This is basicly only for eye candy but I would like to see a menu system to where you see only the menu item selected, the next choice above it would be a little transparent, as well as the previous choice below it. So really you only see 3 menu items at a time. Like this.

MAME <--- translucent with background
LIVE TV <--- selected so its BOLD
RRCORDINGS <---- translucent with background.

I would alos like to see these have a roll effect, Instead of ust poping up they would roll into the selection. It would be nice if you could select between this menu system adn the old way in the config panel, or come by skin.

Also I would like to see a way to use pictures for buttons. Like maybe use a "aqua button image" in use for selections.
Or maybe make the menu selections alos translucent (thanks sub for considering this one for next release)

It would alo be cool, when you make a selection, to fade in or zoom in instead of just popping up.

Also to have images popup beside the menu items when you highlight them, like a Big TV when you select Live TV. But make it optional.

As for Plugins: Id like to see a Caller ID plugin, something to popup on the screen telling whos calling, like Tivo.

how about a RSS news feed plugin.

Or mabe have a plugin where it shows new movie trailers that streams from the net, and updates itself.

A plugin to stream my cable across the net in WMV format so my PPC can play channels?

I would really like to make some great skins for these. Alot of ideas just lack of knowledge on my part.

Great program PLEASE keep up the good work, need any help, ill do what I can do...

Just wanted to post a link to newegg.com for refurbed MVP's for $69 ea. Im sure they are all the D3 models that got returned

http://www.newegg.com/app....furbish


well this kind of defeats teh purpose when they are selling new ones for the same price...

http://www.newegg.com/app....&depa=0

Hi Sub - Awesome new release. Thanks for implementing some of my suggestions. Last major issue for me is the DVD player. Since you put this in, I have not been able to get it to work correctly. The sound and picture is very choppy. The sound makes chirping noises. Everything else works fine (TV, Net Radio, Video Playback, etc). I have tried every combination of options in the three drop downs. I'm running a 250PVR, Geforce3, on board sound (Realtek AC97). Any suggestions?

Hi everyone! I'm new to this software, new to the board and relatively new to PVRs in general (although fairly experienced when it comes to computers).

First off - your software looks great! I'm very interetested in using it with my PVR-250 and MediaMVP for my PVR needs (pretty much as desceibed in this article over at byopvr.com) but, I can't seem to get things working correctly. I'm still in the "configuring" stage at this point... I haven't even gotten to trying to make it work with the MediaMVP yet.

I've downloaded/installed the latest version (0.19.3) and the setup seems to be fairly straightforward but, I'm having some problems.

My first issue is getting the EPG data to load. When I try to update the EPG data, I get the message "Your EPG source does not appear to be configured correctly. Please check the EPG Source Settings and try again". I know the settings are correct as I can use the link from the settings page and login to my laps.zap2it.com account. If I look in the Config.exe.log file I see the following:

[b Wrote:Quote[/b] ]7/30/2004 1:25:34 PM.311 INFO [397] Requesting listings for period: 2004-07-30T00:00:00Z - 2004-08-07T00:00:00Z
7/30/2004 1:25:38 PM.817 ERROR [397] Error UpdateEPG()'ing: The underlying connection was closed: Unable to connect to the remote server.
7/30/2004 1:25:38 PM.817 ERROR [397]   at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.CheckFinalStatus()
  at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetRequestStream(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
  at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream()
  at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
  at Zap2itDataDirect.xtvdWebService.download(String startTime, String endTime)
  at GBPVR.Backend.Common.Zap2itEpgReader.a(IEpgUpdateProgressCallback A_0)
  at q.a(t A_0, IEpgUpdateProgressCallback A_1)
  at a.b()

I still have a problem when changing tv station and start tv app. It takes about 20 sek to start the app.

Can that be true.... I am tired of it.....

Can someone help me

Well heres a new skin I made (with help form sub - by the way thanks.) Hope you guys like it.

Heres a Screenshot
http://www.rcccenter.com/GBPVR/oceanwave.JPG
(sry the screenshots in low qual had to do in paint)

heres the download
http://www.rcccenter.com/GBPVR/2.zip

Im new getting into this PVR thing. Ive seen where people have to use a USB-UIRT to get channels from their cable box without haveing to use the cable box remote. What I want to know is if I could use a serial cable (I saw this on another site) to change the channels on my box. Does Gp-PVR support it?

Another question. When using the MediaWVP can you playback DVD's throught GB-PVR smoothly?

One more nonrelated to GP-PVR, but does the MediaMVP help with picture quality on sdtv's?

Sub:

I have a problem with the newest release V0.019. I uninstalled the V0.018L. And installed the new version. As recommended.

My problem is that the USB URIT setting on the configuration program of V0.019 do not seem to be working correctly. I set a new definition for my DirecTV remote using the USB-UIRT CHANNEL CHANGER CONFIGURATION menu. The only new change I noted was the addition of the "OK" or "ENTER" after you were prompted the numbers 1 thru 0 which I entered and then named DirecTV. I chose not to check any of the options Zero pad channel, Send ENTER/OK after transmission, or Use three digit channel numbers. This setting worked fine with V0.018L and would change the channels on my DirecTV receiver and allow the GR-PVR to record the correct programs.

But on the new release V0.0.19 it seems to change the channel only one time then stop. I can record the first program schedule to be recorded the recording scheduled after that will not change the channel setting on my DirecTV receiver. The USB URIT will flash like it is sending the signal but the channel stays the same. I also tried to use the manual record to see if the channel changer would work but no luck there it will not change the channel but will flash like it is sending a signal. At first I thought it was a problem with my USB URIT or the driver for the USB URIT so I uninstalled my driver thru the DEVICE MANAGER in WinXP. Then plugged the USB URIT back in and installed the driver again. I also went in to the GR-PVR Configuration menu and went to USB-UIRT CHANNEL CHANGER CONFIGURATION and was going to create a new definition for DirecTV receiver I click on the NEW to config a new definition.

Here I believe is the problem when I do that now the window comes up and you are to enter the numbers the program will cyclic though all the numbers and the enter key or OK with out me pushing the keys on my remote then it is prompting me for then ask me for a name for my new profile.

I tried several time the its the same the Prompts are displayed and ask you to press a key number and it says to release number and going to the next all with out me pressing any keys at all! It act as the program is stuck in a loop. Then asks for a name for your new profile!

The USB URIT worked fine in the V0.018l and can reinstall it so I can record programs. But I really like you new V0.019 and the fast forward and reverse works for me in this release.

Hopefully this is a minor bug?

Well, I have devolped a skin, problem is it doesnt work when i try to open it with GB-PVR. All I did was draw over the red sky theme. Could someone look at it for me and see if they can get it to work, ill be happy to zip and send.

Sub, great release.  Love that video  & audio don't get out of sync on the MVP now.

Manual Recordings: Whenever I create a manual recording, I can then no longer go into the Pending recordings section, I get:  Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.  The recording does actually happen, though. At least the first one. Not sure if they get correctly repeated.

Season recording by timeslot: I've noticed the 4 hour window it gives for timeslot flexibility.  However, I think some problems occur when dealing with the midnight.  Whenever I create a Season-Timeslot recording between 10:00pm and 2:00am, the entry is put in the database, but the shows are never scheduled to actually record... Nothing is shown in Pending for the schedule.

I like the 4 hour window-- is this something that could be configured per schedule (preferred), or just by generic configuration?

By the way, it looks like the playback_position table in the .19 release isn't empty.

Thanks!
Jesse