Watch TV through network?
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2006-03-06, 04:55 AM
Hello, I am wondering if it is possible to have gbpvr utilize a tv tuner on another computer on the network and have all the same functions as you normally would. The reason I ask is because I have an internet appliance that is now running Windows and would like to put it in the kitchen and use it as a TV/MP3 Player/Photo viewer/Weather retrieval/etc/etc. But the only thing is, since it is not a standard PC, it does not have PCI slots.
2006-03-06, 06:18 AM
While it's a bit of a hack, you can run GBPVR as a 'client' of another machine.
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=6132 I just tried it on the weekend over 802.11g, and if you de-register the GBPVRParser.ax on the client as suggested even Live-TV actually works pretty well. From memory I did the following... On the 'server' machine - export your recordings info, stop everything and backup up your gbpvr.mdb database -Edit the config.xml and change the recordings/video/music etc directories from c: to \\192.168.1.2\c$ or whatever you're server ip is (ipconfig command will tell you) -open the gbpvr.mdb database using access and open the recordings_schedule table, do a search and replace for c: and replace it as above so gbpvr can find the recordings from both machines. On the 'client' machine -Install GBPVR as normal -once the config comes up, unselect the 'use Live TV Preview mode' and ok to close it and then stop GBPVR and all services -edit the local config.xml and change the recordings/video/music directories as per step 1 for the server -Search for RecordingServiceLocation and change the entry from localhost to the ip address of the server above -Search for DatabaseConnectionString and replace the Data Source to point to serverâs gbpvr.mdb file (for instance instead of c:\program files\devnz\gbpvr\gbpvr.mdb, \\192.168.1.2\c$\program files\devnz\gbpvr\gbpvr.mdb) - change the AutoRemoveMissingRecordings to false <AutoRemoveMissingRecordings>false</AutoRemoveMissingRecordings> - save and close config.xml -Open Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services, find the GBPVR recording service, open the services and change the start up type to 'disabled' -open a command window, change to the gbpvr folder and run regsvr32 /u GBPVRParser.ax Both Client and Server You may have to open the TCP port 7968 if you have the XP firewall running (or just turn it off to try it)
2006-03-06, 06:50 AM
Hayden: i put your write up on the wiki
http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tips/PCClient easiest guide ive seen to do this, the 20 or so page thread can be a little tricky to follow 
2006-03-07, 06:08 AM
Too bad someone can't just make a batch file for this. Or make it easier to do. I always wanted this but never want to mess up my setup, it usually takes me a week or so of messing with it to get it back to the way I like it after I mess it up. Anyway, just a thought.
2006-03-07, 06:12 AM
mscdex Wrote:Hello, I am wondering if it is possible to have gbpvr utilize a tv tuner on another computer on the network and have all the same functions as you normally would. The reason I ask is because I have an internet appliance that is now running Windows and would like to put it in the kitchen and use it as a TV/MP3 Player/Photo viewer/Weather retrieval/etc/etc. But the only thing is, since it is not a standard PC, it does not have PCI slots. By the way, Download ORB onto the computer that runs GBpvr. You can watch your tv anywhere in the world that there is a internet connection for free. So if the computer in the kitcken has internet access it will take the live signal from your Tuner and encode it into a stream to send to your computer. Best of all no software is needed to be installed on the clent. It just encodes it in windows media, so WM Player is the only thing needed. I use it all the time. It doesnt interfear with GBPVR as long as it is not using the tuner at the time. If it is using it and you start up orb it will change the channel on you and record the wrong show. LOL, but anyway just don't use it when your recording something. Oh, and while your using it you can't watch tv on your PVR either. Laters
2006-03-07, 11:24 AM
djphatjive Wrote:Too bad someone can't just make a batch file for this. Or make it easier to do. I always wanted this but never want to mess up my setup, it usually takes me a week or so of messing with it to get it back to the way I like it after I mess it up. Anyway, just a thought. The easiest way would be if on your 'server' you stored all of your gbpvr files and media on a seperate disk, with a high drive letter assigned for example M: Then you wouldn't have to make any changes to your 'server' configuration at all. on the client, you could just copy the config.xml file across from the server, and change the recording service location to the ip of the server. Then, once you map the M: drive letter through to the server everything should just work. If you didn't have another physical drive, you might even be able to do it with the subst comand, if only the recording service could pick up the subst command. I might try and build a service to do the subst for the system account and see how it works Hayden
2006-03-09, 07:11 AM
Hi,
I've just finished creating a tool to help set this up. I'll post something on the community announcements page in a couple of hours. Hayden
2006-03-09, 01:11 PM
Hayden Wrote:http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=6132 Hayden, I have this up and working but I don't recall de-registering the GBPVRParser.ax. What benifit does have? I also never changed the "autoremove" setting that's a good idea. My first few attempts resulted in lost databases. Thanks
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2006-03-10, 04:39 AM
A_Brass Wrote:Hayden, I have this up and working but I don't recall de-registering the GBPVRParser.ax. What benifit does have? According to sub in the original thread Quote:The one major difference between the Microsoft demultiplexer and GB-PVR parser, is the GB-PVR parser regularly seeks to the end of the file and re-reads the timing information to determine how long the stream is. This is done so your can ff/rw/seek within the video file whilst it is still recording. This will most likely account for some of the additional traffic you see while playing a video which is still recording. Stopping the GB-PVR tray application might help a little too, as it is constantly polling the recording service to see what it's doing. HTH Hayden |
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