2009-07-19, 03:47 PM
Sorry upfront for the long post 
Comcast has just notified me that they are going all digital in my area. This is going to cause me to make significant changes to my audio/video system, including GBpvr as they are all still running on analog. I have happily used GBpvr for years, with almost no intervention from me, so well I didn't give it much thought at all, until now, sadly. Since i distribute audio/video throughout the house via analog MVP's over modulators to mix with the TV signal and be available on any TV. The analog and digital signals do not mix well together so I see no alternative but a dual system.
I have just a couple of basic questions for those that have already made this change and been through the process.
I'm still using GBpvr 99.12 and it's been rock solid but, am I right that I will have trouble getting digital tuners to work with it?
According to Hauppauge the replacement for the WinTV-USB2 units I use now is the WinTV-HVR-1950. Have they been as good a performer as the analog units they are replacing or should I look at something else?
Last and most importantly, also the real reason I'm still on version 99.12 is the music plug-in jukebox2. My current music system is made up of the Jukebox2 plug-in powered by GBpvr feeding multiple sources to my whole house music system through MVP's. This one simple plug-in is the backbone of my music system. I see that it's no longer listed as working with the newer versions of GBpvr. Is there something that replaces it or has it's functions been replicated in another music player. Most I've looked at don't seem to be as solid, quick or have the ease of operation this does. Family and guests look forward to being able to press a button to add a song to the queue, it's been a hit around here for years so much so that if I have to I'll strip version 99.12 to the bone, give it it's own computer system and run just it. Wasteful I know but it's that important to a household full of music lovers, amateur as well as professional.
Comcast has just notified me that they are going all digital in my area. This is going to cause me to make significant changes to my audio/video system, including GBpvr as they are all still running on analog. I have happily used GBpvr for years, with almost no intervention from me, so well I didn't give it much thought at all, until now, sadly. Since i distribute audio/video throughout the house via analog MVP's over modulators to mix with the TV signal and be available on any TV. The analog and digital signals do not mix well together so I see no alternative but a dual system.
I have just a couple of basic questions for those that have already made this change and been through the process.
I'm still using GBpvr 99.12 and it's been rock solid but, am I right that I will have trouble getting digital tuners to work with it?
According to Hauppauge the replacement for the WinTV-USB2 units I use now is the WinTV-HVR-1950. Have they been as good a performer as the analog units they are replacing or should I look at something else?
Last and most importantly, also the real reason I'm still on version 99.12 is the music plug-in jukebox2. My current music system is made up of the Jukebox2 plug-in powered by GBpvr feeding multiple sources to my whole house music system through MVP's. This one simple plug-in is the backbone of my music system. I see that it's no longer listed as working with the newer versions of GBpvr. Is there something that replaces it or has it's functions been replicated in another music player. Most I've looked at don't seem to be as solid, quick or have the ease of operation this does. Family and guests look forward to being able to press a button to add a song to the queue, it's been a hit around here for years so much so that if I have to I'll strip version 99.12 to the bone, give it it's own computer system and run just it. Wasteful I know but it's that important to a household full of music lovers, amateur as well as professional.
