Live TV - I get sound but no picture

[thepro]

Hi All,

First up.. thanks to all the helpful information on the wiki.. and this gbpvr mediacenter.

I have GBPVR setup with Plextor M402U.. using composite cables.. from TV to plextor and USB 2.0 form Plextor to my Win XP box.

I get good sound.. but no picture at all. I have tried all the possible 'Config' options.. MPEG-2, 1, 4 playback.. using encoder..and not.. OSD.. display frames skipping options..etc..nothing has worked. I've also tried changing display settings.. and that hasn't helped.

Does anyone have a similar setup that they could help me with? What kinda setup do you have?

Thanks,
thepro

[ratskin]

I don't have a similar set up, but when I first got everything up and running I also would only get audio and no picture (a black screen) with Live TV. What solved my problem was installing a video decoder (Nero) and selecting that instead of the default. Maybe you can try another video decoder.

[Hobie20]

Hi

Were you able to get this resolved. I purchased the same unit and am having the same results. Sound but no picture. I tried the suggestion, but no working result. WinDVR works fine. I can record a program and view the playback. I also get "colored" bars top and bottom that are shaded black on the left and progressivly lighter to the right.

[Hobie20]

I was able to get the picture working. I read in the HDHomerun thread that using an external tuner her turned off the live preview. Figured worth a try .. have picture in time shift mode.