It says that Generic Conexant Blackbird cards are supported. Can anyone tell me what some of them might be. Here's what I am hoping for. I would like to buy a cheap, decent card that will work for now just so I can try this out adn see if I like it. If I do then I guess later I can buy a PVR-350.

I read on here that the MSI TV@nywhere master isn't supported but it has a Conexant CX23883 chipset. Is the CX23883 a Blackbird? The card says it has MPEG1, 2 & 4. If by that they mean hardware encoding then that would be good.

The MSI TV@nywhere master is only $57.


Thanks for any help?

Would be possible to write a ftp plugin to transfer from one pc to another?

Hey Sub,

Is it possible to make the default button (and top) button, "Watch" instead of "Exit" on the Tv Guide?

Does anyone else care?

Just wondering?

Dubya

Jorm,

I cleaned up the default skin for the theater plugin. Here it is for anyone who is interested.

[CODE]<?xml version="1.0"?>
<settings>
<!-- THEATER LISTINGS LAST UPDATED ON 3 10 05 named coloxxxrs -->
<!-- name colors -->
&lt;NamedColors&gt;
&lt;NamedColor name=&quot;NormalRecording&quot; color=&quot;Transparent&quot;/&gt;
&lt;NamedColor name=&quot;SelectedRecording&quot; color=&quot;DarkBlue&quot;/&gt;
&lt;NamedColor name=&quot;Selection&quot; color=&quot;DarkBlue&quot;/&gt;
&lt;NamedColor name=&quot;NotSelectable&quot; color=&quot;Gray&quot;/&gt;
&lt;NamedColor name=&quot;ButtonBackground&quot; color=&quot;Transparent&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/NamedColors&gt;
<!-- text style -->
&lt;TextStyles&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;ScreenName&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;17&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;ButtonText&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;13&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;NothingScheduled&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;11&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;ProgrammeTitle&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;12&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;NotSelectable&quot; color=&quot;Gray&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;11&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;ProgramText&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;12&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;GroupText&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;11&quot; style=&quot;normal&quot;/&gt;
<!-- the following are used by the recording details popup -->
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;Settings&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;11&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;SettingLabels&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;11&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;GeneralText&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;13&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;SelectedGeneralText&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;13&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;SelectedProgrammeDesc&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;12&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;SelectedProgrammeTitle&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;13&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextStyle name=&quot;SelectedProgrammeChannel&quot; color=&quot;White&quot; typeFace=&quot;Arial&quot; size=&quot;13&quot; style=&quot;bold&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/TextStyles&gt;
<!-- Composite Images -->
&lt;CompositeImages&gt;
&lt;CompositeImage name=&quot;Background&quot; size=&quot;720,480&quot;&gt;
&lt;DrawImage filename=&quot;..\background.jpg&quot; loc=&quot;0,0&quot; size=&quot;720,480&quot;/&gt;
&lt;DrawRoundedRect loc=&quot;150,50&quot; size=&quot;520,375&quot; radius=&quot;7&quot; borderWidth=&quot;4&quot; borderColor=&quot;White&quot; fillColor=&quot;Black&quot;/&gt;
&lt;DrawText text=&quot;Theater&quot; loc=&quot;5,5&quot; size=&quot;160,120&quot; textStyle=&quot;ScreenName&quot; align=&quot;Left&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/CompositeImage&gt;
&lt;CompositeImage name=&quot;SelectedButtonImage&quot; size=&quot;130,45&quot;&gt;
&lt;DrawRoundedRect loc=&quot;4,5&quot; size=&quot;120,30&quot; radius=&quot;10&quot; borderWidth=&quot;4&quot; borderColor=&quot;White&quot; fillColor=&quot;DarkBlue&quot;/&gt;
&lt;DrawText text=&quot;@buttonText&quot; loc=&quot;15,9&quot; size=&quot;115,34&quot; textStyle=&quot;ButtonText&quot; align=&quot;Left&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/CompositeImage&gt;
&lt;CompositeImage name=&quot;NormalButtonImage&quot; size=&quot;130,45&quot;&gt;
&lt;DrawText text=&quot;@buttonText&quot; loc=&quot;15,9&quot; size=&quot;115,34&quot; textStyle=&quot;ButtonText&quot; align=&quot;Left&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/CompositeImage&gt;
&lt;CompositeImage name=&quot;PopupBackground&quot; size=&quot;620,480&quot;&gt;
&lt;DrawRoundedRect loc=&quot;0,0&quot; size=&quot;600,380&quot; radius=&quot;10&quot; borderWidth=&quot;4&quot; borderColor=&quot;White&quot; fillColor=&quot;Black&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/CompositeImage&gt;
&lt;CompositeImage name=&quot;NormalName&quot; size=&quot;330,90&quot;&gt;
&lt;DrawText text=&quot;@buttonText&quot; loc=&quot;15,9&quot; size=&quot;315,34&quot; textStyle=&quot;ProgramText&quot; align=&quot;Left&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/CompositeImage&gt;
&lt;CompositeImage name=&quot;SelectedName&quot; size=&quot;530,90&quot;&gt;
&lt;DrawRoundedRect loc=&quot;4,5&quot; size=&quot;500,30&quot; radius=&quot;10&quot; borderWidth=&quot;4&quot; borderColor=&quot;White&quot; fillColor=&quot;DarkBlue&quot;/&gt;
&lt;DrawText text=&quot;@buttonText&quot; loc=&quot;15,9&quot; size=&quot;315,34&quot; textStyle=&quot;ProgramText&quot; align=&quot;Left&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/CompositeImage&gt;

