2005-04-18, 10:25 PM
My HTPC is used ONLY for GB-PVR and only to watch recorded shows and live tv.
I would like to know what codecs/decoders GB-PVR needs and is 100% compatible with. The wiki offers no help:
"Take note that installing "codec packs" that have packaged a number of filters can also interfere with the display of full screen on GB-PVR which can result in the problem noted above. Try uninstalling the "codec pack" and only
installing the codecs you need. "
So what do I need???
I'm gonna have to rebuild my PVR... After upgrading to .91.12 my audio now lags about .5 - 1 second behind the video intially, then gets further and further behind. It used to be it was perfectly in sync then gradually got further behind enough to really notice it after about 45 minutes of watching live tv when using .91.11. ...the wife acceptance factor was still in the green, but now it's totally unacceptable.
Here's my config:
MSI K7N2GM-L (nForce nForce2 IGP Chipset)
AMD XP 2100+
768MB RAM
80GB WD SE 7200
Embedded Realtek ALC650 Audio
Embedded Geforce2 with s-video and composite out.
Hauppauge PVR150MCE
After a clean install of OS and patched it up with all critical updates from MS, i installed nForce2 System Drivers and the nForce video driver. I then installed the latest PVR150MCE drivers and apps off hauppauge's site:
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support/s...vr150.html
I followed everything exactly, but the last thing... the "WinTV video decoder update" didn't work... the install wizard just disappeared. I installed and configured GB-PVR, when I try to view live TV, I get the message that no
suitable decoder could be found. I try to play a saved tv show (in mpeg format) and get the same error (okay, so am I missing a video codec or a decoder??) I followed someone's recommendation to install the demo version of PowerDVD to get a suitable decoder (or is it a codec?). I don't know what it is 'fixing'. Now I can play mpeg files and GB-PVR works fine and the picture looks good when watching recorded shows or live tv in timeshift mode. BUT the audio lags terribly in live tv without timeshift mode. Since no one else seems to have this issue... then my method of installation is off some where ... probably at the point where I installed that damn demo.
So anyway... which decoder/codec do i need to use after I perform another clean install?
Thanks for any help.
I would like to know what codecs/decoders GB-PVR needs and is 100% compatible with. The wiki offers no help:
"Take note that installing "codec packs" that have packaged a number of filters can also interfere with the display of full screen on GB-PVR which can result in the problem noted above. Try uninstalling the "codec pack" and only
installing the codecs you need. "
So what do I need???
I'm gonna have to rebuild my PVR... After upgrading to .91.12 my audio now lags about .5 - 1 second behind the video intially, then gets further and further behind. It used to be it was perfectly in sync then gradually got further behind enough to really notice it after about 45 minutes of watching live tv when using .91.11. ...the wife acceptance factor was still in the green, but now it's totally unacceptable.
Here's my config:
MSI K7N2GM-L (nForce nForce2 IGP Chipset)
AMD XP 2100+
768MB RAM
80GB WD SE 7200
Embedded Realtek ALC650 Audio
Embedded Geforce2 with s-video and composite out.
Hauppauge PVR150MCE
After a clean install of OS and patched it up with all critical updates from MS, i installed nForce2 System Drivers and the nForce video driver. I then installed the latest PVR150MCE drivers and apps off hauppauge's site:
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support/s...vr150.html
I followed everything exactly, but the last thing... the "WinTV video decoder update" didn't work... the install wizard just disappeared. I installed and configured GB-PVR, when I try to view live TV, I get the message that no
suitable decoder could be found. I try to play a saved tv show (in mpeg format) and get the same error (okay, so am I missing a video codec or a decoder??) I followed someone's recommendation to install the demo version of PowerDVD to get a suitable decoder (or is it a codec?). I don't know what it is 'fixing'. Now I can play mpeg files and GB-PVR works fine and the picture looks good when watching recorded shows or live tv in timeshift mode. BUT the audio lags terribly in live tv without timeshift mode. Since no one else seems to have this issue... then my method of installation is off some where ... probably at the point where I installed that damn demo.
So anyway... which decoder/codec do i need to use after I perform another clean install?
Thanks for any help.
