I'm trying to look for something for when I don't have access to the reocrding id (ie after reading the recording xml file.)
eg:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<recording>
<filename>\\aragorn\Recordings\Britains Got Talent\Britains Got Talent_20170708_19002000.ts</filename>
<channel>TV ONE</channel>
<status>READY</status>
<startTime>2017-07-08 18:55:02</startTime>
<endTime>2017-07-08 20:30:00</endTime>
<channel_OID>7224</channel_OID>
<title>Britain's Got Talent</title>
<subtitle></subtitle>
<description>Ant and Dec host the talent competition's fourth semi-final show as another group of talented performers take to the stage.</description>
<uid></uid>
<firstrun>true</firstrun>
<rating>G</rating>
<star_rating>7/8</star_rating>
<genres>
<genre>Series - Reality</genre>
</genres>
</recording>
I'm about to embark on a journey to cut the cable company. So I'm going to build a dedicated PC to run NextPVR and Kodi and need some advice on what hardware is most important for a good experience.
These are the uses I plan for it:
- NextPVR server
- Schedule recordings
- Connected to an internal digital antenna to get over the air digital cable (about 150 channels)
- Plan to connect to a dual tv tuner
- Watch shows recorded from NextPVR, Hulu, Netflix, etc...and others on network sites
These are the specs I'm thinking:
- Small form factor to fit the media center cabinet
- 16 GB RAM
- Intel i5 proc
- Decent to high-end video card
- Hauppauge USB dual tuner (http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_dualhd.html)
- Store recordings to external USB 3 drive
- Connected to the router via cable
What do you guys think? From what I understand, the video card and disk drive is the most important. Should I get a high end card or will that hit the point of diminishing returns? Disk space is cheap unless I need solid state. Do I need solid state?
I think heat and power consumption should also be a consideration of mine.
I'd like to build something that wouldn't need any upgrades for at least 3 years.
can any one enlighten me as to whats happening here:
Code:
23:56:35.139 T:6596 ERROR: CCurlFile::FillBuffer - Failed: Timeout was reached(28)
23:56:35.139 T:6596 ERROR: CCurlFile::Open failed with code 0 for http://192.168.0.23:8866/service?method=recording.lastupdated&sid=08eb40a8896f4a8ebcb583cee70a52c4
23:56:35.139 T:6596 ERROR: XFILE::CFileCache::Open - failed to open source <http://192.168.0.23:8866/service?method=recording.lastupdated&sid=08eb40a8896f4a8ebcb583cee70a52c4>
23:56:35.139 T:6596 NOTICE: AddOnLog: NextPVR PVR Client: Disabling recording update. Update NextPVR to v3.4
i have a win7 pc set up with npvr, my media and a common mysql library for my kodi boxes, as i work full time and spend maybe a few hours a day watching stuff through kodi i decided i would have this go to sleep when not in use to save on the bills. iv been playing with 'wake on lan' to wake up this pc when kodi needs it. this has been giving me all sorts of problems.
It appears that something the npvr add on is doing is causing me problems. if i turn off the npvr addon in kodi, i can reliably let the computer go to sleep and the wol kicks in and fires up the pc as it should. but it seems like the add on is trying to connect to the sleeping computer without waking it which cause kodi to try and read the mysql database without waking up the computer and after 5 unsuccessful attempts at reading this database kodi then stops trying to read the database until i reboot kodi.
Hi,
I noticed a few shows missing from my library so attempted to use vidimport to import them
I have used it in the past with no problems, but now i am getting the below error
anyone have any ideas what i am doing wrong?
Thanks
C:\Users\Paul\Downloads\vidImport>vidimport "f:\recorded tv\the bill"
vidImport.exe version 1.71
Settings used:
----> Npvr Install Dir = C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\
----> Npvr Data Dir =
----> Npvr Recording File = recording-backup.xml
----> Show File = showDetail.txt
----> Autoimport = True
----> XmlOut = videos.xml
----> Series Only = False
----> ImdbLookup = True
----> Autoimport = True
----> Season Prefix = s
----> Episode Prefix = e
----> Episode Suffix = .
----> Write NFO = False
----> Video extensions = avi~mpg~ts~mp4~mkv~mpeg~dvr-ms~wmv~divx~ifo~mov~dvrms~mov~flv
----> Include Season in Episode = False
----> Starting dir/file = f:\recorded tv\the bill
Reading showfile showDetail.txt
Unhandled Exception: System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added.
