Video Freezing?

[drbadass]

Hi there, new to this board.

I've been poking around and seen some other users having trouble with video freezing or locking up. I just installed the lastest version of GB-PVR last night and was experiencing this problem. Some channels seemed fine while others would lock up video for over a few minutes, while the audio continued.

I also noticed the processor spiking when changing channels. Is this normal?

I have a PVR 150 and an Xcard.

Thanks for any comments and tips...

[sub]

Yes, this has already been raised by a couple of other users, and I'll be fixing it in the next release.

[drbadass]

Thanks for the quick reply. Will the items to be fixed include the processor spiking? Or are they the same problem underneath?

[sub]

I would expect a spike in processor usage, but it should be very short.

[drbadass]

Yes, that's what I'm seeing. Ok, I'll hang tight and wait for a newer release. Thanks for your help.

Is there any reason why some channels would come in crystal clear while others would be hazy and wavy? I have my cable wire going right into the PVR150, no box.

[sub]

Quote[/b] ]Is there any reason why some channels would come in crystal clear while others would be hazy and wavy? I have my cable wire going right into the PVR150, no box.

This sounds like a tuning problem to me.

Is it crystal clear for those channels in WinTV?

What country are you in?

[drbadass]

I'm in the US. Comcast is my provider. I've been reading a lot about WinTV2000 today so I will try this when I get home today and compare the results.

[drbadass]

I got WinTV 2000 running. Some of the channels look fuzzy there too, so I guess it must be the line and signal. Luckily, it's mostly channels that suck...

By the way, I haven't installed my media drive yet so I was aiming the GBPVR files at a local directory on C:\. I didn't set any recordings, but when I came home today, my drive was filled. Upon investigation, I found a series of recorded files, about 1.16 GB each, some larger some smaller. Some of them were infomercials from the middle of the night, so I was really puzzled. Is there something that I set up incorrectly or is there some trigger going off to record despite me not saying to do so?

Thanks

[drbadass]

Scratch that previous post. I played with it more and now see that GBPVR buffers each channel. I must have been testing it long enough to fill the drive. Is there a way to remove these files automatically for shows you didn't want to record, but simply watch and possibly timeshift? Maybe create a partition just for live tv, and make it large enough for 3 hours of video, then have it clear the drive every 3 hours? How is this intended to operate?

Thanks again...

[sub]

The files are deleted a few minutes after you watch them, unless you left the TV paused, which will eventually cause it to fill the hard drive.