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MP1 MP2 TV tuner card DE
I have searched the forum but not found any answers. I want to find a good tv tuner card for my pc. My pc: HP GX5000Z, Windows XP Pro, 32 bit, 2 gigs memory, Radeon 9800 video card. Yes, my pc is old. It has PCI card slots (no PCI-e) . What TV tuner card would you suggest? Has to work well with MediaPortal. Don't care if...
I have searched the forum but not found any answers. I want to find a good tv tuner card for my pc. My pc: HP GX5000Z, Windows...
I have searched the forum but not found any answers. I want to find a good tv tuner card for my pc. My pc: HP GX5000Z, Windows...
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This is StreamedMP specific not Mediaportal, All skins do things different and its best to check there sub forum first.
This is StreamedMP specific not Mediaportal, All skins do things different and its best to check there sub forum first.
Hi guys. For the past 2 hours I've been trying to get fanart to work, but it just wont... I have a very basic/simple/vanilla...
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Hello, I'm new using MP and have a question for you. I want to include in basichome screen shortcuts to video-subfolders, ie: sports, movies, music-videos, home-made,... Is that possible with MP? Any skin In Particular? :thx: in advance.
Hello, I'm new using MP and have a question for you. I want to include in basichome screen shortcuts to video-subfolders, ie...
Hello, I'm new using MP and have a question for you. I want to include in basichome screen shortcuts to video-subfolders, ie...
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Hello, I am not sure into which forum I should ask the following: My sister has a shoe shop and on the wall we have an LCD. We are trying to figure out how to transmit from my computer the movies/clips in order to be shown to the TV there. Could someone point to any links or articles, or if someone can guide us here, as to whatb...
Hello, I am not sure into which forum I should ask the following: My sister has a shoe shop and on the wall we have an LCD. We...
Hello, I am not sure into which forum I should ask the following: My sister has a shoe shop and on the wall we have an LCD. We...
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could it be something like this https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/general-support-51/solved-issue-clients-not-talking-server-94698/ /tompa edit: or here http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/16_Support/Known_Issues#TV-Service_fails_to_start_with_an_Socket_Exception
could it be something like this...
I have a kworld pc150-u tuner, at first I was unable to scan for channels because of a audio/video encoder problem but thanks to...
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I have the same issue - just got TBS 8920 card and it works fine for a short while, and invariably comes up with "No signal" or "unable to start graph", restarting TVservice gets it going again. The card is always recognised but just seems not to be initialised sometimes. Was this ever resolved for MP in XP? PS, I downloaded...
I have the same issue - just got TBS 8920 card and it works fine for a short while, and invariably comes up with "No signal" or...
MediaPortal 1.1.0_BETA-1_rev23491 on Windows Vista Ultimate 3xDVB-T tuners, 1xDVB-S2 tuner (TBS 8920) My DVB-T recordings seem...
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You have to create or edit an existing *.m3u scan list. Take a look at the ones allready installed with tv server, they're located in the following folder: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\TuningParameters\dvbip
You have to create or edit an existing *.m3u scan list. Take a look at the ones allready installed with tv server, they're located...
Hello, i am quite new to Mediaportal, but i really like it sofar. My current problem is, i need to add a new channel to my tv...
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Alright. So what is the "Long answer" to the question? I'm assuming a "Yes" with a long explanation...:thx:
Alright. So what is the "Long answer" to the question? I'm assuming a "Yes" with a long explanation...:thx:
Hello All, I read through some different posts, but there are many older pieces of information so I thought I would ask here for...
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MP1 MP2 Music Fanart Gone DE
Ahh, that is why the db said that it was busy. Dammn, forget the very first idea when debugging: REBOOT ;-)
Ahh, that is why the db said that it was busy. Dammn, forget the very first idea when debugging: REBOOT ;-)
Just turned on my system to find all my Music fanart has disappeared? I'm using MP 1.1.3 on Win 7 with streamedMP and the...
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Hi, I'm a Newbie to MediaPortal, so much so that I can't get it working on Win7 64bit and half working on Win XP client! The...