&lt;CompositeImage name=&quot;NormalItemName&quot; size=&quot;530,90&quot;&gt;
&lt;DrawRoundedRect loc=&quot;4,5&quot; size=&quot;500,40&quot; radius=&quot;10&quot; borderWidth=&quot;4&quot; borderColor=&quot;White&quot; fillColor=&quot;Black&quot;/&gt;
&lt;DrawText text=&quot;@buttonText&quot; loc=&quot;15,9&quot; size=&quot;515,34&quot; textStyle=&quot;ProgramText&quot; align=&quot;Left&quot;/&gt;
&lt;DrawText text=&quot;@timesText&quot; loc=&quot;15,25&quot; size=&quot;515,34&quot; textStyle=&quot;ProgramText&quot; align=&quot;Left&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/CompositeImage&gt;

&lt;CompositeImage name=&quot;SelectedItemName&quot; size=&quot;530,90&quot;&gt;
&lt;DrawRoundedRect loc=&quot;4,5&quot; size=&quot;500,40&quot; radius=&quot;10&quot; borderWidth=&quot;4&quot; borderColor=&quot;White&quot; fillColor=&quot;DarkBlue&quot;/&gt;
&lt;DrawText text=&quot;@buttonText&quot; loc=&quot;15,9&quot; size=&quot;515,34&quot; textStyle=&quot;ProgramText&quot; align=&quot;Left&quot;/&gt;
&lt;DrawText text=&quot;@timesText&quot; loc=&quot;15,25&quot; size=&quot;515,34&quot; textStyle=&quot;ProgramText&quot; align=&quot;Left&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/CompositeImage&gt;

&lt;/CompositeImages&gt;
&lt;Navigation&gt;
&lt;ButtonLocationElement loc=&quot;11,60&quot; size=&quot;230,30&quot;/&gt;
&lt;NavigationElement name=&quot;Ready&quot; display=&quot;Current&quot;/&gt;
&lt;NavigationElement name=&quot;MainMenu&quot; display=&quot;Main Menu&quot;/&gt;
&lt;SortModeElement loc=&quot;280,20&quot; size=&quot;250,20&quot;/&gt;
&lt;PopupBoxLocation loc=&quot;50,20&quot; size=&quot;675,375&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/Navigation&gt;
&lt;Language&gt;
&lt;MaxListingDisplay name=&quot;MaxListingDisplay&quot; key=&quot;10&quot;/&gt;
&lt;TextElement name=&quot;ReadyCantActivate&quot; key=&quot;You have no shows to &amp;#xA;watch&quot;/&gt;
&lt;VideoLines value=&quot;6&quot;/&gt;
&lt;GroupLines value=&quot;9&quot;/&gt;
&lt;DefaultDisplay value=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
<!-- 1 title, 2
channel, 3 day of week, 4 period -->
&lt;Advanced active=&quot;true&quot; rows=&quot;2&quot; columns=&quot;4&quot; box=&quot;true&quot;/&gt;
&lt;Stats xpos=&quot;300&quot; ypos=&quot;400&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/Language&gt;
<!-- special elements -->
&lt;SpecialElements&gt;
&lt;SpecialElement name=&quot;SearchControl&quot; loc=&quot;50,40&quot;/&gt;
&lt;SpecialElement name=&quot;SelectedDetails&quot; loc=&quot;15,165&quot; size=&quot;685,235&quot; showChannelIcons=&quot;true&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/SpecialElements&gt;
&lt;/settings&gt;

