Problems after installing latest SVN.

nrg · 2006-06-28, 22:58

Hi,

I'm new to mediaPortal so here is my first cry for help.

I have installed the latest version of MediaPortal on my windows XP SP2 PC with PVR350 and all seems to work nicely. Picture quality is very good and I really enjoyed it. But as the freak that I am I downloaded the latest SVN build and installed like the documentation said. After the installation my TV screen has a very bad image quality. It's kinda shaky and the screen is build out of blocks. It's almost like you are watching satellite in a heavy storm.

I didn't make a backup of the files like mentioned in the documentation so I uninstalled MP and deleted the whole directory from PF dir. Afterward I installed MP again but the picutre quality was still the same.

Does anybody know whats going?

TIA,

-nrg

Taipan · 2006-06-29, 01:06

http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=2766

FlipGer · 2006-06-29, 07:37

Hi,

I think the problem is, that MP does not set the bitrate settings for the PVR350 properly. You have to turn off quality control.
Configure->Television->Capture Cards->Edit (350)->Quality->Uncheck "Use Quality Control"

You have to set the bitrate with an external tool, like the Hauppauge Tweak Tool.

See also here:
http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=13553

HTH, Flip.

nrg · 2006-06-29, 09:51

Thx for your reply's

Next time ill use the tool when reporting problems.

I got it working now again with the following steps:

In the start.bat file I changed all register lines to unregiter lines and run it in the MP dir. Atterwards uninstall and install MP again and all is fine.

I will try the SVN snapshot later again with the help of the post above to see if i can fix the issue.

Thanks again,

-nrg

2006-06-28, 22:58	#1 (permalink)
nrg Portal User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Problems after installing latest SVN. Hi, I'm new to mediaPortal so here is my first cry for help. I have installed the latest version of MediaPortal on my windows XP SP2 PC with PVR350 and all seems to work nicely. Picture quality is very good and I really enjoyed it. But as the freak that I am I downloaded the latest SVN build and installed like the documentation said. After the installation my TV screen has a very bad image quality. It's kinda shaky and the screen is build out of blocks. It's almost like you are watching satellite in a heavy storm. I didn't make a backup of the files like mentioned in the documentation so I uninstalled MP and deleted the whole directory from PF dir. Afterward I installed MP again but the picutre quality was still the same. Does anybody know whats going? TIA, -nrg

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2006-06-29, 01:06	#2 (permalink)
Taipan Portal Tester Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,929 Thanks: 4 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts Country: My System	http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=2766

2006-06-29, 07:37	#3 (permalink)
FlipGer Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Leipzig, Germany Age: 33 Posts: 2,238 Thanks: 31 Thanked 53 Times in 39 Posts Country: My System	Hi, I think the problem is, that MP does not set the bitrate settings for the PVR350 properly. You have to turn off quality control. Configure->Television->Capture Cards->Edit (350)->Quality->Uncheck "Use Quality Control" You have to set the bitrate with an external tool, like the Hauppauge Tweak Tool. See also here: http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=13553 HTH, Flip.

2006-06-29, 09:51	#4 (permalink)
nrg Portal User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thx for your reply's Next time ill use the tool when reporting problems. I got it working now again with the following steps: In the start.bat file I changed all register lines to unregiter lines and run it in the MP dir. Atterwards uninstall and install MP again and all is fine. I will try the SVN snapshot later again with the help of the post above to see if i can fix the issue. Thanks again, -nrg