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You could try to troubleshoot the mysql database independently with phpmyadmin, its a useful tool for managing mysql database. you should be able to verify that the database has been created with thecorrect user/passwords with it also. phpMyAdmin
You could try to troubleshoot the mysql database independently with phpmyadmin, its a useful tool for managing mysql database. you...
hi today i tryed to install media portal on my htpc. u used the one click way, cause i want to watch tv on my htpc too. so...
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Netflix is a pay service that lets you stream movies and TV shows to your home via internet. I guess you would know you have this plugin if you see "netflix" in your plugins directory.
Netflix is a pay service that lets you stream movies and TV shows to your home via internet. I guess you would know you have this...
On Windows, does MediaPortal require Microsoft Silverlight to be installed? If so, what does it need it for? I have an idea...
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if you put your shows in tvseries plugin, then you can use views and quickly see whats been recently added or by the shows airdate etc,
if you put your shows in tvseries plugin, then you can use views and quickly see whats been recently added or by the shows airdate etc,
Got another "I'm trying to migrate from WMC but there is a feature I'm used to that seems to be missing" question. In Windows...
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MP1 MP2 Path to Recorded TV DE
My fault. I changed the path and did not import the contents into database....
My fault. I changed the path and did not import the contents into database....
Hi somehow I losed the path to "Recorded TV" The pathname is configured in TV-Server > Recording > Folders and of course this...
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Hi, I'm a complte newbie to setting up HTPC and I'm having issues getting my HD-PVR ir blaster working with MediaPortal. So far I have installed all latest hauppauge drivers ir32.exe - I have this configured and tested through blastGfg (also works with Windows Media Center) Installed MediaPortal plugin - ServerBlaster and...
Hi, I'm a complte newbie to setting up HTPC and I'm having issues getting my HD-PVR ir blaster working with MediaPortal. So far...
Hi, I'm a complte newbie to setting up HTPC and I'm having issues getting my HD-PVR ir blaster working with MediaPortal. So far...
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I recently installed a Hauppauge NOVA-HD-S2 card in my PC (Vista) and initially used it with WinTV v7 software provided with the card. Later I installed MediaPortal and got it working OK having uninstalled WinTV. However, a few day ago I wanted to check out some details about WinTV and reinstalled it. The problem is that now...
I recently installed a Hauppauge NOVA-HD-S2 card in my PC (Vista) and initially used it with WinTV v7 software provided with the...
I recently installed a Hauppauge NOVA-HD-S2 card in my PC (Vista) and initially used it with WinTV v7 software provided with the...
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MP1 MP2 Can't play DVD rips DE
Thanks for getting back to me but I got the problem solved... or successfully avoided anyway. After trying a bunch of stuff I went back to MP v.1.1.2 and everything worked perfectly the first time. FWIW I though I did have it in debug mode. I'll pay better attention to that next time. Thanks again, Ryan
Thanks for getting back to me but I got the problem solved... or successfully avoided anyway. After trying a bunch of stuff I went...
Hi, As the title says I can't get DVD rips to play in MP. I'm using moving pictures and the rips show fine in it's menuing. When...
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I'm new to Media Portal and despite going through several guides I'm having issues setting it up the way I want. I currently have moving pictures and StreamedMP installed and am trying to set it up so it defaults to my movie menu in a thumbnail format such as this picture...
I'm new to Media Portal and despite going through several guides I'm having issues setting it up the way I want. I currently have...
I'm new to Media Portal and despite going through several guides I'm having issues setting it up the way I want. I currently have...
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Is there anyone, who managed to configure the Terratec Remote so it can be used with Mediaportal? team-forum The remote comes with the Terratec Cinergy HTC USB CS HD Tuner, it works well with its own software but I would like to use it with MediaPortal. texas-poker-hold-em Tuner and Remote: TerraTec - Products - TV -...
Is there anyone, who managed to configure the Terratec Remote so it can be used with Mediaportal? team-forum The remote comes...
Is there anyone, who managed to configure the Terratec Remote so it can be used with Mediaportal? team-forum The remote comes...
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Hmm, don't know whats wrong, this should work also for music and pictures folders. Could you try there also if you have shared folders for music and pictures.
