it would be nice to have an option to filter the epg-information. so one could view only series or only movies. another option could display all series/movies/whole information beginning from a defined prime-time (here in germany the movies start at 20.15 (8.15 pm)).

this could be implemented in the "search guide" - section.

just a few ideas.

by the way: i mentioned it before, but there were osd-problems with this: are you thinking of implementing the "aspect-ratio-thing"? would be nice to have!

I saw this after trying to get to live tv. I have only had a chance to try this one, have not reproduced it yet. Looks like a null reference.



See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

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System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a disposed object named "System.Net.Sockets.Socket".
Object name: "System.Net.Sockets.Socket".
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mscorlib
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll

If anyone is trying to figure out what quality settings to use to fit your recording on DVD, run this http://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm


Also, Sub could you tell me if I change the bitrate of "medium" in the config, will that bit rate be used for all pending recordings or will I have to go back and set them up again to use the new bitrate?

LiveTV stuttering: causes and remedies.

I have a Pentium III 1GHz Machine with 256MB of ram (PC100), PVR-250MCE, Windows XP Pro with SP1, DirectX9.0c.
I am planning to use Radeon 9500 Pro for TV-Out, but for now I am using old TNT2 video card to view on monitor.
I also use a 30GByte Harddisk, 100ATA 7200rpm.

I installed GB-PVR successfully, and was experimenting on my monitor (before hooking stuff to mt TV using DVI with Radeon 9500 Pro).

During LiveTV, Windows Task Manager shows: ~ 70% to 80% CPU usage, and about 160MB of PageFile (virtual memory) usage (without GB-PVR it shows 90MB PageFile Usage)

For the LiveTV/playback I used:

1-a regular old TNT2 video card,
2- Installed a free codec pack (K-lite codec pack 2.27 Full from http://kppfree.altervista.org ) which uses elecard as the mpeg decoder.
3- I am using Overlay Manager (not VMR9) since my TNT2 video card cannot do VMR (obviously)


Now, the LiveTV option works fine except of those problems:

1- During fast moving scenes, the video blurs/slows down, which appear as a decoding issue.
Will changing my decoder to say Sonic Decoder or something similar will solve my problems?
Will increasing RAM help this? or it is just a decoder problem?

2- Even during slow/still scenes, or fast scenes, I see a little bit of stuttering (kinda like dropped frame??) with some scense every few seconds not running 100% smooth (jerky/jumpy). It is not very severe, but it is still noticable.
Is this Stuttering due to:
Low RAM? Do I need more RAM?
Slow Macine? I do not think so, since CPU usage never went above 80%
Bad Decoder? Will buying the Sonic codec help this? Unlikely since it is more like a system slowdown due to paging file or RAM or harddisk, (unlikely CPU)..
Video Card? Do you think installing the Radeon 9500 Pro will help resolve this? I do not see any link between the video card and the stuutering.. Is there?


Please help..
I really do not want to upgrade mu machine to a faster one, since it appears that CPU is not fully overloaded so a faster machine will not help..

Basically, what worked for you/other people?:

1- Better codec? Is this has anything to do with Sttutering?
2- More RAM?
3- Faster machine? (God, please NO NO)
4- Radeon 9500 Pro can help reduce stuttering? Unlikely



One LAST thing:
The shortcuts Ctrl+Q ...etc. for LiveTV as said in the FAQ section DO NOT WORK. I press Ctrl+Q but still LiveTV is running and does not pause... WHAT TO DO? I Still do not have a remote control...I am still EXPERIMENTING to see if the whole project is worth it or no..

Sorry for the long post..

Thanks in advance...
Cheers...

Sub -- First I'd like to complement your work, it is first rate

However, I'm having one problem.

I'm unable to control the computers volume whenever I'm watching TV or playing any media.

The volume buttons still perform the left and right functions.

This can be handy for adding more music to the play list,
but I'm a little too lazy to get up and adjust the sound level manually.

What have I missed.

Kenny

Hi Guys;

Is it possible to add a search feature to the Forum?

Seems to me if you've got a search feature, which I can't seem to find, it would cut down on a lot of repeat questions, Vid card resolution questions and such.

HI, First off I am a new convert to gbpvr and it is awesome. Great job and thanks for taking on this huge task.

Ok, I mapped my backed-up dvd location on my hard drive within the config for gbpvr but am not able to play the dvds on the mvp/television. I can however, play a backed-up dvd when I launch gbpvr on my pc. Strange.

Has anyone had luck with this? On my mvp I do not see the DVD button (but I do on my pc gbpvr) and when I access the video library i see the audio_ts and video_ts directories and not the .dv file (playable) that I see on the pc gbpvr.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

How do you delete shows you've recorded? Is the only way currently to go into explorer and delete them from the folder?

Are the Medium/low/high bitrate settings the same as medium/low/high DVD in the Hauppage WinTV2000 software?

Well after some extensive pounding of the remote I've determined my PVR350 works fine with OSD turned on so long as I don't use Live TV. Something about Live TV causes the whole machine to lock up, usually after pressing pause. Since the lag between changing channel on the satelite IRD and seeing it on the screen is so long I don't even use Live TV watching anyway, so I've just removed it from the list of choices. I've recored about a dozen shows, watched them, fast forward and rewinded them, paused them and no problems at all so as a PVR it's working great and that's really all I want it for.

Anyone know how to configure GB-PVR for a leadtek winfast tv 2000 xp.