another wishlist

[Beowulf]

I must say that I do like GBPVR.
Yessir!

I have a few more wishes.
1. Autoupdate xml file via a batch file (so that you can collect xml data via xmlTV or other program at night).

2. Being able to delete recorded programs. Now I can only remove it from the records list. But it is then still on the harddisk.

3. Different quality settings. Right now it is en plain MPG in DVD quality. Nice, but some TV shows should be fine in D1.

4. Be able to browse for movie files (I already said that previously)

5. GBPVR can play MPEG files, and ripped DVDs. But why not reading straight from a DVD? Read from the IFO and then show it on the PVR 350 TV-out. (you could request that some region free program has to run on the background). Oh if winDVD could do it....

5. Make GBPVR the program that can also execute other programs and allowing to use the Hauppauge Remote to control that said program. I would suggest that a menu item is added to the main menu called other programs, and you find then a program name e.g. WinDVD. The moment that such 3rd party program is selected, GBPVR uses for the remote an special .ini file that translates the Hauppauge remote commands into the keyboard shortcuts (you can set it up in the config). Pressing power off returns to the GBPVR and the special .ini is not used.

[AndyCherry]

On #5 - if you can work out how to get DVD's on the PVR-350 TV Out let me know! I've been trying to get this working for a while.

There are several problems:

- the mpeg2 decoders provided by Hauppauge are non CSS meaning they can't decode DVDs with content scrambling system (DVD encryption) - you would have to have another one (e.g. from WinDVD or Sonic CinePlayer etc.)

- the way that you get access to the DVD under directshow is through the "DVD Navigator" filter - this filter provides undecoded encrypted output from the DVD which has to be decoded through and mpeg2 decoder (it's output is not compatible with the input on the Hauppauge output filter) - as this is now decoded, it has to be reencoded into mpeg2!

- while this is possible - I've had a DVD playing using a graph in graphedit that decodes using Intervideo's decoders, re-encodes using Sonic encoder, and then putting the output onto the TV, the sound is out by about 5 seconds, and I struggle to get a consistent picture.

If you have a good understanding of how directshow works and can write replacement filters and an mpeg2 decoder/translator, I think you could do it, but it would be tough!

Cheers,
Andy

[Beowulf]

I think it is easier to ask Intervideo to make their winDVD compatible with the Hauppauge TV card out.
Since, most of the Hauppauge software is made by ...... Intervideo. :-)

Thnaks for the explanation. I have no DirectX knowledge. I cannot even program...
Ask me about IP telephony standardization and such.. I know that. :-)

[AndyCherry]

The Intervideo software only does the mpeg decoding - Hauppauges software handles the TV Out bit... from what he's done so far I think sub knows more about the card than Hauppauge do!!

Cheers
Andy

[Beowulf]

Hehehe I wouldn't be surprised! Sub has shown excellent skill.
When I heard about GBPVR..I first though..oh..likely crappy.
But nope.. I did not expect the talent. This is an amazing product.
I am sure that the live TV will be solved and that all the features will be implemented. :-)