im running a celeron d 330 with 256 ram, and most of the time it seems to be enough, but i just got my pvr-350 (and running, different story) and well changing channels and sometime the popups (miniguide, menu etc) seems to take a while 2-5 seconds, not a long time but slow still. i was just wondering if getting another 256meg would improve this proformance, and if so by how much?, most of the ram is in use now when running gbpvr.
ok i just got my new pvr350 and still i cant capture any video, i do autoscan using hauppauges program and nothing is found, tried using ever possible combination pal-b, antenna, cable, pal-m etc. im in nz so should be using pal-b. i cant even get svideo input. i have the latest drivers and everything else works.
my setup is celeron d330, ram 256 pc400, 40gb ata + 120 sata hdd, radeon ve 64megs.
i have no idea whats wrong, im trying everything. i thought it was the card at first and sent it back to manufacturing and they sent me a brand spanking new one, and still the same problem. tried 3 different pci slots (including first two like said in manual). tried in 3 different computers (all runing win xp, one with sp1, two with sp2).
theres nothing to conflict, software side, its a fresh install.
TOPIC Should be Playback mods (I can't type today).
Two items I would like to see, again these are coming from the Tivo world...
- Multiple Fast forward speeds. Â The current FF speed is a bit slow, and if you use the skip, you end up jumping back and forth over what you want to see. Â
- When a recording has reached the end prompt if you want to delete it. Â Chances are you do, so why make the user go through a few more screen to clean up...
Anyone have a problem with GBPVR.exe dying after about 2 days? Â It looks like the service stayed up and is still functioning. Â I went to view a recording and it started and showed me the OSD with the commercials marked up, etc. Â But then it just died. Â Nothing on the remote worked, etc. Â I Remoted over the box and the GB-PVR screen was just black (No note about playing video etc). Â I closed the app and got one of those standard MS errors where they want you to send them the info...
After restarting the app back it seems fine now.
Here is a chunk at the end of my gbpvr.exe.log:
10/25/2004 7:48:29 PM.703 VERBOSE [2] Rendering HomeMenu
10/25/2004 7:48:29 PM.765 VERBOSE [2] Rendering HomeMenu
10/25/2004 7:48:30 PM.234 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/25/2004 7:48:34 PM.203 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/25/2004 7:48:42 PM.234 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/25/2004 7:58:34 PM.375 INFO [2] playFile(Viva La Bam)
10/25/2004 7:58:34 PM.375 INFO [2] Found commercial skip point file: c:\recordings\viva la bam\viva la bam_20041024_22002230.txt
10/25/2004 7:58:34 PM.375 VERBOSE [2] About to play file: C:\Recordings\Viva La Bam\Viva La Bam_20041024_22002230.mpg
10/25/2004 7:58:34 PM.953 VERBOSE [2] Just after play file: C:\Recordings\Viva La Bam\Viva La Bam_20041024_22002230.mpg
10/25/2004 7:58:35 PM.140 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/25/2004 7:58:35 PM.875 VERBOSE [2] Checking if resume prompt needs to be shown
10/25/2004 7:58:35 PM.875 VERBOSE [2] PlaybackPositionManager.getLastPlaybackPosition(C:\Recordings\Viva La Bam\Viva La Bam_20041024_22002230.mpg)
10/25/2004 7:58:35 PM.953 VERBOSE [2] HideMouse ref=0
10/25/2004 8:05:37 PM.281 VERBOSE [2] MoveToNextCommercialSkipPoint()
10/25/2004 8:05:37 PM.281 VERBOSE [2] current frame: 15242
10/25/2004 8:10:47 PM.078 VERBOSE [2] MoveToNextCommercialSkipPoint()
10/25/2004 8:10:47 PM.078 VERBOSE [2] current frame: 30970
10/25/2004 8:10:51 PM.015 VERBOSE [2] MoveToNextCommercialSkipPoint()
10/25/2004 8:10:51 PM.015 VERBOSE [2] current frame: 31308
