Green Screen when trying to watch TV (1 Viewer)

jessek12

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I very new to this MediaPortal. I really like the idea and all but I've spent hours trying to weed out my problems. I recently bought a Hauppauge 1250 as my tuner card and set it up in my computer. I'm signed up with schedules direct to get TV shows that way. I finally got my channels to show up in the guide. Found out I can't have windows media center open. I have mapped all the channels to my analog driver but when I go into MediaPortal to watch TV all I see is a green screen. All the channels and listings are there but just the video and audio aren't working. In my TV log I have this (see below) which worries me because it says "False" to whether my card is supported.

2012-05-16 23:17:18.065988 [(7)]: CiMenuSupported card Hauppauge WinTV 885 Tuner supported: False

Is there something I'm doing wrong? Please help me before I lose my mind! Thanks
 

Holzi

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    I think the problem could be that you are using an analog tuner. To use that you need a Video & Audio encoder installed.

    See: (TV Server Config -> General -> Tab Software Encoders)
    =tv-server-general-softwareencoder.png


    Useful Wiki-Links:
    http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...rs/7_Scan_Analog/Software_Encoding_Card_Setup
    http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...figuration/TV-Server_Configuration/06_General

    PS:
    A little more informations could be useful. e.g which MP version do you use, which hardware etc..
    Thanks!
     

    jessek12

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    My MediaPortal version is 1.1.7.0

    Right now my encoders for video and audio are set on MainConcept (HCW) MPEG-2 Video Encoder and MainConcept (HCW) Layer II Audio Encoder. I'm installing the InterVideo Encoder right now to she if that changes anything.

    My computer is:
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    i5 2500k
    AsRock P67 Extreme4 B3
    GTX 560 TI DS
    8GB of G.SKILL 1333
    WinTV-HVR 1250

    Any other information I can provide you with?

    I'll update you when I try out the InterVideo Encoders
     

    jessek12

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    I installed InterVideo and when I go to the general>software tab it says it's not installed. I did find out though that the 1250 doesn't have hardware encoding and the 1600 does which was the card I wanted in the first place until the guy at Microcenter told me they were the exact same except that the 1250 is PCIe and the 1600 is PCI and a $25 price difference so I went with the 1250. I'm going to take it out of my PC and go back to the store. I'll post my results when once I get the other card.
     

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