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Also remember that switchmode (PC, TV etc) power supplies are way more efficient than linear (big heavy iron core) power supplies, but they will still be lucky to reach aound 80% efficiency. This means that whatever power level you work out for your PC will also need at least 20% more from the power outlet to maintain. For...
Also remember that switchmode (PC, TV etc) power supplies are way more efficient than linear (big heavy iron core) power supplies...
We want our box to look as slick as possible right? Thanks to a new bootscreen, hiding my desktop icons etc, i came a long shot...
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This sounds tempting enough to give it a try. I've a had a ocelot running for years now and only recently started with MP. I guess I can do the same batch file approach with the file runner capability of the basic home automation plugin? Does the Ocelot accept these commands while running it's own program, or will this only work if...
This sounds tempting enough to give it a try. I've a had a ocelot running for years now and only recently started with MP. I guess...
One way of getting an ADI Ocelot to work using MediaPortal is to use the easyapp plugin. I used it to run simple batch files that...
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hmm this is maybe a bit a cheap one ... When you want to receive viedo information use VideoDatabaseV5.db3 instead of TVDatabaseV21.db3
hmm this is maybe a bit a cheap one ... When you want to receive viedo information use VideoDatabaseV5.db3 instead of...
How to get a nice formated Movie list in Excel using your MP Movie Database 01: donload and install the SQLlite ODB driver from...
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MP1 MP2 How to combine shares into one list (1 Viewer) DE
Thanks for your quick response. Great help!
Thanks for your quick response. Great help!
I have ripped my movies to HDDs so I have movies in two different shares. Setup will only allow me to check one share at a time...
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I know MP doesn't use them, but what if you had front and back covers for each album? Sam
I know MP doesn't use them, but what if you had front and back covers for each album? Sam
Howdy. I've just gone through the painful process of building a CD cover DB of all my MP3's for Media Portal so I thought I might...
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Try other output settings on your set top box On mine I have : RGB : YES/NO Standard : PAL/SECAM It makes a big difference on the video signal and maybe solve you problem.
Try other output settings on your set top box On mine I have : RGB : YES/NO Standard : PAL/SECAM It makes a big difference...
Is this possible ? I have HBO attached to S VideoIn on my Haupage PVR150 MCE card. I want to add this channel to list of...
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I got tired of adding my Channel numbers everytime I did a clean install of MediaPortal so I came up with this script. Your channel name format must be Numer Name (5 WTTG), because this script splits the name @ the space and takes the first array. Install Apache and PHP5 (with SQLite support) on your MediaPortal PC. Copy and...
I got tired of adding my Channel numbers everytime I did a clean install of MediaPortal so I came up with this script. Your...
I got tired of adding my Channel numbers everytime I did a clean install of MediaPortal so I came up with this script. Your...
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Just added these four image links to first post. Sun : http://ima.weather.com/images/maps/en_UK/web_intl_uk_sad_day1_600.jpg Respiratory : http://ima.weather.com/images/maps/en_UK/uk_respiratory_day1_600_en.jpg Europe : http://ima.weather.com/images/maps/en_UK/web_intl_fcst_hilo_day1_600.jpg Pollen ...
Just added these four image links to first post. Sun : http://ima.weather.com/images/maps/en_UK/web_intl_uk_sad_day1_600.jpg...
I did search for the images at weather.com and here they are. They may go out of date one day but I tested them today and they work...
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thanks! I will try the plugin. As for system information... duh, I have to click that box that makes my system specs available. There you go! :)
thanks! I will try the plugin. As for system information... duh, I have to click that box that makes my system specs available...
Hi folks, I have a very high end Pioneer Kuro screen - and I'm on a quest to make sure that my tv quality is as good through...
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go on www.tvxb.com Germany - 93 main, regional, satellite and digital TV listings (Slow - downloads ~4 pages channel/day)
go on www.tvxb.com Germany - 93 main, regional, satellite and digital TV listings (Slow - downloads ~4 pages channel/day)
I like to integrate a tv guide for germany. i have nextview epg sucessful running, but.. .. it blocks my tv card for an endless...
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Hello all, I'm using this HVR-1110 too. I hope to get it to work with this solution.. my problem is that i don't know where to put the code posted earlier. I have version 1.0.2.0 and can't find "capturecardsdefinitions.xml" so where to put it to get it to work?? tnx I'm also NOT using the tv server version, is this correct?