Hmm, don't know whats wrong, this should work also for music and pictures folders. Could you try there also if you have shared...
HI All congrats on the great work great product, how do i change the thombnail of an icon forexample, ive just put in a whole...
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MP1 MP2 TVgemist DE
TVGemist is part of the onlinevideos plugin. here is a description and a download link to the plugin. You also need a good codec pack to play all the videos correctly. I would recommend SAF, details on how to install are a few posts back.
TVGemist is part of the onlinevideos plugin. here is a description and a download link to the plugin. You also need a good codec...
hello, someone can help me with MediaPortal and particularly with tvgemist. This does not, he indicates that he can not play and...
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Must admit I'm another fan of onebutton music with 100 random songs, and never around to hear 30 40 50 etc, so loading a full list of 27000 songs seems pointless to me ;) Good luck with whatever you decide you like best :D
Must admit I'm another fan of onebutton music with 100 random songs, and never around to hear 30 40 50 etc, so loading a full list...
Hi folks! I discovered MediaPortal and it seems great! But there's just one little thing that's bothering me at the moment: Is...
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I have the same issue guys, any resolution found?
I have the same issue guys, any resolution found?
Hello. I have a problem, after installing media portal, everything worked great except the menu text is overlapping and stretching...
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MP1 MP2 Stark Covers DE
Is there a way to use Stark Covers in Mediaportal, or is there a way to set up MP so you can use it since it only looks for folder.jpg.
Is there a way to use Stark Covers in Mediaportal, or is there a way to set up MP so you can use it since it only looks for folder.jpg.
Is there a way to use Stark Covers in Mediaportal, or is there a way to set up MP so you can use it since it only looks for folder.jpg.
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I must have glass-eyed over it. I'll check it out when I get home. Here is another (:thx:) for your collection.
I must have glass-eyed over it. I'll check it out when I get home. Here is another (:thx:) for your collection.
First, let me commend the developers on a slick looking program. I can't wait to see how it works :S My problem is that after...
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I was in shares view. I didn't see a 'database' view but changing it to 'artist view' did the trick. Thanks for letting me know where to look! But now I think I opened up a world of hurt - wow what a mess. It looks like all me compilation albums messed things up plus some incorrectly tagged stuff. Looks like I'll be spending some...
I was in shares view. I didn't see a 'database' view but changing it to 'artist view' did the trick. Thanks for letting me know...
In music all the artists that have 'The' in their name are clumped together. For instance I'd like 'The Cult' to be listed with the...
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I came across your Mediaportal site via a google search. Being new to this software and this forum and reading some of what it can do makes me more curious. I have a Zin-5005HD is this device in compatible in any way using upnp or something with MediaPortal? I have a subscription to a web based IPTV service. I log in and then I...
I came across your Mediaportal site via a google search. Being new to this software and this forum and reading some of what it can...
I came across your Mediaportal site via a google search. Being new to this software and this forum and reading some of what it can...
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MP1 MP2 xmltv.dtd DE
Well... there are a number of things to report: 1) The error message I was getting about a badly formatted xmltv.dtd file was related to the EOL character(s). The plugin appears to be expecting UNIX style EOL (new line) but my file contained DOS/Win style EOL (cr and nl). I used wget to d/l the latest version of the xmltv.dtd...
Well... there are a number of things to report: 1) The error message I was getting about a badly formatted xmltv.dtd file was...
I am trying to get my EPG going using the XMLTV plugin. I use MC2XML and have it set to create the file "tvguide.xml". However...
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have you installed the dvb-fix XP Setup Guide - MediaPortal Wiki
have you installed the dvb-fix XP Setup Guide - MediaPortal Wiki
Hello, I am trying Mediaportal. I was in windows XP SP2, and I had a message : psisdecd.dll is too bugged ... I put my...
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Hi and welcome :D It sounds like you have done everything correctly. Can you please post your TV Server logs so I can see what is going wrong.
Hi and welcome :D It sounds like you have done everything correctly. Can you please post your TV Server logs so I can see what...
Hello all, I am new in this forum. It is my first time to install HTPC together with my friend. I have bought Terrate Cinergy C...
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