I'm using RC3 with the latest SVN and I can see the placeholder fine. I was surprised it worked. Haven't tried recording yet. I'm using a firedtv to tune in.
21-10-2008 17:08:31.875 CMpTsFilter::Run()
21-10-2008 17:08:31.875 pmtgrabber: set callback:bffff8
21-10-2008 17:08:31.875 pmtgrabber: grab pmt:d48 sid:290e
21-10-2008 17:08:32.187 service_id=10510
21-10-2008 17:08:32.187 pmtgrabber: got pmt d48 sid:290e
21-10-2008 17:08:32.187 pmtgrabber: got pmt version:16 -1
21-10-2008 17:08:32.187 pmtgrabber: do calback
21-10-2008 17:08:32.187 analyzer: set audio pid:d4a
21-10-2008 17:08:32.187 analyzer: reset
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT SetVideoAudioObserver observer ok
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT set filename:C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live3-0.ts
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT transport stream mode
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT paused=yes
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Received from TvService: pmt pid:0xd48 serviceId: 0x290e pmtlength:169
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Old pids cleared
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT got pmt - tableid: 0x2 section_length: 169 sid: 0x290e
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 pmt parser set ITV HD video stream to H.264
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 pmt parser set ITV HD video stream to H.264
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT PMT parsed - Pid 0xd48 ServiceId 0x290e stream count: 9
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT pcr pid:0xd49
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT SetPcrPid clear old PIDs
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT add video stream pid: 0xd49 fake pid: 0x30 stream type: 0x10 logical type: 0x10 descriptor length: 12
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT add audio stream pid: 0xd4a fake pid: 0x40 stream type: 0x10 logical type: 0x81 descriptor length: 16
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT stream rejected - pid: 0xd4b stream type: 0xb logical type: 0xb descriptor length: 18
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT stream rejected - pid: 0xd4c stream type: 0xb logical type: 0xb descriptor length: 3
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT stream rejected - pid: 0xc1d stream type: 0x5 logical type: 0x5 descriptor length: 12
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT stream rejected - pid: 0xc1e stream type: 0x5 logical type: 0x5 descriptor length: 13
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT stream rejected - pid: 0xc1f stream type: 0x5 logical type: 0x5 descriptor length: 12
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT stream rejected - pid: 0xc20 stream type: 0x5 logical type: 0x5 descriptor length: 12
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT stream rejected - pid: 0xc21 stream type: 0x5 logical type: 0x5 descriptor length: 13
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT paused=no
21-10-2008 17:08:32.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Start 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live3-0.ts.tsbuffer'
21-10-2008 17:08:32.218 Recorder: TIMESHIFT start of video detected
21-10-2008 17:08:32.218 Recorder: TIMESHIFT clear TS packet queue
21-10-2008 17:08:32.218 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Info : Next broadcaster program clock reference rollover : 0 days 00:39:07 990
21-10-2008 17:08:32.312 Recorder: TIMESHIFT start of video detected
21-10-2008 17:08:47.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Stop 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live3-0.ts.tsbuffer'
21-10-2008 17:08:47.203 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Reset
21-10-2008 17:08:47.218 del m_pVideoAnalyzer
21-10-2008 17:08:47.218 analyzer: reset
21-10-2008 17:08:47.218 del m_pPmtGrabber
21-10-2008 17:08:47.218 del m_pRecorder
21-10-2008 17:08:47.218 del m_pTimeShifting
21-10-2008 17:08:47.218 del m_pTeletextGrabber
21-10-2008 17:08:47.218 del m_pCaGrabber
21-10-2008 17:08:47.218 del done...