Hello all, I'm using this HVR-1110 too. I hope to get it to work with this solution.. my problem is that i don't know where to...
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3 RC2 Windows Version: Vista 32bit CPU Type: Intel Core 2 1.8 GHz HDD: 4x Hitachi 60 GB Memory: 2 GB...
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Medial Player simply doesn´t work in the tv mode with my card; When I run the setup inside MP it gives me some errors, wich don´t occur on the other setup;When I try to watch tv, the button´s "card" and "Channel" are darkened, unabling me to acess them...How can I solve This ?
Medial Player simply doesn´t work in the tv mode with my card; When I run the setup inside MP it gives me some errors, wich...
Medial Player simply doesn´t work in the tv mode with my card; When I run the setup inside MP it gives me some errors, wich...
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I have a gyration mouse and keyboard. These are wireless (radio) and have really good range (I have a large lounge and 50" Axium display) over 30 feet. The keyboard is small and the mouse can be used on the bench like a normal mouse or in the 'air' like a wand.
I have a gyration mouse and keyboard. These are wireless (radio) and have really good range (I have a large lounge and 50" Axium...
I found a cool keyboard which is quite small and works cableless via infrared. It has a mouse build in and some extra keys...
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From time to time there are posts in here with ppl having trouble with corrupted .Net Framework installations. Here is a KB article from Microsoft on how this might be solved: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306160 In summary: //Morten
From time to time there are posts in here with ppl having trouble with corrupted .Net Framework installations. Here is a KB...
From time to time there are posts in here with ppl having trouble with corrupted .Net Framework installations. Here is a KB...
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shanek It does, but if you swtch channels, the timestream buffer is deleted and a new one created, also the same if you close TV down. So example if your 20 minutes into watching a 1 hour show and you decide you want to record and save it. that will happen and you will get a file size of 9kb which links to the SBE file which will...
shanek It does, but if you swtch channels, the timestream buffer is deleted and a new one created, also the same if you close TV...
Two problems have plagued Media Portal users since the dawn of time; the inability to record to MPG instead of DVR-MS, and no way...
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Thanks Brocklander. Great tips, will try it out. 8) Regards Roy
Thanks Brocklander. Great tips, will try it out. 8) Regards Roy
This is the simplest tool to use I have found for manually cropping length and cutting pieces (like ads) out of your DVR-MS files...
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+ "Power" button cannot be used to close MediaPortal from inside the application because I don't know how to configure key shortcut "STRG + UMSCHALT + ALT + F6" to exit MediaPortal. I noticed that the twinhan remote always tries to open twinhandtv.exe from this location, C:\Program Files\PC-TV\TwinHanDTV To get media...
+ "Power" button cannot be used to close MediaPortal from inside the application because I don't know how to configure key...
Here you can find a short step-by-step guide how to configure the twinhan remote control for usage in MediaPortal...
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Does support SS2 driver 0.4.4 more SS2 cards in Mediaportal Server ?
Does support SS2 driver 0.4.4 more SS2 cards in Mediaportal Server ?
Hello. I bet many people have come across the same problem as I: I like the price and the features Technisat's budget dvb cards...
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I keep saying it can't read the number of days from the configuration. Anyone knows what i'm doing wrong?
I keep saying it can't read the number of days from the configuration. Anyone knows what i'm doing wrong?
I've wrote this guide for all people speaking swedish and having problem to get a nice working epg. Please comment it and give me...
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I can't get dvrmstoolbox working. It give me a clsid error: COM object with CLSID {3EBC8DFD-87ED-4E41-B02A-ADC97C0F8FC1} is either not valid or not registered I think that this com object is cyberlink mpeg muxer, but I have it registered with a different clsid. Has anyone any suggestion to solve this problem? Thanx in...
I can't get dvrmstoolbox working. It give me a clsid error: COM object with CLSID {3EBC8DFD-87ED-4E41-B02A-ADC97C0F8FC1} is...
While there are a ton of programs out there for compressing DVR-MS files, Crunchie best suits my needs. Crunchie differs from other...
