Huge recordings filesize

[stu8080]

I have recently noticed that my filesizes are currently about 20-50GB in size and have no idea what would be causing this, on playback i get just black screen and a time error where it shows as only 12secs and wont allow skipping?

My recordings are of Medium quality on a PVR-350, i had adjusted the max bitrate to equal High settings (because i couldnt see how to set High as default quality) but returned this max value back to default.

I have added a PVR-150 MCE as second capture device but dont use this yet as i need a 4 way TV Aeriel booster to get the extra terrestrial input.
This caused me problems with remote where MCE edition card prevents the system seeing the 350's remote input (i use a batch file i found that uses MS DevCon app to disable both cards, restart 350, restart IR.exe and then restart 150) see http://forums.sage.tv/forums/showthread....stcount=27

I have installed the Video Archiver plugin to use VA Panel mainly with new Contour skin.

I know this is a very vague problem and very likely most of above are irrelevant but they are the only significant things i have changed.
If anyone wants a log please let me know which one and i will post it

Sorry for the essay, thanks in advance, Stu

[sub]

You can get this if you have the card type set wrong.

I have added a PVR-150 MCE as second capture device but dont use this yet as i need a 4 way TV Aeriel booster to get the extra terrestrial input.

When you added this device, the existing device probably moved to device #2, mean you've got your PVR150 configured as a PVR350, or somthing like that. The device numbers arnt always added in a predictable order.

[stu8080]

So i would have to remove them and reinstall?

Do i have to clear the drivers and reinstall them also?

[stu8080]

and could this cause GBPVR.exe to crash? I put this down to the VAPanel being too much for my weak PC?

[nickj]

Change the card numbers of your two cards, i.e. set #2 to #1 and vice versa. That should fix it.

[stu8080]

In 'capture devices' in config? Now i think of it i changed them round after i installed the new card so it figures.

Cheers Sub and nickyj i'll try this after work

[stu8080]

Yeah, this seems to have fixed the problem and my recordings are working fine. thanks