V1.3.7 up and running - questions + crash

[jfm]

Well, I got GBPVR 1.3.7 up and running, and I like it very much. I have a general question, plus I have had a couple of crashes that I would like to troubleshoot.

The system: MSI P6NG Neo-Digital mb, 2gb mem, Pentium dual 2.5 processor, 500gb Seagate hard drive, EVGA GeForce 8600 GT/512mb, Hauppauge PVR-500 (dual) and Angel I (dual) tuners.

1. My first DVR experience was with a Pioneer unit that I both liked and hated. It was eons better that a vcr, but the limitations and other things drove me crazy. Video quality was very good, though - even at 4 hours per 4.7gb dvd. Should I get that kind of quality with GBPVR and these tuners? I'm not, yet, but there could, of course, be other problems - cable runs, etc.

2. Last night, and once before, GBPVR crashed while recording 4 streams. The times of the recordings were: 8:00-9:30, 8:00-10:00, 8:00-9:00, 9:00-10:00. The crash apparently occurred around 9:00pm. I am attaching related logs.

Any suggestions will be very much appreciated.

JFM

[steeb]

Have you tried simplyflying your system?

4 sources? Check it with one first? Have you done that?

Routine troublshooting will bring up your problem.

Cheers

Steeb

[jfm]

Have you tried simplyflying your system?

4 sources? Check it with one first? Have you done that?

Routine troublshooting will bring up your problem.

Cheers

Steeb

Hey, I'm anxious to play with it. :-) Also a lot to record at Christmas. You have a good point, though. I would like to start with the PVR-500. Must I remove the Angel altogether, or can I just delete the tuners in config?

Thanks

[sub]

You can just delete the capture sources in the the config app.

I suspect it'll be the angel causing your problem.

[jfm]

You can just delete the capture sources in the the config app.

I suspect it'll be the angel causing your problem.

Okay. Thanks. What about the quality question? Should I be able to ultimately achieve the same quality as I did with the Pioneer DVR?

[sub]

I havnt seen a Pioneer DVR, so I dont know. You can achieve pretty good quality though. You're probably the only person that can decided if you're happy with. The bitrate you record at, video decoders, videocard, and how you connect to your TV also have an impact on how good the end result is - so lots of things you can tweak if you need to.