Hauppauge HD PVR on May 1

[beav_35]

Sub, I also updated my drivers to the latest beta so that I could record in 5.1. In live tv I had video but no audio and my recordings also wouldn't play though gbpvr. I have reinstalled the old drivers and I am looking forward to the next version of gbpvr.


aestabrook, I was in your shoes a few months ago and would be happy to help you out.

Do I need a high end video card to play back the recordings on the tv?

No, I have the Nvidia 8500 GT and it handles it just fine.

How do i use the GB PVR guide instead of the bright house one?

I don't know what you are asking.

I have heard in other forums that a 64-bit os may give you a bit of troubles but its up to you.

[aestabrook]

I can't get the IR blaster to work for the life of me. I have the SA 8300HD, but it won't change the channel. So i'm at a point now where I can record, but cant change teh channel. I'd like it so when i push guide on the remote, i see the pvr guide, not stb. WHat do you suggest I do?

[beav_35]

I need to know more about your problem. Can you control the stb with blastcfg? Have you set the channel changer in gbpvr to haupblast.exe? I had problems with it too so I bought one from irblaster.info. The USB-UIRT is even better. Check out:

http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Hardw...nelChanger

You need to use the remote that came with the HD PVR to control gbpvr. The setup is fairly simple just search through the forum and wiki.

[aestabrook]

as of right now, i cannot control the stb with the ir blaster. i've set it to the exe, i cant even get the hauppauge blaster app to change the channel. im able to see the guide from the web interface, if i start a recording, itll record as 0kb, wont be able to play it. should i get rid of xp64 and install 32 bit? you think thats where the problem is?

[beav_35]

Yes, I would install the 32 bit version. That will make the setup easier.

[wtg]

as of right now, i cannot control the stb with the ir blaster.

Do you have other Hauppauge devices with IR Blaster hardware too? I found all my blasters stopped working after installing the HD-PVR. In the end I had to use Hauppauge's utility for blowing all Hauppauge devices and registry settings away and start over from scratch, installing the HD-PVR first. Things worked after that.

[aestabrook]

i only have the hd pvr with the blaster it came with. i installed windows xp pro 32 bit, ive installed the pvr and ir drivers, ive also installed gbpvr. I am still unable to record and the blaster doesnt seem to work wiht my stb, its a SA 8300hd, i can see the red light flash, but nothing happens to the stb.

what should i do?

[mashakos]

anybody had any luck running this thing on vista x64? How??

[MeekMaster]

Well, I think I am getting an HD-PVR for xmas. I just signed up for comcast hd and have a motorola dch3200 STB up and running. After reading the horror stories of the HD-PVR, I hope I get one that doesnt overheat!!

I would like to use liveTV and record in GB-PVR since I like the interface much better than comcast's guide(ads included). Ive heard of people suggesting to use firewire to tune thier channels so its quicker than irblasting. How would I configure the channel changer for the HD-PVR source to use firewire connection to the STB?

I see alot of people recording with HD-PVR but none using liveTV. Does anyone even use liveTV with HD-PVR? If so, is channel chaning that bad? Just curious what the experience is like.

[smajor]

I use Live TV, see my post here:

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=37300

I have a different STB than you, but you should be able to follow what I did substituting yours. It was easier than I thought and has been working perfectly for me since I posted that 3 months ago!

You don't need to HD-PVR to get the basic setup working with the channel changing part, you could do some experimenting before christmas and have it ready to roll when you get the gift.