Hauppauge HD PVR

[philly_phenom]

You can download the Arcsoft Total Media Theatre intro version from http://www.arcsoft.com/products/totalmediatheatre/ and set the H.264 codec to Arcsoft in GBPVR. The decoder can continue to be used by GBPVR after the trial has expired.

Thanks - I now get video when playing in PVRX2 (only 53% CPU), however, I get no sound.

Here's my settings from the config app:

MPEG-2 playback
Video Decoder : Nvidia Video Decoder
Audio Decoder : Nvidia Video Decoder
Audio Renderer: Realtek AC97 Audio

H.264 Playback
Video Decoder : Arcsoft Video Decoder

[zaphod7501]

I'm running Windows 2000, so I suspect I have no options on the PC other than recording and burning to a disk for play on a Blu-Ray player. I can play x264 720p files just fine (35% CPU on dual Athlon system) and HD files (1080i 720p) recorded with a MyHD are OK at under 50%, but the samples won't even start. (PowerDVD has no usable version that I can find for Win2k, XP/Vista only)

There was a mention of supplied software capable of burning (authoring) the files in the BD format onto a DVD-R disk. (~2 hours per disk estimated) Since Blu-Ray players can play standard DVDs, they can read the self-created disks and hopefully play them.

[whurlston]

Thanks - I now get video when playing in PVRX2 (only 53% CPU), however, I get no sound.

Zip and post your pvrx2.exe-native.log after attempting to play the file.

[philly_phenom]

Zip and post your pvrx2.exe-native.log after attempting to play the file.

Thanks.

[whurlston]

No audio decoder is being loaded.

2008-04-05 21:38:46.046 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters:
2008-04-05 21:38:46.046 VERBOSE - Video Renderer
2008-04-05 21:38:46.046 VERBOSE - Realtek AC97 Audio
2008-04-05 21:38:46.046 VERBOSE - ArcSoft Video Decoder
2008-04-05 21:38:46.046 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
2008-04-05 21:38:46.046 VERBOSE - SOURCE
2008-04-05 21:38:46.046 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)

I double checked and I'm not getting audio in PVRx2 either on the test files. I'll look into it when I get a chance. Unless sub has any ideas.

[mvallevand]

I installed the Arcsoft software too with no audio in PVRX2.exe or in their software. Do you really want to hum along to the waltz I hear on the PCH though?

Martin

[sub]

The 'why' is a long story which I wont bother going into, but to get it going you'll need the haali spliter installed, and this GB-PVR patch http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=2...stcount=17, and the config.xml entry mentioned in that post.

[philly_phenom]

Is the haali splitter the same as the matroska splitter? Matroska is the download on the Haali page

[sub]

Yes. It was renamed from 'matroska splitter' to 'haali splitter' in 2005, but lots of things on the website still refer to the original name.

[philly_phenom]

I installed the Arcsoft software too with no audio in PVRX2.exe or in their software. Do you really want to hum along to the waltz I hear on the PCH though?

Martin

Looking forward to listening to it myself!! I don't watch to many movies on the PC itself, but on occasion I do.

I'm looking forward to a PCH to get HD in my family room. Right now I'm using my cable company's DVR which barely holds 20 hours...