new mvp user lots of questions

[adm1jtg]

Just started working with a helius MVP model E1 and have a few questions/problems.

1) Is there a GBPVR theme with larger fonts? I only have a 20" tv and the 2 default themes are impossible to read. I downloaded 2 themes and the MVP boots to a black screen when I use any but the default blue and slick. I thik the ones i downloaded were called something like flat and orb.

2) I am trying to work with zprocess so I can watch dvd files on my mvp and have carefully followed the entire install procedure. I have copied a test VOB file to the video library but when I try and play it the mvp goes black and reboots. I have tried this 2 times as stated in the directions. I have also done the same test with a sample avi file with the exact same results. MPG files recorded from tv play fine as does live tv.

3) I would love to be able to play real media (RM) files through my mvp and it seems that with a vlc implementation I might be able to do this but I also have had no success with the vlc implementation (both thorough gbpvr and through mvpmpc)

I am not even sure what log files to check for all of the above I am reasonably new to gbpvr and admit I am more then a little lost. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

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1) Is there a GBPVR theme with larger fonts? I only have a 20" tv and the 2 default themes are impossible to read. I downloaded 2 themes and the MVP boots to a black screen when I use any but the default blue and slick. I thik the ones i downloaded were called something like flat and orb.

Some users that wanted larger fonts end up using this skin: http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Skin/Blue-Retro-SHV

2) I am trying to work with zprocess so I can watch dvd files on my mvp and have carefully followed the entire install procedure. I have copied a test VOB file to the video library but when I try and play it the mvp goes black and reboots. I have tried this 2 times as stated in the directions. I have also done the same test with a sample avi file with the exact same results. MPG files recorded from tv play fine as does live tv.

3) I would love to be able to play real media (RM) files through my mvp and it seems that with a vlc implementation I might be able to do this but I also have had no success with the vlc implementation (both thorough gbpvr and through mvpmpc)

Sorry, I cant help you with either of these tasks. The MVP isnt well suited to to this type of usage. The hardware can only play MPEG1, MPEG2 or MP3 files. There is some limited logic built in that'll try doing an on-the-fly conversions of .avi files to MPEG2 to allow them to play, but this logic does not extend to RM or DVD files.

[adm1jtg]

Thanks for the quick reply I will try the new skin tonight. One other question has popped up and that is that my mpg files recorded on the hauppauge 1600 with GBPVR seem to be dark on the MVP. They are even a little dark when played back through the computer. I have tried playing with the ini file and tweaking the brightness and all and the changes seem to work fine for live tv and such but they do not seem to effect the playback of mpg files aka the files look the same when played back on the mvp no matter what changes I make.

Is there any other way to change the playback brightness and contrast? I am having the unit switched out just in case but reading the forums this seems a common issue with the MVP.

Also if I cannot change on playback how would I change brightness and contrast on the recording end?

[baj1]

If you haven't already found it, the setting you are looking for is in direct.ini in the GBPVR folder.

Brightness=AUTO

You can play with this and the other values, but 75 seems to be a common number for brightness that works for the MVPs. Make note of this one, it gets reset every time you upgrade to a new version of GBPVR, you will be setting this again.

-Brad

[HarryH3]

Also check out this thread:

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=41093