ATSC Card Owners: Come here for Support (4 Viewers)

[ngrigsby]

So I did a touch more experimenting this morning. It seems that I must be getting multiple audio streams even though I don't get an audio option when pressing F9.

I tuned to my local PBS station and 'Sesame Street' was playing. During the show, I could hear the normal audio. But mixed in with the normal audio was a narrative dialogue. During parts of the show, the narration voice would just say what was happening on the screen, like "There are lights flashing behind Cookie Monster" or "The pink monster hugs the green monster", etc (not verbatim).

While watching the show, I would switch to my normal TV which has an ATSC tuner and the narration dialogue was never present.

So there has to be multiple audio streams there because I was hearing two different streams depending if I used my HTPC/VBOX/MP tuner or if I just watched the show with my TV's built in ATSC tuner.

Is there something I am missing here? I still haven't tried out TVE3 (TV server). I plan to this weekend. So this multiple audio problem is with the normal My TV built into MP.

I also have a Vbox 150 and have to say I get the exact same problem as bobn4burton, seems to be especially acute for PBS stations. They always have the SAP (second audio program) or DVS (descriptive video service) running, providing annoying commentary on the show.

I just installed the TV server to try and fix this and the other problem bobn4burton mentions, that of MediaPortal crashing after a few ATSC channel changes (or even after not being able to resolve a channel a single time). The reliability of the ATSC capture, and the speed of channel changes, definitely went up. But I still hear the DVS, and when I click F9 and select "audio language," the only option I see is "1 AC3:"

 

[CFC]

Is a Dvico Fusion HDTV5 RT Lite able to pull in clear QAM using TVEngine currently? I cannot get it to scan any QAM station, but perhaps I'm trying in vain.

Thanks for the help,
CFC

 

[ngrigsby]

So I did a touch more experimenting this morning. It seems that I must be getting multiple audio streams even though I don't get an audio option when pressing F9.

I tuned to my local PBS station and 'Sesame Street' was playing. During the show, I could hear the normal audio. But mixed in with the normal audio was a narrative dialogue. During parts of the show, the narration voice would just say what was happening on the screen, like "There are lights flashing behind Cookie Monster" or "The pink monster hugs the green monster", etc (not verbatim).

While watching the show, I would switch to my normal TV which has an ATSC tuner and the narration dialogue was never present.

So there has to be multiple audio streams there because I was hearing two different streams depending if I used my HTPC/VBOX/MP tuner or if I just watched the show with my TV's built in ATSC tuner.

Is there something I am missing here? I still haven't tried out TVE3 (TV server). I plan to this weekend. So this multiple audio problem is with the normal My TV built into MP.

I also have a Vbox 150 and have to say I get the exact same problem as bobn4burton, seems to be especially acute for PBS stations. They always have the SAP (second audio program) or DVS (descriptive video service) running, providing annoying commentary on the show.

I just installed the TV server to try and fix this and the other problem bobn4burton mentions, that of MediaPortal crashing after a few ATSC channel changes (or even after not being able to resolve a channel a single time). The reliability of the ATSC capture, and the speed of channel changes, definitely went up. But I still hear the DVS, and when I click F9 and select "audio language," the only option I see is "1 AC3:"

I'm replying to my own thread, and hopefully helping out bobn4burton and others who are having problems with incorrect audio on ATSC channels. I did a little searching and found that the PBS affiliate in my town is rather on the cutting edge and sends out multiple audio streams somewhat unconventionally tagged as such. At least that's my interpretation, 'cause I don't really understand how this all work so well, or why MediaPortal, when it scans the channels, associates the audio stream to these channels that it does.

I do know that, for those channels, I just had to open the TV Server configuration, edit the channel in question, go to the ATSC tab, and then modify the "Audio Pid" number so that it is just one digit lower than the number originally attributed in the channel scan, and all of my audio problems were solved. So I suggest recording the original number and then do some experiments in modifying that number by an integer or two up or down to see if you can find the audio stream that you desire. It still won't allow you to change the audio stream on the fly, but at least you'll lock the channel in to something you can live with.

 

[YarsMang]

Any support for this card ever in the near future?

Geniatech HDTV thriller-X8000A HDTV PCI Card

Mike

 

[damaster]

Any support for this card ever in the near future?

Geniatech HDTV thriller-X8000A HDTV PCI Card

Mike

I have this card but I've not been able to get it to work yet. This is not MediaPortal's fault, but rather the crappy drivers. Windows Vista detects 3 new hardware components in Device Manager, and the main one, "PCI ATSC" keeps saying "No drivers are currently installed for this device". I've tried drivers on the CD and from the product page with no luck.

Anyhow, this card should work with MediaPortal. It's identical to the KWorld PlusTV HD PCI 120 and another user on this thread has managed to get that card working with MediaPortal.

 

[YarsMang]

Ahhhh any chance you know what his name/nick was and if he posted info on how to get that card to work?

Mike

 

[damaster]

Ahhhh any chance you know what his name/nick was and if he posted info on how to get that card to work?

Mike

I used the "Search this thread" feature for this very same thread and looky what I found: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...231.html?p=207501&highlight=kworld#post207501

 

[htpc_dude]

Hey Hows the ATSC support coming along... I am just checking in I moved to VMCE about 1 year ago after not being able to get the ATSC to work correctly "Channel change lockup" I am in the process of rebuilding my HTPC and wanted to see if the problem has been solved? I kinda miss MP... Oh my card is a HDTVFusion5 Gold...


Thnaks

 

[guss722]

Hello everyone,
Geniatech HDTV thriller-X8000A HDTV PCI Card

drivers are installed using windows xp but still doesnt detect it ? i see its ideentical to Kworld PlusTV 120 ATSC and that anothe ruser got it to work with tv 2 , what is tv2 and where do i get it?

ive been lurking around here for days trying to get this working with my card. does anyone have any idea if its possible or am i wasting my time?

ive downloaded the graph software but dont fully understand what im doing with as far as what to copy. any help would be appreciated.

my problem is in the configuration the capture card isnt detected.

 

[dman_lfc]

Hello everyone,
Geniatech HDTV thriller-X8000A HDTV PCI Card

drivers are installed using windows xp but still doesnt detect it ?

ive been lurking around here for days trying to get this working with my card. does anyone have any idea if its possible or am i wasting my time?

ive downloaded the graph software but dont fully understand what im doing with as far as what to copy. any help would be appreciated.

my problem is in the configuration the capture card isnt detected.

Use TVServer
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/untested_nightly_builds-f197.html

Setup info...
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/TV-Engine_0.3

DMAN