TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3 svn 12/27/2007 Rev 16742
MediaPortal Skin: Xface
Windows Version: XP-SP2
CPU Type: Athlon X2 4200
HDD: 4 hd all seagate
Memory: 1Gb ddr400
Motherboard: Gygabyte NF4
Motherboard Chipset: Nvidia NF4
Motherboard Bios: Lastest
Video Card: Gecube X800GT
Video Card Driver: 7.6
Sound Card: onboard realteck alc850
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Skystar2
1. TV Card Type: DVBS
1. TV Card Driver: Latest BDA
2. TV Card: Pinnacle PCTV 300i
2. TV Card Type: Hybrid DVBT+Analog
2. TV Card Driver: Latest
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
Satelite/CableTV Provider: FTA + Digital+
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: 420W
Remote: imon 2.4G
TV: Toshiba 37DG3030
TV - HTPC Connection: Component video
Long time ago I tried with media portal, but was so unstable and I drop it. Since 2 month or so, I'm install it again and saw how much progress was made.
After much of pain I do it all tv cards working together. The principal problem was with the pinnacle pctv 300i.
First of all I don't know if it's usefull but I installed and configure TVserver 3 althougt I'm not use it. TVserver recogniced all fine and I'm not sure if this include intervideo encoder because I not installed it but figure on my system direct show graphs. if you don't have it find it and install (look mediaportal wiki). I'm tested TV server and works but had problems with epg and the analog quality was so bad and finally decide to go without it.
The key for pctv 300i recognition problems is that it is missed on CaptureCardDefinitions.xml (on media portal folder), because with lastest drivers there are a pair of diferences:
-the name of the graph
-the audio pin for analog TV.
the definition that works for me is the next:
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<capturecard commercialname="Pinnacle 300i DVBT" capturename="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Digital Capture" devid="ven_1131&dev_7134&subsys_002d11bd&rev_01">
<capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="true"></capabilities>
<tv>
<interface cat="capture" video="2" audio="3" mpeg2="1" sectionsandtables="5"></interface>
<filters>
<filter cat="networkprovider" name="Microsoft DVBT Network Provider" checkdevice="false"></filter>
<filter cat="tunerdevice" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA DVBT Tuner" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="capture" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Digital Capture" checkdevice="true"></filter>
</filters>
<connections>
<connection sourcefilter="networkprovider" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="tunerdevice" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="tunerdevice" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"></connection>
</connections>
</tv>
</capturecard>
<capturecard commercialname="Pinnacle PCTV 300i Analogue" capturename="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog Capture" devid="ven_1131&dev_7134&subsys_002d11bd&rev_01">
<capabilities tv="true" radio="true" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="false"></capabilities>
<tv>
<interface cat="mux" video="" audio="" mpeg2="0"></interface>
<filters>
<filter cat="tvtuner" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog TV Tuner" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="tvaudio" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog TV Audio" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="crossbar" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog Xbar" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="capture" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog Capture" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="videncoder" name="%videoencoder%" checkdevice="false"></filter>
<filter cat="audencoder" name="%audioencoder%" checkdevice="false"></filter>
<filter cat="mux" name="%mpegmux%" checkdevice="false"></filter>
</filters>
<connections>
<connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%tvtuner%"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="tvaudio" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="tvaudio" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%audiotuner%"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="1"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="capture" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="videncoder" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="capture" sourcepin="2" sinkfilter="audencoder" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="videncoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="audencoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="1"></connection>
</connections>
</tv>
</capturecard>
------------------------------------------------
For digital TV,videos, music and DVD I can recomend install K-lite codec pack, and use ffdshow with some tweak: enable stream switcher on audio decoder and on the video decoder activate and adjust to your preferences the sharpen filter.
I have an unresolved problem still. On My music, long playlists hangs MP. When I load a Playlist with all my music (more than 6000 files) MP start playing but become unresponsible and must be closed from task administrator. This not happens with previous 0.2.2 stable version. If somebody know why let me know.