Download:  My Videos 3.0.0.0

added
- .Link files now work with sub folders
- Amazon Poster and IMDB Description added to Scan Menu
- Actors added (displays a list of actors and their movies you have)
- Scrolling Text for the tagline in the Info Screen
- Scrolling Text for the movies description in the Info Screen
- Toggle Seen
- Every lookup uses a thread now so mvp shouldnt have any problems with long lookups

Actors Features
- Biography
- Gallery (images of that actor)
- Movies (all the movies you have online of that actor).
- Sort by Name, Date of Birth, Credits (how many movies of theirs you have).

Remote Keys
- FF/RW - next/previous actor/movie in the Info Screens
- PgUp/Dwn/Yellow/Blue - moves the scrolling text up/down for the actors bio or movies description in the InfoScreens.
- Red - Delete actor (in &quot;Actors&quot; screen).
- Left/Right - Next/Prev Gallery image

Installation
- If you are using My Videos 2.1.10.0 just unzip the file into the gbpvr directory and run, the database will automatically be updated and no configuration is needed.
- If you are using an older version of my videos, try and just unzip it and see if it works, i havent got an older version to test with but it should work with all 2.1.x version.

Warnings
- IMDB lookups can take awhile now, since it needs to download every actors info (only a issue if you are using a dialup connection).
- Uses more memory (not that much, but still a little bit more).

Notes
- This ones has had a lot of bug testing, but im sure there will be a few more bugs in it, but its pretty good as is.

Extras
- In the zip is a skin.xml for the Blah Blue skin, its been update by me and not the author of the skin, im sure he will update offically it to the newest version, but in the meantime you can get the skin to work by using the skin.xml included in this zip.

enjoy.

updated gbpvr media experience to work with my videos 3.x

download: gbpvrme.zip

I have been working with Xrecord through Scheduler and it is awesome - kudos to the programmers.

I would like to be able to set this up to record all instances of Carnivale on HBO. Problem is that I do not want it to record the ones on HBO Latin. My problem is that I cannot remove that channel from the lineup. I have tried through config, throgh the ZAP2it site, and nothing will remove it. It would be great to tell Xrecord to record all instances, except a certain channel (meaning, record by exclusion rather than inclusion).

Is this possible?

it would be really nice if you could adjust the menu/osd xpos, ypos,width and height, independent of the video position. so if you are using a tv out card, and put gbpvr into full screen mode, and there is overscan you could adjust it so it better fits your tv, and where the image isnt draw (ie if you set xpos to 20, 0-20 would just be black (so theres no colours that might burn into your tv)). this would be really nice with the upcoming settings plugin, so we could easily adjust this on the fly. (xbmc does this the best, media portal does this pretty good too).

i think its possible since all the plugins render method return an image, and not directly draw to the frame, and since this is possible with the 350/mvp/xcard

This is what I get in the browser when I try to access the web interface. Any ideas?

Server Error in '/gbpvr' Application.
HTTP Error 404 - Not Found.
Version Information: Cassini Web Server 1.0.1870.34657

Sub, I've been wondering recently if it might someday in the future be possible for us to &quot;plug-in&quot; our own filters by specifiying them in a config file or something, similar to the way they are specified for the BDA digital cards? There are tons of cheap MPEG2 hardware decoders out there(many of them in the Cardbus form factor for laptops), audio codecs(especially MP3), and other effects filters. I've seen other programs allow optional filters, and they allow configuration of the filter by simply opening the filter's own properties dialog for the user to configure. I'm sure you're familiar with the idea.... What's your take on this? Is it something that is even possible to do?

Hitek