Calling UK DVB-T Freeview users

psyco · 2006-11-03, 15:35

Can anyone confirm they have a working Media Portal setup? Using the latest daily builds of MP and TV Engine.

With...

Working Freeview TV channels, able to change channels and have it not go wonky.
Working TV guide, from over air DVB-T.

Or is it not quite ready yet? It would be good to hear some feedback from UK users.

I seem to have it working but the EPG doesnt download, changing channels often gets it stuck on timeshifting and going stuttery, and I'm working on windows service problems.

Kind Regards,

psyco

Paranoid Delusion · 2006-11-03, 17:06

If youi want something "stable use 0.2.1"

Do not use the new TV Engine as Beta.

I'm using MP 0.2.0 + SVN from 2nd, but use WEBEPG for EPG.

Any problem's your experiencing, try doing a search, ie Stuttering tv and see if you find any answers.

If not start another thread headed with your particular problem, and use the hardware template and any logs neccessary to help with your setup.

Thanks

chenks · 2006-11-03, 18:40

channel viewing works fine for me on UK DVB-T.
channel zapping is much faster for me than on the old tv engine.

epg doesn't work for me though, and a few others, but this is being discussed on another thread

SciDoctor · 2006-11-03, 20:32

Wait a little longer unless you realy like to test software.

As of the last two days the Tvservice builds have become very unstable for my system tests .

The service will not cleanly stop/start and the mere hint of timeshifting crashes the service, requiring a reboot.

This is a shame as prior to this stabiltiy was exceptional for early release software.

Jake m · 2006-11-03, 21:29

i use the svn from 29/10/06 with out the tvserver and have no problems at all. the epg has always worked from the dvb-t stream. but now i use web-epg allowing me to use the analogue function of my tv card.
i would suggest that you make sure you have a strong signal from the antenna

SciDoctor · 2006-11-03, 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake m

i use the svn from 29/10/06 with out the tvserver and have no problems at all. the epg has always worked from the dvb-t stream. but now i use web-epg allowing me to use the analogue function of my tv card.
i would suggest that you make sure you have a strong signal from the antenna

Your flag indicates you are from the USA, the comments in this thread are for UK.

If you are UK residient atm and using the UK freeview broadcast could you confirm.

Also which Tvserver svn are you using?

Paranoid Delusion · 2006-11-03, 22:02

Quote:

Your flag indicates you are from the USA, the comments in this thread are for UK.

Any thing Jake m say's is relevant if wherever he is has access to DVB-T signal with an EPG transmission as part of the stream, and this also applies to Europe and Middle East and Australia (if there broadcasters ever get there act together).

Agree with the signal comment, but alway's found the over the air EPG a bit hit and miss, that's why i recommend WebEPG as very quick to set up from it's own config file (MediaPortal folder).

Jake m · 2006-11-03, 22:10

yup in in the UK. maybe i should update my 'flag'. but then again isnt anonymity the point about online forums?

SciDoctor · 2006-11-03, 22:11

My post was for a simple confirmation of what server svn and which broadcast signal .

No where in my post did i say anything about 'irelevant'

Jake m · 2006-11-03, 22:17

ah, i tried the tv server from the 29th October and had issues with changing the channel on my hybrid card from digital to analogue. so i uninstalled it and am using mediaportal on its own. but i can confirm that i had no issues with the digital side of the card and had webepg working.

unless your actually streaming the tv from an actual server to another pc then i would recomend you use mediaportal on its own

2006-11-03, 15:35	#1 (permalink)
psyco Portal User Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Calling UK DVB-T Freeview users Can anyone confirm they have a working Media Portal setup? Using the latest daily builds of MP and TV Engine. With... Working Freeview TV channels, able to change channels and have it not go wonky. Working TV guide, from over air DVB-T. Or is it not quite ready yet? It would be good to hear some feedback from UK users. I seem to have it working but the EPG doesnt download, changing channels often gets it stuck on timeshifting and going stuttery, and I'm working on windows service problems. Kind Regards, psyco

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chenks Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Scotland Age: 32 Posts: 726 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	channel viewing works fine for me on UK DVB-T. channel zapping is much faster for me than on the old tv engine. epg doesn't work for me though, and a few others, but this is being discussed on another thread

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SciDoctor Portal Tester Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,035 Thanks: 5 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts My System	Wait a little longer unless you realy like to test software. As of the last two days the Tvservice builds have become very unstable for my system tests . The service will not cleanly stop/start and the mere hint of timeshifting crashes the service, requiring a reboot. This is a shame as prior to this stabiltiy was exceptional for early release software.

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Jake m Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 52 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	i use the svn from 29/10/06 with out the tvserver and have no problems at all. the epg has always worked from the dvb-t stream. but now i use web-epg allowing me to use the analogue function of my tv card. i would suggest that you make sure you have a strong signal from the antenna

2006-11-03, 22:10	#8 (permalink)
Jake m Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 52 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	yup in in the UK. maybe i should update my 'flag'. but then again isnt anonymity the point about online forums?

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SciDoctor Portal Tester Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,035 Thanks: 5 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts My System	My post was for a simple confirmation of what server svn and which broadcast signal . No where in my post did i say anything about 'irelevant'

2006-11-03, 22:17	#10 (permalink)
Jake m Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 52 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	ah, i tried the tv server from the 29th October and had issues with changing the channel on my hybrid card from digital to analogue. so i uninstalled it and am using mediaportal on its own. but i can confirm that i had no issues with the digital side of the card and had webepg working. unless your actually streaming the tv from an actual server to another pc then i would recomend you use mediaportal on its own