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Well i don't believe it's anything to do with file permissions or the firewall after some playing around tonight.

Can anyone please help??!
 

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    As this is not "normal", it is being caused by something specific to your machine.
    Could be another program causing this behaviour of black screen.
    Look at any program that changes window filetypes to be there own, ie Quicktime, Realplayer, Nero etc and either uninstall, or change to WMP defaults.
    I know you must be getting desperate for answer to this one.
     

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    Thanks PD, i will look at what programs i've installed recently. There's certainly been a few since the time when timeshifting actually worked on my machine (Realplayer being one of them).

    My only question at this point is what type of file is a .TV extension? Never heard of it before and thought it was so specific to MP that no other program could interfere with it?
     

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    anyone of you using vobsub?
    if yes, uninstall it. some versions cause graph building issues when timeshift is enabled.

    anyone of you using codecpacks?

    if none of the above is on your system:
    - attach a screenshot of graphedit with the graph when timeshifting enabled
    - also attach all logs of such an back screen when turing Timeshift on
     

    Pom

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    Still doesn't work - Graph data attached....

    Hi - i don't have any codecpacks or vobsub installed. I captured the graph both with and without Timeshifting on - would be very grateful if someone could look at the graphs and hopefully figure out what the problem is......

    PS. I couldn't fit the graphs into one screenshot so there's two pictures per graph (majorly cropped!)
     

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    based on this log that has been posted before
    http://pastebin.team-mediaportal.com/10526

    this is the problem

    MediaPortal.log said:
    05/09/2006 19:35:15 Exception: System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
    at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
    at System.Number.ParseInt32(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
    at MediaPortal.HCWBlaster.HCWIRBlaster.blast(String channel_data, Boolean ExLogging)
    at MediaPortal.HCWBlaster.HCWBlaster.ChangeTunerChannel(String channel_data)
    at MediaPortal.HCWBlaster.HCWBlaster.OnThreadMessage(GUIMessage message)
    at MediaPortal.GUI.Library.SendMessageHandler.Invoke(GUIMessage message)
    at MediaPortal.GUI.Library.GUIWindowManager.SendMessage(GUIMessage message)
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    05/09/2006 19:35:15 StreamBufferPlayer9:Failed to open file:C:\Documents and Settings\Lee\My Documents\My Recordings\card1\live.tv :0x80070005
     

    Pom

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    Sorry for sounding stupid but do you know what this actually means and what is the likely cause(s)?
     

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    Just to re-emphasise that recorded programs play back fine (and timeshifting is obviously on). I just get a black screen and no audio whilst the recording is taking place!

    Do the graphedit screenshots i attached give any clues?
     

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