I just upgraded to 227 and tried to use the web interface and get "Server Error in '/gbpvr' Application". I'm sure someone has posted a solution to this, but the search wasn't very helpful. Any ideas?

I did a full uninstall of the previous version, rebooted and then installed 227.

Hi Sub,

I am writing this because over the past few months my frustration with the whole PVR concept has been growing, for one very simple reason: in NZ there are *no* reliable XML TV Programme sources. I don't know how many times I have had to find a new source, only to see it dry up, either ocasionally, or at the worst possible time (i.e. the programmes I want recorded are missed out). Programme naming is not consistent, so if the guide changes the spelling or something, then the programme doesn't get recorded... In short, for a PVR to work correctly, there *has* to be a 100% reliable source for the XML feed, otherwise forget it!

So for all of us unlucky sods that don't live in the US (lucky in many other respects though)... What I would like to suggest/request is the following: for you to modify the manual recording section to make it a lot more user friendly. Namely:

Programme Name (for ease of reference within the list of recordings, and for the mpg filenames)
When (e.g. every friday from 9:00 to 9:30 pm -- of course the standard pre and post padding applies)

Basically to do away completely with the XML guide side of things, and to have only manual recording capability.

I have had very limited success with the current manual recordings, mainly they don't repeat like I ask them to.

Thanks for any help Sub. And thanks for a great product that unfortunately suffers from an infrastructure limitation.


--John

I don't know if this has been noticed before, but I just ran across a little bug in the manual recording setup. I set it to record from 07:00 to 09:00 and then went to the guide to set another recording for a show that starts at 09:00 (with zero padding on each end). It told me there was a conflict with the manual recording. I went back and checked it and it was set to end at 09:00:17. Hmmm... I tried it again and this time it ended at 09:00:56. Hmmm... Looks like the seconds are not being zero-ed out and that can cause conflicts. Probably an easy fix (famous last words :-).

Sorry if this is already a Known Problem...I just ran across it...

Would it be posible to include support for the Dscaler 5 decoders in a near future release. These give very nice PQ, people are raving about them on avsforum see this thread.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb....=460075

Thanks
Darren

http://forums.freytechnologies.com/forum...php?t=8051

Glad to be here again

and sub, anything about recordings conflict resoltuion? I know you are busy, but

Cheers...

I have a small issue with the Fast Forward and Rewind, while watching live TV. Both functions act weird:
While doing either function the playback is very choppy and I cannot see the position of the current frame relative to live TV. Also if I leave the Rewind to go to begining of the recording (buffer of live tv) it goes back to the main menu. If I leave Fast Forward to continue on its own, the playback freezes when it reaches live tv (I think that's where it freezes, since I cannot see the current position).
Apart from these minor issues the app works great, and I even wrote a small app to retrieve Show times from several Cypriot channel web sites by parsing the HTML of their web sites. The output is in XMLTV so I can directly import them into GBPVR. Anyone leaving in Cyprus and is interested in this app I would be happy to give it to them.

How about the ability to delete recordings in the Manage Recordings tab of the web interface? I might know that my hard disk is practically full but there is a show that I just have to record. If I am at a remote location and only have access to the web interface, I will not be able to successfully record the new show unless I can delete some older ones to make room on the hard disk.

In talking with sub and others in the other thread, it seems there is a general concensus as to what a good system would be.

This will be my first PVR (but not my first built computer, I have lots of experience with that), so I'm putting this out there to see if anyone knows of a good hardware setup.

First a foremost, I'd like it to be mini-itx, or failing that as small as possible. This is going to be a stand alone box in a rack along with the stereo, video game consoles, etc. I plan to make it boot up to GB-PVR from startup so it goes right into 'Tivo' mode, since I will not be using the computer for anything but a PVR, and maybe some MP3 playing.

I don't really like the cube cases that are out there, and prefer a more standard desktop looking size. I'd like to be able to contain a 3.5" HD as I'd like to keep costs down.

Which brings me to my third and final condition. Since I'm only going to be using this as a PVR/MP3 player, I'd like to get away with the most cost-effective setup I can. I'm not concerned about games, or simultanious background programs running.

Based on what was said in the Via EPIA M series thread, what if i went with a mini-itx p4 board with a celeron 2.4 ghz and a pvr-350? Could i get away with less and have good performance? Any suggestions as to specific cases, boards, or setups?

Any input is much appreciated.

Thanks to JasonF, we now have an updated Comics plugin available. This version now keeps the original aspect ratio of the cartoon, and added a zoom and pan feature to let someone enlarge a hard-to-read cartoon, like those sunday dilberts etc.

It also now uses a config file for the list of comics.

http://www.gbpvr.com/plugins.html

I am really interested in buying a MediaMVP- but I don't want to have to buy another TV Card.

Will GB-PVR and MediaMVP work with my Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Deluxe? The card has worked flawlessly for me on my computer- but I would love to be able to watch everything in the comfort of my living room. Let me know and I'll buy a MediaMVP ASAP! ($84.99 w/shipping incl. {newegg.com - direct link}).

Link to TV Card: Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Deluxe.

Thanks,
-MikeJ