I'm thinking about getting a serial cable to connect my box to the pc to control channels. My question is: will gbpvr be able to change channels using a free utility called DirecTV serial control utility?(through its exe)

I've downloaded and installed gb-pvr and am in the proccess of setting it up. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to deal with the epg. I've downloaded and unzipped xmltv and am trying to use it to get a program guide for italy, but I'm really confussed as to what I'm suppose to be doing with it? I've got a hauppauge 150 installed with win xp pro. Any suggestions as to what direction I should be going? Thanxs!

Hi,

first i want to say that the new release is great ! Even one feature i thought was not possible (fast channel switching in less then 1 second ) is implemented.

Now the last feature i am looking for is a search in the description while using fastfind, searchguide or some other plugin. Is something like this in development already (i think i did read about it in a post from sub) ?

hi,

i have a stupid newbie question ... what is MVP ?
Yesterday i still thought it is the GUI of GB-PVR but now it seems to be a device communication with the PC and the TV !? Is the MVP box directly connected to the PC and getting its data from the PC using radio communication (funk) ?

Maybe this has been asked before, but GBPVR would significally improve for dutch users (and probably other countries as well) if it allowed channel configuration on frequency.
Dutch channels are not on exact channel numbers, mostly just below or above (e.g. channel 6+ instead of 6, 42- instead of 42).

Would make life for the dutchies a lot easier

Hi,

I'm quite new to this PVR thing, got GBPVR up and running for dutch television finally.

But, I have the idea that playback is of a lower quality than it is with WinTV2000 (Hauppauge). Can this be an issue of the dutch frequenties vs channel settings? (They are matched in the best possible way).
Or does it have to do with the quality settings being stuck on "medium quality"? I tried setting it to "High quality" but for some reason it is not saved.

Any ideas?

This release wasnt quite ready for the public and several things are still very shakey, but given the bug with the TV Guide - you're welcome to try it if you like. Consider yourself warned.

You can download it from http://www.gbpvr.com/GBPVR0908.msi

From the change.log:
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2005-02-01 v0.90
- Changed version number to reflect the progress that has been made since project started
- Corrected some issues that could cause freezing during channel changes.
- Some speed improvements when changing channels.
- Some speed improvements when loading the recordings screen and the tv guide.
- Implemented initial DVB support for devices with BDA drivers. Both DVB-S and DVB-T should work. FTA transmission only at this stage. Most of my testing has been done on a Hauppauge Nova-S running the TechnoTrend BDA drivers, but TwinHan DVB-T and the Nova-T (newer 90002 model) are known to work. DVB_T has been tested in Sweden, the UK and Australia. Other card types should work and can be added easily to the bda.ini file. A wider list of cards will be added as I perform more testing. You need to have either the Cyberlink or InterVideo Multiplexer filter installed on your machine for this to work.
- Fixed a bug where GO7007SB devices were ignoring bitrates. This was resulting in large video files. Its now producing nice small divx files for these devices.
- Fixed a bug with manual reoccurring recordings causing conflicts.
- Added Live Preview mode for those using software rendering (VMR7/VMR9/Overlay). This means no recording MPEG files to disk, and much faster channel changes - typically less than a second. I'm sure this will be popular for those that like to "channel surf".
- Added support for Teletext when in Live Preview mode with VMR. Enable in config app, then when viewing live tv, press the FUNC button (Ctrl-O) to start.
- Added support for Hauppauge PVR150 IR Blaster. When selected, this will use the IR profile selected in the Hauppauge BlastCfg program.
- Added a button to correct the Hauppauge remote settings contained in irremote.ini. This is useful if upi have to reinstall any Hauppauge software, which overwrites the GB-PVR settings.
- Fixed a few bugs in software renderers (VMR7/VMR9/Overlay).This also fixed a bug that could cause lockups when using FFDShow.
- Added support for widescreen or high resolution skins.
- Now remembers last channel viewed, and will use it next time you start GB-PVR.
- Now remembers last volume level, and will use it next time you start GB-PVR.
- Added tv guide that can be viewed over live tv. You can access it by pressing either the 'guide' button on the new 45 button Hauppauge remote, or the 'Go' button on the older remote. Developers can replace this if they want, using the VideoPopupTask setting in the config.xml file.
- Updated web interface. Now includes search features (thanks KingArgyle!).
- Added a 'Best Colours' option to the XCard settings. This will perform a very accurate conversion to 256 colors for the XCard, with optomized palette for each screen. This work very well, but is quite a bit slower so you'll only want to use it if you have a fast PC.
- Added a 'fully transparent OSD' option for the MVP which stop the screen from dimming when the OSD is visible. Its a little bit slower when enabled, so I'll leave it as option whether you use it or not. This also relies on the newer version of dongle.bin which is now included with GB-PVR.  
- TV/Video/Music/Pictures/Guide/Radio buttons now functional on new 45 key Hauppauge remote.  
- FM Radio now works correctly for the PVR150MCE and PVR500MCE.
- USB-UIRT remote control support added.[/QUOTE]

I need to center the menu on my tv. Its a little off to the right and bottom of the screen

Hello, guys.
How do I make the GBPVRServer to start up instead of the MVPServer when I restart the PC without having to shut down the MVP server? Or is there any appl that can do the job?

Thanks

I wasn't sure where to stick this since it isn't a direct gbpvr question. but I'm looking for a replacement of my big and ugly mid tower case sitting in my entertainment center. Has anyone had any good experiences or found any good deals on desktop cases???
(specifically sub $100 (after S&amp;H)).