Thats all,
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3 svn 12/27/2007 Rev 16742
MediaPortal Skin: Xface
Windows Version: XP-SP2
CPU Type: Athlon X2 4200
HDD: 4 hd all seagate
Memory: 1Gb ddr400
Motherboard: Gygabyte NF4
Motherboard Chipset: Nvidia NF4
Motherboard Bios: Lastest
Video Card: Gecube X800GT
Video Card Driver: 7.6
Sound Card: onboard realteck alc850
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Skystar2
1. TV Card Type: DVBS
1. TV Card Driver: Latest BDA
2. TV Card: Pinnacle PCTV 300i
2. TV Card Type: Hybrid DVBT+Analog
2. TV Card Driver: Latest
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
Satelite/CableTV Provider: FTA + Digital+
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: 420W
Remote: imon 2.4G
TV: Toshiba 37DG3030
TV - HTPC Connection: Component video
Long time ago I tried with media portal, but was so unstable and I drop it. Since 2 month or so, I'm install it again and saw how much progress was made.
After much of pain I do it all tv cards working together. The principal problem was with the pinnacle pctv 300i.
First of all I don't know if it's usefull but I installed and configure TVserver 3 althougt I'm not use it. TVserver recogniced all fine and I'm not sure if this include intervideo encoder because I not installed it but figure on my system direct show graphs. if you don't have it find it and install (look mediaportal wiki). I'm tested TV server and works but had problems with epg and the analog quality was so bad and finally decide to go without it.
The key for pctv 300i recognition problems is that it is missed on CaptureCardDefinitions.xml (on media portal folder), because with lastest drivers there are a pair of diferences:
-the name of the graph
-the audio pin for analog TV.
the definition that works for me is the next:
------------------------------------------------
<capturecard commercialname="Pinnacle 300i DVBT" capturename="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Digital Capture" devid="ven_1131&dev_7134&subsys_002d11bd&rev_01">
<capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="true"></capabilities>
<tv>
<interface cat="capture" video="2" audio="3" mpeg2="1" sectionsandtables="5"></interface>
<filters>
<filter cat="networkprovider" name="Microsoft DVBT Network Provider" checkdevice="false"></filter>
<filter cat="tunerdevice" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA DVBT Tuner" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="capture" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Digital Capture" checkdevice="true"></filter>
</filters>
<connections>
<connection sourcefilter="networkprovider" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="tunerdevice" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="tunerdevice" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"></connection>
</connections>
</tv>
</capturecard>
<capturecard commercialname="Pinnacle PCTV 300i Analogue" capturename="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog Capture" devid="ven_1131&dev_7134&subsys_002d11bd&rev_01">
<capabilities tv="true" radio="true" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="false"></capabilities>
<tv>
<interface cat="mux" video="" audio="" mpeg2="0"></interface>
<filters>
<filter cat="tvtuner" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog TV Tuner" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="tvaudio" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog TV Audio" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="crossbar" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog Xbar" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="capture" name="Pinnacle PCTV 713x Tuner BDA Analog Capture" checkdevice="true"></filter>
<filter cat="videncoder" name="%videoencoder%" checkdevice="false"></filter>
<filter cat="audencoder" name="%audioencoder%" checkdevice="false"></filter>
<filter cat="mux" name="%mpegmux%" checkdevice="false"></filter>
</filters>
<connections>
<connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%tvtuner%"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="tvaudio" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="tvaudio" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%audiotuner%"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="1"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="capture" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="videncoder" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="capture" sourcepin="2" sinkfilter="audencoder" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="videncoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="0"></connection>
<connection sourcefilter="audencoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="1"></connection>
</connections>
</tv>
</capturecard>
------------------------------------------------
For digital TV,videos, music and DVD I can recomend install K-lite codec pack, and use ffdshow with some tweak: enable stream switcher on audio decoder and on the video decoder activate and adjust to your preferences the sharpen filter.
I have an unresolved problem still. On My music, long playlists hangs MP. When I load a Playlist with all my music (more than 6000 files) MP start playing but become unresponsible and must be closed from task administrator. This not happens with previous 0.2.2 stable version. If somebody know why let me know.
Thats all,