2007-08-15, 06:25 PM
My question is whether the video capture card is an absolute requirement to run GB-PVR? The library features seem to be very nice, and I wondered whether I could use them alone. Thanks for any help/info.
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Can GB-PVR be used only for library software?
Can GB-PVR be used only for library software?
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2007-08-15, 06:29 PM
A video capture card or TV tuner is not required, although obviously you won't be able to use the cool features like the TV Guide and recordings.
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2007-08-15, 08:10 PM
yes you can
i would also try using the plugin video archive(although im not sure it will import the files with out the extra info but have a look)
2007-08-15, 09:04 PM
Thanks for the replies, guys. I just need something that can be the vide equivalent of iTunes for all my various video media; DVD rips, HD files (.mkv, VC-1, AVC h.264 .TS, HD-WMV, HD-DivX) files etc. and DivX/XviD. I hope this'll do it. I'll give it a shot this weekend.
I don't have any TV source right now, just a large archive of movies I've ripped from DVDs and HD sources. Thus, I have no need for recording TV, guides or anythign like that.
2007-08-15, 09:11 PM
the only thing is the video folder doesnt look as nice as the recording folder thats why i say try using video archive it may be able to import them so you get a better looking menu but im not sure if uses the data written to the folder while recording or just looks at the file name
2007-08-16, 01:18 AM
I had a pc set up like this for the last year and a half. It was really just a file browser (with mce remote) for my video collection as well as playing shows I recorded on another pc. I never set it up as a true client and it actually functioned just fine this way.
The menu was pared down to just video library, music library, weather, net radio and system. However, I finally broke down last week and placed a tuner card in this pc and it is very nice to be able to pause live tv etc.
2007-08-16, 06:58 PM
I started out with GBpvr as strictly a front end to make playing my music collection easier, it's still it's main function. I however have used it to record my wife's soap opera's so i don't have to deal with them.
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