MVP jirky Video Playback / Won't Playback Live Tv.

[daviescr1]

Hi,

I'd really appreciate some help with getting GB-PVR to work with a Hauppauge MVP that's either connected via Cross-Over Cable or (preferably) via Zyxel 85Mbps Homeplug Adapters.

Perservering with this project. Two steps forward and one step backward but determined to get GB-PVR to work .

I've hooked up my MVP via Zyxel 85Mbps Homeplug (GB-PVR PC to Router, Router to Zyxel 85Mbps Homeplug No.1, Zyxel 85Mbps Homeplug No.2 connected to MVP) and can get a satisfactory connection established (i.e. MVP boots up reasonably reliably unlike whilst directly connected to GB-PVR PC via Cross-Over Cable) however....

Firstly my MVP Remote Control is interfering with my Teco LCD TV (pressing buttons on MVP Remote either changes volume, aspect ratio or settings of TV).

Secondly Video Playback (Recorded Video) is very jirky.

Thirdly the watching Live TV does not work (selecting this either causes my MVP to reboot or a message pops up saying that there are no tuners available for watching Live TV even though there is nothing recording and watching Live TV works alright on my GB-PVR PC).

....Probably a daft question but should GB-PVR just be launched on the host PC and left in the main menu whilst being controlled via MVP?.

As I don't want to hook up my GB-PVR PC directly to my TV (via MVP using a Cross-Over Cable) can anyone offer any suggestions as to why Video Playback is very jirky (at a guess data is being dropped or needs buffering).

I think that the use of two Zyxel 85Mbps Homeplugs isn't the cause of video playback being jirky as Hauppauge use 802.11g on their Wireless MVP (I'd bought the wired version many months prior to this version becoming available on the market).

Another thing I've noticed is that the MVP Server does not seem to start automatically upon starting GB-PVR (Window does not open minimized (perhaps it's not meant to do this?)). The number of MVP Servers to automatically start has been changed from '0' to '1'.

The router that I'm using is a Linksys WAG354G just in case there are any known issues with streaming video using this particular product.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you .

[sub]

I dont really have any comments on the above, but make sure you've applied the patch from http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=1...ostcount=8

[sub]

i.e. MVP boots up reasonably reliably unlike whilst directly connected to GB-PVR PC via Cross-Over Cable

I'm guessing this is related to lack of a DHCP server?

....Probably a daft question but should GB-PVR just be launched on the host PC and left in the main menu whilst being controlled via MVP?.

No, you should be setting the 'auto start MVP servers' setting in the config app.

[daviescr1]

I dont really have any comments on the above, but make sure you've applied the patch from http://forums.gbpvr.com/showpost.php?p=1...ostcount=8

Hi Sub,

Thank you for your reply. Shall apply the patch and post findings on this thread.

Kind Regards .

[daviescr1]

I'm guessing this is related to lack of a DHCP server?

No, you should be setting the 'auto start MVP servers' setting in the config app.

Hi Sub,

Thank you for your reply. Am using tftp32 as a DHCP server whilst using a Cross-Over cable to connect to my MVP from GB-PVR PC. Forgot to mention this on the original post.

The only thing I've changed under the MVP tab is Number of servers to autostart from 0 to 1. Is this what you're referring to where you've said that I need to be be setting the 'auto start MVP servers'?.

MVP Live-TV pre-play has been left on 600ms and MVP transcode pre-play delay has been left on 5500 are these alright or do they need adjusting to overcome the jirky playback (that is unless the patch remedies this)?.

Thank you .

[sub]

The only thing I've changed under the MVP tab is Number of servers to autostart from 0 to 1. Is this what you're referring to where you've said that I need to be be setting the 'auto start MVP servers'?.

Yes.

MVP Live-TV pre-play has been left on 600ms and MVP transcode pre-play delay has been left on 5500 are these alright or do they need adjusting to overcome the jirky playback (that is unless the patch remedies this)?.

To see if its anything to with these pre-play delays, you can press pause, wait a minute or so then resume playback.

These delays are intended to make sure the playback and record positions of the file arent bumping into each other, so having paused for a while they definitely wont be.

[daviescr1]

Yes.

To see if its anything to with these pre-play delays, you can press pause, wait a minute or so then resume playback.

These delays are intended to make sure the playback and record positions of the file arent bumping into each other, so having paused for a while they definitely wont be.

Hi Sub,

Thank you. Applied the patch and both Recorded and Live TV playback via MVP are still jirky .

Playback of Live TV still makes MVP reboot as well .

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you .

[sub]

Sorry, I dont know then.

[daviescr1]

Sorry, I dont know then.

Hi, Can anyone offer any suggestions please?.

Thank you .

[sub]

Maybe related to the problem some MVP owners with the MVP not like the network interface on their motherboard: http://www.shspvr.com/smf/index.php?topic=3602.0

I'd also definitely not be testing with those HomePlug adapters until you've got it working well with a wired connection.