10/25/2004 8:23:16 PM.968 VERBOSE [2] PlaybackPositionManager.storeLastPlaybackPosition(C:\Recordings\Viva La Bam\Viva La Bam_20041024_22002230.mpg, 1851)
10/25/2004 8:23:17 PM.875 VERBOSE [2] Rendering HomeMenu
10/25/2004 8:23:18 PM.000 VERBOSE [2] Rendering HomeMenu
10/25/2004 8:23:18 PM.078 VERBOSE [2] Rendering HomeMenu
10/25/2004 8:23:19 PM.437 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/25/2004 8:23:24 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactor.DeleteSheduledRecording()
10/25/2004 8:23:24 PM.859 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/AutoCreateFolders : true
10/25/2004 8:23:24 PM.890 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/26/2004 10:14:40 PM.046 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/26/2004 10:14:45 PM.312 INFO [2] playFile(Battle for Ozzfest)
10/26/2004 10:14:45 PM.312 INFO [2] Found commercial skip point file: c:\recordings\battle for ozzfest\battle for ozzfest_20041025_22302300.txt
10/26/2004 10:14:45 PM.312 VERBOSE [2] About to play file: C:\Recordings\Battle for Ozzfest\Battle for Ozzfest_20041025_22302300.mpg
10/26/2004 10:14:45 PM.906 VERBOSE [2] Just after play file: C:\Recordings\Battle for Ozzfest\Battle for Ozzfest_20041025_22302300.mpg
10/26/2004 10:14:46 PM.093 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/26/2004 10:14:46 PM.812 VERBOSE [2] PlaybackPositionManager.deleteLastPlaybackPosition(C:\Recordings\Battle for Ozzfest\Battle for Ozzfest_20041025_22302300.mpg)
10/26/2004 10:14:52 PM.171 INFO [2] playFile(Battle for Ozzfest)
10/26/2004 10:14:52 PM.171 INFO [2] Found commercial skip point file: c:\recordings\battle for ozzfest\battle for ozzfest_20041025_22302300.txt
10/26/2004 10:14:52 PM.171 VERBOSE [2] About to play file: C:\Recordings\Battle for Ozzfest\Battle for Ozzfest_20041025_22302300.mpg
10/26/2004 10:14:52 PM.718 VERBOSE [2] Just after play file: C:\Recordings\Battle for Ozzfest\Battle for Ozzfest_20041025_22302300.mpg
10/26/2004 10:14:52 PM.890 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/26/2004 10:14:53 PM.593 VERBOSE [2] Checking if resume prompt needs to be shown
10/26/2004 10:14:53 PM.593 VERBOSE [2] PlaybackPositionManager.getLastPlaybackPosition(C:\Recordings\Battle for Ozzfest\Battle for Ozzfest_20041025_22302300.mpg)
10/26/2004 10:14:53 PM.656 VERBOSE [2] HideMouse ref=0
So I've done a bit of reading, but I'm still confused. What do I need to do to record and burn svcds? Do I have to setup a custom setting for the recordings ing GBPVR? Any idea what kind of settings will give optimum quality (and is that quality still viewable)? Then what programs (preferably free ones) do I need to get the file read and/or burn it to CD?
As usual, thanks for the help,
Guy
PS...Unrelated question: does GBPVR support playlists in the music player that comes with it (or is there a different plugin jukebox that does)?
I am making a dedicated PVR box for the living room and have just taken delivery of an Asus Pundit[/URL] barebone system to which I will add a Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 160GB drive and a Hauppauge 350 from my old system.
Can anyone give me some recommendations for the processor, memory size/speed and DVD burner.
I will post pictures and decriptions as the build progresses.
What is the best screen resolution for the system.
The problem is when I play back Letterbox I get a dark black band at the top and bottom AND I get a lighter dark band at the top and bottom of the video it's self (two distinct black borders). I understand why I would get one row of dark bands but not two. Videos that are full screen work great.
) and well changing channels and sometime the popups (miniguide, menu etc) seems to take a while 2-5 seconds, not a long time but slow still. i was just wondering if getting another 256meg would improve this proformance, and if so by how much?, most of the ram is in use now when running gbpvr.