Live TV Lock up

[pinarphan]

I am running an Asus Pundit with 2.6 Celeron, 200gig seagate, 500 ddr and a Haup.350

Everthing works like a charm except radomly while watching live tv the whole system locks up. I have to hard reboot.

This is my GBPVR.exe log (is that the one I should post?)

10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.421 VERBOSE [2] installDirectory is C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.421 VERBOSE [2] configurationFile is C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\config.xml
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString : Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=".\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] databaseConnectionString is Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DontAntiAlias
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/DontAntiAlias : false
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/LoggingLevel
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/LoggingLevel : Debug
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.734 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/MiscMediaDirectory
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.734 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/MiscMediaDirectory : .\media
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 INFO [2] Starting
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] Direct Playing:
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/Version
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/Version : GB-PVR v0.93.10
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/UseSBE
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/UseSBE : false
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/EPGProcessingMode
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/Renderer
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/Renderer : Overlay
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/HardwareDecoder
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] getValue: /settings/HardwareDecoder : Hauppauge PVR350
10/22/2005 2:45:28 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] Initializing renderer: PVR350
10/22/2005 2:45:32 PM.234 VERBOSE [2] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DirectRemoteAccess
10/22/2005 2:45:32 PM.234 VERBOSE [2] getValue: .........

Blah Blah Blah

/settings/DefaultSkipSecondsForward : 60
10/22/2005 5:34:21 PM.593 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsBack : 30
10/22/2005 5:34:21 PM.593 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/ManualSkipTimebase : Minutes
10/22/2005 5:34:21 PM.671 VERBOSE [2] flushDatabaseConnections()
10/22/2005 5:34:21 PM.703 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/22/2005 5:34:21 PM.703 VERBOSE [2] getDatabaseConnection() creating new connection
10/22/2005 5:34:21 PM.734 VERBOSE [2] Received event code: 14
10/22/2005 5:34:52 PM.375 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:35:22 PM.406 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:35:52 PM.421 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:36:22 PM.437 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:36:52 PM.468 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:37:23 PM.468 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:37:53 PM.593 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:38:06 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] StopLiveTV()
10/22/2005 5:38:06 PM.781 VERBOSE [2] at a2.b(Boolean A_0)
10/22/2005 5:38:07 PM.281 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
10/22/2005 5:38:07 PM.281 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
10/22/2005 5:38:17 PM.718 VERBOSE [2] RecordLiveTV: 4
10/22/2005 5:38:18 PM.750 VERBOSE [2] About to play LiveTV File: C:\In the Bedroom_1_20051022_15001800.mpg Channel: 76 BRAVOP
10/22/2005 5:38:18 PM.750 VERBOSE [2] Before LiveTV Play
10/22/2005 5:38:21 PM.031 VERBOSE [2] After LiveTV Play
10/22/2005 5:38:21 PM.062 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsForward : 60
10/22/2005 5:38:21 PM.062 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsBack : 30
10/22/2005 5:38:21 PM.062 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/ManualSkipTimebase : Minutes
10/22/2005 5:38:21 PM.203 VERBOSE [2] flushDatabaseConnections()
10/22/2005 5:38:21 PM.234 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/22/2005 5:38:21 PM.250 VERBOSE [2] getDatabaseConnection() creating new connection
10/22/2005 5:38:21 PM.281 VERBOSE [2] Received event code: 14
10/22/2005 5:38:37 PM.843 VERBOSE [2] RecordLiveTV: 7
10/22/2005 5:38:39 PM.109 VERBOSE [2] About to play LiveTV File: C:\American Revolutions_1_20051022_17001900.mpg Channel: 77 CMTV
10/22/2005 5:38:39 PM.109 VERBOSE [2] Before LiveTV Play
10/22/2005 5:38:40 PM.906 VERBOSE [2] After LiveTV Play
10/22/2005 5:38:40 PM.968 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsForward : 60
10/22/2005 5:38:40 PM.968 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsBack : 30
10/22/2005 5:38:40 PM.968 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/ManualSkipTimebase : Minutes
10/22/2005 5:38:41 PM.046 VERBOSE [2] Received event code: 14
10/22/2005 5:38:54 PM.609 VERBOSE [2] StopLiveTV()
10/22/2005 5:38:54 PM.937 VERBOSE [2] at a2.b(Boolean A_0)
10/22/2005 5:38:55 PM.437 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
10/22/2005 5:38:55 PM.437 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
10/22/2005 5:39:16 PM.437 VERBOSE [2] RecordLiveTV: 82
10/22/2005 5:39:17 PM.625 VERBOSE [2] About to play LiveTV File: C:\Futbol de la Liga Mexicana_1_20051022_16001800.mpg Channel: 57 GALAP
10/22/2005 5:39:17 PM.625 VERBOSE [2] Before LiveTV Play
10/22/2005 5:39:19 PM.906 VERBOSE [2] After LiveTV Play
10/22/2005 5:39:19 PM.906 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:39:20 PM.125 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsForward : 60
10/22/2005 5:39:20 PM.125 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsBack : 30
10/22/2005 5:39:20 PM.125 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/ManualSkipTimebase : Minutes
10/22/2005 5:39:20 PM.265 VERBOSE [2] flushDatabaseConnections()
10/22/2005 5:39:20 PM.265 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/22/2005 5:39:20 PM.312 VERBOSE [2] getDatabaseConnection() creating new connection
10/22/2005 5:39:20 PM.343 VERBOSE [2] Received event code: 14
10/22/2005 5:39:26 PM.046 VERBOSE [2] StopLiveTV()
10/22/2005 5:39:26 PM.375 VERBOSE [2] at a2.b(Boolean A_0)
10/22/2005 5:39:26 PM.890 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
10/22/2005 5:39:26 PM.890 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/EPGProcessingMode : NORMAL
10/22/2005 5:39:54 PM.171 VERBOSE [2] RecordLiveTV: 47
10/22/2005 5:39:55 PM.234 VERBOSE [2] About to play LiveTV File: C:\MLB Baseball_1_20051022_16301930.mpg Channel: 11 KKFXCA
10/22/2005 5:39:55 PM.234 VERBOSE [2] Before LiveTV Play
10/22/2005 5:39:57 PM.265 VERBOSE [2] After LiveTV Play
10/22/2005 5:39:57 PM.265 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:39:57 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsForward : 60
10/22/2005 5:39:57 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/DefaultSkipSecondsBack : 30
10/22/2005 5:39:57 PM.453 VERBOSE [2] getValue cached value: /settings/ManualSkipTimebase : Minutes
10/22/2005 5:39:57 PM.562 VERBOSE [2] flushDatabaseConnections()
10/22/2005 5:39:57 PM.593 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
10/22/2005 5:39:57 PM.609 VERBOSE [2] getDatabaseConnection() creating new connection
10/22/2005 5:39:57 PM.640 VERBOSE [2] Received event code: 14
10/22/2005 5:40:27 PM.671 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:40:58 PM.671 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:41:28 PM.687 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:41:59 PM.687 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:42:29 PM.703 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:43:00 PM.703 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:43:30 PM.718 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:44:01 PM.718 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:44:31 PM.750 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:45:02 PM.750 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:45:32 PM.765 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:46:03 PM.765 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:46:34 PM.765 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:47:05 PM.765 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:47:36 PM.765 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:48:07 PM.765 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1
10/22/2005 5:48:38 PM.765 VERBOSE [2] RenewLease: 1

