How to setup mediaportal to use Hauppauge HD PVR? (1 Viewer)

[Unregistered]

Hi, i recently got a hauppauge hd pvr and installed mediaportal on my pc because i read somewhere it was compatible with my hdpvr but everytime i start up mediaportal and go to the tv tab it is just a black screen. In the setup guide it talks about a video capture card tab but no such thing is there so that might be the problem.
Thanks for any help you can give.

 

[u095538]

In the setup guide it talks about a video capture card tab but no such thing is there so that might be the problem.

G'Day mate.

I had the same problem. The solution is not really within the manual
Making some assumptions: You're on a single-seat setup and the problem is actually that you're missing the 'TV-Server' side of MP.

....Do you remember back when you were first installing MediaPortal it asked some questions of you, most important of which was "Will you be using Media Portal to watch live TV?", at that stage without a TV-card you probably selected "no".

Do a re-install of MediaPortal and don't worry about un-installing first. Just install over the top. Also the installation wizard doesn't really articulate the fact that it will not wipe your MediaPortal settings and re-install a fresh-default one over the top. In fact I remember it was a bit of a scary install as it kinda suggests that it will re-install the whole thing... not the case. Simply grow the required balls to click next and install it again It will ask you the above important TV question, sus-out that you've already got MP installed and therefore only install the TV-Server bit, leaving all your important settings intact

Please note that the above is my experience only and I was installing the same version of MP over the top, not a different, newer version. If you no longer have the original install executable and need to re-download then my experience above is only valid for the same version... scratch that, it's only valid for MP 1.0.2.. basically if you loose all your shit then I'm sorry.

P.S: I had mad problems with my single seat setup and have since moved to a server/client setup. I don't have the expertise to pinpoint what all my problems were, my system logs were pretty bad (in other words, not MP's fault). Good luck, let us know

 

[kevinliu2336]

Hi, thank you for responding but i had alredy clicked the "Will you be using Media Portal to watch live TV" to yes. I want to use the pvr as a dvr for atnt and i then plug in my pc to the tv through hdmi to watch recorded showes so i cant do a server/client setup. I have tried Beyond tv and Sage tv and they both work great but they are really expensive so i at a lost.

 

[u095538]

I see, so you don't actually have a TV card installed into your PC, but rather a PVR, a separate unit much like a set-top-box that records for you?

installed mediaportal on my pc because i read somewhere it was compatible with my hdpvr

Where did you read that? I think you have either been mis-led or mis-understood. I don't believe one can use MediaPortal with a separate PVR out of the box...

Can someone correct me if I'm wrong?

 

[kevinliu2336]

GeekTonic: Media Portal Gets Hauppauge HD-PVR Support - Elgato HD-PVR coming Soon is where i read it and the hdpvr is basicly a video/audio capture card with an ir blaster and in the manual(MediaPortal/Configuration/Television - MediaPortal Manual Documentation) it mentions a vieo capture card menue option but no such thing exists. Also https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-talk-45/initial-support-hauppuage-hd-pvr-45382/ is a thred about the topic but it is 87 pages long and im new to all of this so if sombody who knows how this works then could you give me a condensed version.

 

[u095538]

GeekTonic: Media Portal Gets Hauppauge HD-PVR Support - Elgato HD-PVR coming Soon is where i read it and the hdpvr is basicly a video/audio capture card with an ir blaster and in the manual(MediaPortal/Configuration/Television - MediaPortal Manual Documentation) it mentions a vieo capture card menue option but no such thing exists. Also https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-talk-45/initial-support-hauppuage-hd-pvr-45382/ is a thred about the topic but it is 87 pages long and im new to all of this so if sombody who knows how this works then could you give me a condensed version.

aah I see. Unfortunately I cannot help you, sorry mate. This is over my head. Just a suggestion: Try posting within the 87 page thread. The last activity there was Jan 2010.