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dvrmstoolbox keeps crashing eveytime I go to edit/add anything the in the processConditionEditor. Anyone else had this problem? Have tried a few versions (including the most recent) and the problem still keeps occuring.
dvrmstoolbox keeps crashing eveytime I go to edit/add anything the in the processConditionEditor. Anyone else had this problem...
Although you can use DVRMS Toolbox straight out of the box (as it were), there are a couple of changes that can help the process...
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peterk: The Hauppauge IR is well supported by mediaportal by using a extendet irremote.ini file. you can find it in tips & tricks or the wickipages ready for download. Unless you want to use girder for some other reason. tomtom21000
peterk: The Hauppauge IR is well supported by mediaportal by using a extendet irremote.ini file. you can find it in tips & tricks...
this is a very basic gml file to be used with girder to remotely control mp. you'll need girder setup properly for this file to be...
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Check out the snapstream.com companys expensive BTV, they are damn slow to get anything done even though they were some of the first to make a "HTPC" friehdly PVR. They are just making their product less and less attractive for every one out side the U.S. and Canada! And there are hardly any plug ins for BTV! I've found out that...
Check out the snapstream.com companys expensive BTV, they are damn slow to get anything done even though they were some of the...
I have a VisionPlus DVB-T card and have been waiting and waiting and waiting for DVB support to be included in MediaPortal. It...
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Hi etheesdad, I checked out Clonezilla last night and must admit that you're right: It's unusable for a NOOB- Linux. The idea of Clonezilla was good, but the implementation failed. I'll check your recommendation tonight. Thx /Gerd
Hi etheesdad, I checked out Clonezilla last night and must admit that you're right: It's unusable for a NOOB- Linux. The idea...
I use Acronis TrueImage, but others (Ghost) will do too I'm sure... Just had a torrid weekend trying to install a Dvico...
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Intelliremote For those of you that want an easier solution you could always try our software Intelliremote. It allows mutliple profiles and switches based on the active Window so when you are using MediaPortal it switches to the MediaPortal profile and when you switch to ITunes Intelliremote will load the ITunes profile. If...
Intelliremote For those of you that want an easier solution you could always try our software Intelliremote. It allows mutliple...
For people who want to use their Creative Remote control for controlling Windows applications like MediaPortal, Winamp etc...
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Just answered a question about this, but thought I'd throw it out to everyone in case you didn't know about it. There are increasing numbers of sites providing traffic updates via rss feeds. You can obviously plug those into media portal via the news feed plugin. A couple of sites are listed below for those of you in the USA and the...
Just answered a question about this, but thought I'd throw it out to everyone in case you didn't know about it. There are...
Just answered a question about this, but thought I'd throw it out to everyone in case you didn't know about it. There are...
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Hello, Im new with MP, started up with it yeasterday and been tweaking it all the time. I own a Remote Wonder II but can't get it working properly, it's not X10 series remote so Key Master or Factory won't work with it... Is there some other way to get it fully functionable? Doing own configurations ain't a problem for me. If...
Hello, Im new with MP, started up with it yeasterday and been tweaking it all the time. I own a Remote Wonder II but can't get...
Hello There, I searched the forum for days looking at a way to use my ATI RW instead of the Hauppage remote that came with the...
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dislay full album cover instead of visualisations: edit musicoverlay.xml find: <description>music rectangle</description> change width and height value to 1 (so you can restore it if ever in the mood for more squiggly action) also to increase album cover size edit <description>music logo</description> increase...
dislay full album cover instead of visualisations: edit musicoverlay.xml find: <description>music rectangle</description>...
dislay full album cover instead of visualisations: edit musicoverlay.xml find: <description>music rectangle</description>...
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Unfortunately DLR does not have the complete set of images. When you get them from weather.com, all pictures are the same, only the graphics change, which causes a really nice effect. Give it a try! ;-)
Unfortunately DLR does not have the complete set of images. When you get them from weather.com, all pictures are the same, only the...
For those who do not have the correct images, here are the URLS for Germany: :wink: Satellite image...
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I also use the GB-PVR recording service. it's nice to now that tv will be recorded aslong as my pc is on. would be good if media portal had a tv service so when media portal crashes i don't lose what i'm recording.
I also use the GB-PVR recording service. it's nice to now that tv will be recorded aslong as my pc is on. would be good if...
I use GB-PVR's recording service which has Comskip integrated and use MediaPortals interface to play the clean videos. I hope to...
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