NextPVR and Analog cards

[sub]

In the future would there be an alternative to those with non-hauppauge analog cards or will the status quo always be the same?

To be honest, I dont see it changing anytime soon.

(GBPVR was also largely Hauppauge-only due to it's requirement for hardware encoding analog devices)

[steeb]

Sub,

how is this working now with AnalogDevices.xml?

1) Is it possible to have more than one instance of the same/similar card settings listed in the file?

2) If we start collating a list of entries users have added into AnalogDevices.xml can these be added to the default AnalogDevices.xml installation file?

cheers

steeb

[steeb]

Sub,

just bumping the above post in case you missed it!

cheers

steeb

[sub]

1) Is it possible to have more than one instance of the same/similar card settings listed in the file?

You shouldnt need to have more than one listed. For example, if you've got multiple PVR-150's, it only needs to be defined in AnalogDevices.xml once.

2) If we start collating a list of entries users have added into AnalogDevices.xml can these be added to the default AnalogDevices.xml installation file?

I already do that. If I see a confirmed working one, or help someone get theirs going, then I add it to the master file.

[steeb]

You shouldnt need to have more than one listed. For example, if you've got multiple PVR-150's, it only needs to be defined in AnalogDevices.xml once.

I already do that. If I see a confirmed working one, or help someone get theirs going, then I add it to the master file.

Superb, thanks for clarification Sub.

[Sykor]

Might as well share the solution to something that almost made me give up migrating my win7/gbpvr to npvr.

I spent the last 2 days trying to tune my analog channels in npvr. The channels I used (and still use) in gbpvr, didn't work. I have the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 and WinTV-PVR-USB2.

Long story short:
Channel numbers as used in gbpvr are wrong (although they work for gbpvr), WinTV7's numbers are a dud also (different from gbpvr, but seem to only work for WinTV7).

It wasn't until I searched the forum for what must have been the hundredth time that I found this post by sub.

Only then, by crossreferencing with my cable provider's frequency list did I get the right channel numbers.

So, a link to Microsoft's "International Analog TV Tuning - Tables and Assignments" will probably save someone else's hair from being pulled.

EDIT: in my case, the problem might have began with gbpvr right from the start. Since the tuning assistant doesn't have Portugal as an option, I always used Spain for scanning.

[mian]

Thanks a lot guys. I bought a retail 2250 years ago, and I assume I have a CD around somewhere since the 2250 support page makes it sound like I should, but I can't for the life of me figure out where.

[steeb]

Thanks a lot guys. I bought a retail 2250 years ago, and I assume I have a CD around somewhere since the 2250 support page makes it sound like I should, but I can't for the life of me figure out where.

But you got it working?

We all lose things from time to time

[mian]

Oh yes, worked like a charm. I haven't set up the analog tuners yet, but they're in NPVR settings now, waiting for me. I'm still sorting through some junk HD channels I want to get rid of before I add any analog channels to clutter up the guide.

Indeed, if my head weren't screwed on... Actually, sometimes I feel like my head isn't screwed on. Maybe it's just not firmly seated.