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentException(ExceptionResource resource)
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.Insert(TKey key, TValue value, Boolean add)
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.Add(TKey key, TValue value)
at ShowDetail.IShows.readShowFile(String filename)
at videoImport.Program.clMain()
at videoImport.Program.Main(String[] args)
Little help please...
How can I (or where) set some custom parameters for ffmpeg encoder in order to Burn dvbsub's directly into video.
New web-player working great but missing sub is huge flaw.
I was try to modify TranscodeArgs in the config.xml, but I can see that encoder always gets the same args. :confused:
Have been having problems for a long time now and it's just got to the point where it's frustrating having to deal with.
Every morning without fail, we boot up the PC with kodi installed on it. We have it set to autostart Kodi upon start up, along with nextpvr.
Kodi boots up (17.3) and the TV programs turn on. After not too long (3-4 mins at a guess), the whole TV show freezes and we have to reboot the PC.
Upon rebooting, the same process takes place, but this time there is no freezing and we can watch the TV as normal.
I'm not certain, but I did a little bit of digging a while back and was under the impression that the EPG updates could be the cause of this. Hopefully this doesn't throw anyone off being able to help.
Secondly, (and this didn't cause a problem under Kodi 16), with the update to 17.3 we now have the TV tuners dropping off as soon as we switch modes to go to the menu screen of Kodi. The error message continually pops up, and although I haven't tested it, I believe that any recording programs at the time would fail.
Any tips would be awesome. I took a log so hopefully can see what the issue may be.
Disclaimer: Just starting to jump into the the PVR world.
I just received my Hauppauge WinTV PVR 500 tuner from ebay and dropped it in. Then had Windows 10 install the driver and it looked ok from the perspective of Device Manager. But in NextPVR, it's not listed as a device. I only see "IPTV Device". Is this card too old to use? I also don't have a WinTV installation disk, as again, the card is from ebay. Logs attached. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Recorder/Server:
Custom Built Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2
3 Tuner Cards, all Hauppauge, various analog and digital capabilities
Time Warner/Spectrum Standard Cable Ready service (we have digital HD with PVR, but only cable ready to the server), picks up about 70 channels
HD OTA Antenna picks up about 14 channels
Tuner cards and drivers all tested and working with SoftPVR
48tb Free Storage in Drive Pool used for overflow
120gb Dedicated SSD for NPVR
NPVR version 3.7.7
Player/Client:
Kodi 17.3 Krypton
NPVR plugin version 2.4.13.1
Connected on same network via Gigabit Ethernet (not wireless)
Problem
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History:
Everything was crazy complicated to get set up. I'm using (was it called?) Schedules Direct for EPG data. After a week or two of troubleshooting and banging my head on the wall I finally got it all working. Everything was going great. The system downloaded EPG like it should. It recorded TV Shows I scheduled to record. They all play back like they should. Even Live TV was working. Then I started doing more watching of stuff I downloaded, or stuff I could stream with my Netflix account. I neglected NPVR for a good 6-8 months. Every now and then, I would check to see if anything new had recorded, and it wasn't recording anything. Lately, I've just chalked it up as being the summer season and all my shows I watch are on break. But earlier today we had a string of thunderstorms come through the area and I wanted to watch our local news channel to see if they had a radar up and was talking about it. Well, that's when I realized my system isn't working like it should. I can browse the EPG with no problem, so that part at least still seems to be working right. But if I try to pick a channel to watch (not record) all I get is a black screen on my client.. It's like the server isn't transmitting the stream. However,, if I hit the STOP button on my remote, it will very quickly display a single frame of whatever was playing before returning me to the EPG. I did some further testing, and discovered it is doing this on all of my HD channels. Regardless if it's OTA or picked up through the cable company. If I switch to an SD channel, it works fine.
So is there something wrong with the versions I'm using? Was there some addition/subtraction to the code I need to fix? Some setting that got whacked? I just don't know what to do. I checked all the settings on the server side and they look correct based on what I remember seeing when it worked before. The only settings in the Client's addon is stuff like the Hostname, port, and pin. I suppose that could have gotten messed up. But the SD stuff and the EPG works so clearly the communication is there.
Any ideas? Here's a copy of my logs for you guys to look over if you think it'll help. Hopefully I've provided enough information. If you need more, just ask. I'm eager to make this work again.