[sub]

Are you using the TV out on the PVR350? If so, this is a known problem that has been discussed many times in the past. Assuming this is the problem, I have no easy solution for you. You could try updating your drivers, or try you PVR350 in another machine. The PVR350 drivers are very prone to this problem.

[pinarphan]

If I switched to the 250 would it solve the problem?

[sub]

You can just disable the TV out on the PVR350 by setting the 'hardware decoder' to 'none - use software decider', which would effectively give you a PVR250. This should solve your problem.

[stefan]

Easiest way to find out if it's related to the tv-out is to disable harware decoding on the pvr-350 (in the config app of gbpvr) and run it through tv-out on your graphics card instead. That would effectively turn your 350 into a 250. If the problem persists (which I highly doubt) , it's something else and you'll have to investigate further.

[stefan]

Or, I should start reading new posts before answering to old ones =) Funny we even used the same phrasing =)

[pinarphan]

Thanks to both of you guys!!!!!

My freeze up problem has been solved. However, picture quality is way down. I have a ton of blurred motion and general digital effect going on in both live tv and recordings.

I am using passthrough, overlay manager and system default. I have tried every possible combination of these that I can resulting in no improvement.

I have a monitor hooked up to the machine and the video on it looks pretty damn good!

Should I toss my 12 year old TV and buy a new LCD or monitor?

[stefan]

I experienced your exact problem. Solved it by using software decoding. *Really* bad quality.

Then I started fiddling with settings for tv-out on my graphics card. Updated the driver. I have settings for "overlay" adjustments. They are only available when an mpeg is running. Fiddling with those made wonders. I changed to another mpeg decoder that is more compatible with my hardware.

Today, my system is usable, to the point that I no longer get annoyed by the low viewing quality. Agreed, it's not as good as the tv-out on the 350, but...

If you were to buy a flat screen (or a monitor), then you would probably be able to use dvi or other monitor cable, and not have to worry about tv-out, hence getting a really great picture. All this is of course depending on your graphics card, if it is old and/or bad, you can fiddle settings until you turn blue ;-)