Channel preview blank (audio works) (1 Viewer)

[Sharft 6]

TV-Server Version: 1.0
MediaPortal Version: 1.0
MediaPortal Skin: blue3
Windows Version: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) 64bit
CPU Type: AMD 5600+ @ 3.1Ghz
HDD: Samsung 750GB
Memory: 4GB Transcend
Motherboard: MSI K9N Neo-F v1.0
Video Card: ATI Radeon 4850 512MB
Video Card Driver: CCC v9.3
Sound Card: intergrated realtek
Sound Card Driver: 6.0.1.5745
1. TV Card: Pinnacle PCTV nano stick (73e)
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 4.99.2088
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec: ffdshow
Satelite/CableTV Provider: FreeView
Power Supply: thermaltake W0084RA, 430w
Remote: pinnacle something
TV: samsung 22" LCD monitor
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

When I preview the channels in the TV server configuration I can hear the audio but there is no picture. The same thing happens with the client but I figured I should get the server sorted first. If i record a channel in the server configuration I can play it back with VLC fine but WMP only plays the audio. I'm assuming it is something wrong with my h.264 codec but I have tried (with MP client) ffdshow, coreAVC, cyberlink h.264(ati), pinnacle h.264 video decoder and pinnacle h.264 video decoder HWAcc. They all give the same result.

All I want is to not use the crappy pinnacle software. I can stream it straight into VLC but its generally quite jerky.. I think this is because VLC is single threaded and it pretty much maxes out one core.

 

[RobNorthcott]

I've got the same (or similar) problem, so I'll add to this thread and bump it.

Preview in TVServer setup has sound but no video (it usually displays a mess of vertical coloured lines, almost like an encrypted channel, but not moving). In my case, all channels work fine inside MP itself, it's just the preview that doesn't work. It used to work on my system, so presumably something has changed (but I don't know when it last worked, so can't say whether it's a MP version change or something else). What codec does the preview try to use to display the video? Could it be that I've got a dodgy codec installed that is being picked up by preview but MP is forcing PowerDVD?

Any ideas?

Rob

 

[Sharft 6]

is there anybody out there with a pinnacle PCTVnanoStick (73e) who does not get this problem?
I'm not sure if mediaportal supports it although it is DVB-T I just dunno if it has BDA drivers.

 

[gyp5y]

Same here....