recording analog or digital via diff inputs?

[jacks]

I just bought the hauppauge pvr150 and was wondering how I would go about recording (90% of my channels) analog via the coax and the digital channels (only watch 10 or so) via the composite video.

Not really concerned with titles or epg data for either (but would be nice).

Basically with the digital channels, I will setup the cable box to turn on and to the correct channel when needed. All the computer has todo is record via that input at the scheduled time.

Went through the guide and had one for either digital or analog.

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This is all quite do-able. You'd need to setup two capture sources for the same card - one for the tuner, and one for svideo or composite.

Not really concerned with titles or epg data for either (but would be nice).

Its best to have proper listings. Which part of the world are you in?

GB-PVR uses the channel to determine which capture source to use.

[jacks]

I'm in Canada, so zap2it listings setup was no problem.

I ended up seting up coax as analog and added in a second for just the digital channels via composite. Through labs.zap2it I setup an analog and digital lineup as well (one for each).

Is that all I need todo? (obviously I will still setup the cablebox to turn on and change the channel manually...). It can't be that easy can it?

Haven't really played around with it verymuch yet. It was onsale for $100 instead of the regular $150 so I ran out and bought it

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Its sounds like you've done the most essential things. Just give it a go an let use know if you come across any problem

Is that all I need todo? (obviously I will still setup the cablebox to turn on and change the channel manually...). It can't be that easy can it?

If thats the retail version of the PVR150, then it'll come with an IR Blaster which can be used to automatically change to the correct channel when it needs to record. This makes things much simpler.

[jacks]

If thats the retail version of the PVR150, then it'll come with an IR Blaster which can be used to automatically change to the correct channel when it needs to record. This makes things much simpler.

I would still need to leave the cable box on though right? Also with the blaster being infront of the sensor would my regular remote still work to change channels and whatnot?

I prob won't get a chance to play around with it more untill tommorow or this weekend at the latest.

THanks for the help and not getting after me for probably reposting the same question for the 1000th time (although I did try a few times to find a similar thread)

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I would still need to leave the cable box on though right?

Yes.

Also with the blaster being infront of the sensor would my regular remote still work to change channels and whatnot?

Yes. It doesnt usually just needs to be somewhere nearby. It doesnt need to obscure the IR receiver component.

[jacks]

Got it to 'work'. Problem is that on playback via the gb interface is that if I press any key will freeze up. Also one of the 3 taped the wrong channel

Im having audio issues with the hauppage software as well, so maybe I'll finally get around to reinstalling windows and see what happens.

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Got it to 'work'. Problem is that on playback via the gb interface is that if I press any key will freeze up.

This will most likely be caused by the video decoder you're using. If you reproduce the problem then zip and attach your gbpvr.exe-native.log, I'll take a look.

Also one of the 3 taped the wrong channel

I assume this was with a digital channel using the PVR150's IR Blaster? If so, you may need to slightly tweak the delays in the Hauppauge BlastCfg app to better suite your set top box.

[jacks]

Sorry, that was my fault, should have been more specific. The digital channels taped fine. I had taped a number or digital (s-video) and analog channels (via coax) and one of the digital channels I had told it to tape reverted to the previous analog one. I'm still going to play around with it so it might be a week or so untill the next response

I am using the cyberlink dvd decoder, not really to worried about playback via the gb program since I can easily use powerdvd or windows media player classic.... Maybe I'll try using a different one...

I'm thinking that it might be computer issues because after x number or power ons or reboots I can't seem to get audio from the coax/analog channels. The Haup software detects audio as mono. Beyondtv (bundled with it) no audio either, never had this problem with the digital channels. The audio does work though, can play any other media files and there is audio.

I'll dig around to see if I can find that log file if it is still freezing up

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I am using the cyberlink dvd decoder, not really to worried about playback via the gb program since I can easily use powerdvd or windows media player classic....

Quite often we find its not using the decoders people expect, because of other applications the user has installed. The gbpvr.exe-native.log shows exactly which decoders and directshow filters are being used.