Live TV Freezing

[smajor]

Hello,

I'm running 98.8b but had this problem in the previous version.

Problem: After a few hours of constant Live TV viewing, the video/audio becomes choppy more and more until the picture just freezes. Sometimes I don't get the choppy AV but the freeze right away. Sometime GBPVR will work well for several days. I'm now timing exactly how much "TV Viewing" time before it happens.

"Solution": In testing this problem I've found three things:
1) I can ESC out of Live TV and everything else with GBPVR works just fine.
2) I can Exit GBPVR and open Hauppauge's WinTV application and Live TV still works.
3) If I close the recording service and relaunch GBPVR, all is well again.

Troubleshooting: This is my 2nd GBPVR unit, unfortunately I'm using slightly different hardware on both units. The two critical differences are: 1) nVidia vs. ATI display cards, both using S-Video out. 2) different computers.

In working with this I had the chance to upgrade the CPU. I'm currently running a newer computer with a fresh XP install, latest nVidia drivers, and latest GBPVR with no add-ons save for the Volume plugin. I still have the same issue. The nVidia card is still there.

I've tried various combinations of MPEG decoders and audio codecs. I have the same problem with: InterVideo, CyberLink, and Dscaler. All with the same result.

I gut feeling is it's some conflict with the nVidia card and/or it's drivers. Everything else ad either been reinstalled or replaced at this point. Since I just rebuilt this unit this weekend I've just turned on Debug in the logs in hopes of catching something more concrete.

[dljones8053]

99.05 I am having almost the same problem on my client, I can change channels one or two times and it freeze up Live TV also sometimes just change to another channel does it as well, MVP works great changing channels and so does the server on my test TV as a second monitor. I thoight maybe it was a network issue but me recordings play back fine.

[smajor]

99.05 I am having almost the same problem on my client, I can change channels one or two times and it freeze up Live TV also sometimes just change to another channel does it as well, MVP works great changing channels and so does the server on my test TV as a second monitor. I thoight maybe it was a network issue but me recordings play back fine.

I solved this in another thread concerning my first GBPVR unit - this seems to be a problem I always get. For me, each time it has to do with my sound drivers. Either them being outdated or the output in GBPVR set to something other than default. For example, in this computer I have a SoundMax audio controller. If I set GBPVR to use the SoundMax audio output (that goes through their software) I get the problems noted in my initial post. If I set it to use default, or direct play-thru with the rear port, the problem vanishes.

Hope that helps!