is not allowing GB-PVR to see it, causing an error, and remembering i had it checked in "Girder", however once i unchecked it, and disabled-reenabled again, and did the same with GB-PVR, and ran it again, i still am getting the error message.

I'm confused, since i searched through the forums and didn't noticed anyone else posting about this problem. Does anyone have any insites on this? Or the programmers? Thanx guys. BTW- I have a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 box, i might have a crack at making a matching skin for the users that like/or are familar with the menu. Maybe even a tivo looking one, which my parents have to use for screens/etc.

I have an idea for a cool plugin, a way to check my MyEbay for auctions I'm watching!

Whilst using the PVR350 Composite, External Tuner their is no audio when using live preview mode. If I uncheck live preview mode audio works. If I check live preview mode and setup a recording and watch the recording I get audio. If I record a show I get audio. This is in version v0.91.9.

This a bug?

This one may sound a bit long winded, but it would be nice if you could setup a "default" channel for pause tv. Then when you were watching something not via live tv i.e. normal tv and you had to run, you could hit pause on GBPVR and it would start recording (assuming no conflicts) on the default channel without setting up, or having the external changer change. Right now, I would have to go into live tv, select the right channel and hit pause. Not quick if you literally have to run.