k, sorry if these seems a really basic question but I have become very confused about some parts of this PVR. I have almost no experience with PVR's apart from WinTV2000. I managed to get all the channels set up, and I can record and watch the recordings no problems. Just 2 questions, why when I watch LiveTV do i just get the message "Video is playing back using TV out" I only have my monitor with my computer is there anyway I can just get the TV to appear on the monitor like in WinTV2000 or is this mainly designed for playback through a TV, also when I am watching the blank screen my recording folder is recording the LiveTV is there anyway I can disable this as it takes up vast amounts of room after a while (same thing happens with radio). This is an awsome program and I am sure it is just me being a idiot... Cheerz for any help

P.S. Sys Specs
WinXP Pro
PIV 1.7Ghz
ATI Radeon 9700Pro
Haupauge PVR 350
Audigy 2 ZS
(think those are the only relevent ones)

Hello!
I have a PVR-350 and just installed GB-PVR. As I have a digital cable NTL box so the only methods I can use to connect NTL to my HTPC is via Scart Out to S-Video in on PVR-350 (via multipin) or RF-OUT to RF-IN on PVR-350. BUT, if I could use the S-Video in on the Sigma Designs X-Card, I wouldn't need the PVR-350 at all!!
Is there any way this can be achieved? Is it really simple or am I missing something altogether?
Also, it seems that whatever I output to the TV from, there only seems to be 256 colours, which makes the lovely backdrops on GB-PVR look like my nans worst wallpaper! I've tried all options I can think of changing but no luck! My desktop is set to 32bit colours, and it looks fine on a normal screen output from the back of my graphics card (GeForce FX5200 128MB). Help!
Thanks in advance!
joshley

Hi
My config for prolink PlayTV@P7000:

[PlayTV@P7000 BlackBird]
BLACKBIRD=1
CONEXANT=1
FILTER_CROSSBAR=Genesis Crossbar
FILTER_CAPTURE=Genesis Video Capture
FILTER_TV_TUNER=Genesis TvTuner
FILTER_TV_AUDIO=Genesis TvAudio
FILTER_ENCODER=Genesis MPEG Encoder
PIN_CROSSBAR_VIDEO_TUNER_IN=0: Video Tuner In
PIN_TVTUNER_ANALOG_VIDEO_OUT=Analog Video
PIN_TVTUNER_ANALOG_AUDIO_OUT=Analog Audio
PIN_TVAUDIO_TV_AUDIO_IN=TV Audio In
PIN_TVAUDIO_TV_AUDIO_OUT=TV Audio Out
PIN_CROSSBAR_AUDIO_TUNER_IN=3: Audio Tuner In
PIN_CROSSBAR_VIDEO_DECODER_OUT=0: Video Decoder Out
PIN_CAPTURE_ANALOG_VIDEO_IN=Analog Video In
PIN_CROSSBAR_AUDIO_DECODER_OUT=1: Audio Decoder Out
PIN_CAPTURE_ANALOG_AUDIO_IN=Analog Audio In
PIN_CAPTURE_I2S_OUT=I2S
PIN_CAPTURE_656_OUT=656
PIN_WRITER_INPUT_IN=Input

This is only part of direct.ini file.
Adam

Hi,

I've been at it a couple of days trying to get my PVR 250 running with GB-PVR.
I have to say I like this app a lot. Very promising!

I do have some issues that probably are just newbie questions. I haven't been able to find these answers through searching the forums though.
Here goes.

1. Web service
This was one of the main reasons for me to go with GB-pvr. The webserver can't seem to find the station icons and just displays blanks. Do I need to edit the "showlogos.aspx" or is there a simpler way.
Another thing is the display on a Pocket PC. Has anyone modified the default web service to be more PPC friendly?

2. EPG
I'm using O2Grabber for Denmark (5 days of listings). While I do get listings showed they are not accurate programs are mixed from several days and showtimes are off too. GB-pvr crashes if I run it with "-updateEPG", could that be the problem?

3. Black vertical bars
I'm getting these (about 5% of the screen both in the left and right side of the screen) in live-tv and the recordings. Wintv doesn't have them. What gives?

4. Channel settings
I have most channels setup, but a few won't show at all. I had to scan for channels using both antenna and cable to get all the channels. GB-pvr seems only to use one of the two. The problem is that some channel numbers are repeated (with two different channels), making it hard to choose the right channel number. Any thoughts on this?


Any help would be very appreciated. And thanks for a great program!

Hi,

I'm having troubles recording. Today I scheduled two programs for record. One seems to be recorded allright, but the second one is only recorded for the first 5 minutes or so. I checked the logs and the recording service did not stop the recording after 5 minutes but after 30 minutes (show end time). However the resulting plays for only 5 minutes and its about 250 megs in size. Any ideas whats happening here?

Hi All,

Has anyone got RED-EYE Remote working with a Sky UK . When I setup and configure the remote in GB-PVR Capture Sources you can see the first 2 digits changing on the Sky Box ,but the 3rd digit won't change so all you get is eg:- 10_. I have tryed the various options in the capture .exe
config but no joy. When I type the command on a winxp command line the channel changes ok.
eg:- red -port=com1 1.0.7 ,but as you can see I have to put
full stops between the numbers for a 100ms delay.

Regards
Joe

Just wondering if this could be the cause of my frequent lockups, should the hauppage software be removed? Is the lastest driver off their web site the good one to use for the PVR-350?

I do not have a channel switcher yet so I just watch through my PVR-350 what my satelite tuner puts out through the S-Video. How can I pick up this feed with GB-PVR? I can't find anything that says line in or video, it just keeps asking for channel listings.

Just installed the Hauppauge 250 card. For about 1 second I can see the picture, then it goes black. The sound is still there....

I can see the picture fine using WinTV2000 which comes with the card. I cannot use GBPVR.

I guess there is a setting I need to change to make this work. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Peetem

does gbpvr support overlay on the x-card?

Looks like many people like this crad, but it lacks the support from media center developer like sage ...etc.?

Can I use this card (x-card) to do my TV-out with overlay, get program guide ...etc. and play dvd?

Thanks in advance...