21-10-2008 17:08:47.218 CMpTsFilter:ause()
21-10-2008 17:08:47.234 CMpTsFilter:top()
2008-10-21 17:08:29.312500 [5]: Controller: StartTimeShifting ITV HD 1694
2008-10-21 17:08:29.312500 [5]: Controller: find free card for channel ITV HD
2008-10-21 17:08:29.312500 [5]: Controller: got 1 tuning details for ITV HD
2008-10-21 17:08:29.312500 [5]: Controller: channel #1 DVBS:tv: ITV HD Freq:11426000 ONID:59 TSID:2315 SID:10510 PMT48 FTA:True LCN:1694 SymbolRate:27500 Modulation:ModNotSet Polarisation:LinearH InnerFecRate:Rate2_3 DisEqc:None band:Universal Pilot:NotSet RollOff:NotSet
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: Controller: card:1 typevbT cannot tune to channel
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: Controller: card:2 typevbT cannot tune to channel
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: Controller: card:3 typevbS is available priority:7 #users:0 same transponder:False
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: Controller: card:4 typevbS is disabled
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: Controller: card:5 type:Analog is disabled
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: Controller: card:6 type:Analog is disabled
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: Controller: card:7 type:RadioWebStream is disabled
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: Controller: found 1 available
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: card: CardTune 3 ITV HD mediapc:3:-1
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: card: Tune 3 to ITV HD
2008-10-21 17:08:29.484375 [5]: card: user: mediapc:3:-1 tune DVBS:tv: ITV HD Freq:11426000 ONID:59 TSID:2315 SID:10510 PMT48 FTA:True LCN:1694 SymbolRate:27500 Modulation:ModNotSet Polarisation:LinearH InnerFecRate:Rate2_3 DisEqc:None band:Universal Pilot:NotSet RollOff:NotSet
2008-10-21 17:08:29.515625 [5]: dvbs: TuneVBS:tv: ITV HD Freq:11426000 ONID:59 TSID:2315 SID:10510 PMT48 FTA:True LCN:1694 SymbolRate:27500 Modulation:ModNotSet Polarisation:LinearH InnerFecRate:Rate2_3 DisEqc:None band:Universal Pilot:NotSet RollOff:NotSet
2008-10-21 17:08:29.515625 [5]: dvb:GetNewSubChannel:0 #0
2008-10-21 17:08:29.515625 [5]: LNB low:9750 hi:10600 switch:11700
2008-10-21 17:08:29.515625 [5]: Channel modulation is set to ModNotSet
2008-10-21 17:08:29.515625 [5]: Channel FECRate is set to Rate2_3
2008-10-21 17:08:29.625000 [5]: dvbubmiting tunerequest Channel:ITV HD subChannel:0
2008-10-21 17:08:29.625000 [5]: dvb:using existing subchannel:0
2008-10-21 17:08:29.625000 [5]: dvbubmit tunerequest size:1 new:0
2008-10-21 17:08:29.625000 [5]: subch:0 OnBeforeTune
2008-10-21 17:08:29.625000 [5]: dvbubmit tunerequest calling put_TuneRequest
2008-10-21 17:08:30.750000 [5]: dvbubmit tunerequest done calling put_TuneRequest
2008-10-21 17:08:30.750000 [5]: subch:0 OnAfterTune
2008-10-21 17:08:30.750000 [5]: subch:0 OnGraphStart
2008-10-21 17:08:30.750000 [5]: subch:0 Graph already running - skip WaitForPMT
2008-10-21 17:08:30.750000 [5]: dvb: RunGraph
2008-10-21 17:08:31.875000 [5]: subch:0 OnGraphStarted
2008-10-21 17:08:31.875000 [5]: subch:0 SetupPmtGrabberid D48 sid:290E
2008-10-21 17:08:31.875000 [5]: subch:0 set pmt grabber pmt48 sid:290E
2008-10-21 17:08:31.875000 [5]: WaitForPMT: Waiting for PMT.
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 OnPMTReceived() True
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 SendPmt:290E 290E FFFFFFFF 10
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: Decode pmt
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: Set descriptor data with length 3
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: Set descriptor data with length 6
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: PROBLEM : descriptor lengths dont match 3 9
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: Set descriptor data with length 3
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: Set descriptor data with length 3
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: Set descriptor data with length 3
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: Set descriptor data with length 3
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: Set descriptor data with length 3
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 SendPMT version:16 len:169 10510
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 cam flags:True
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 SetMpegPidMapping
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid:0 pcr
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid48 pmt
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid49 type:6
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid4A audio lang:eng type:AC3
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 map pid4A audio lang:eng type:AC3
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid4B type:B
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid4C type:B
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid:C1D type:5
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid:C1E type:5
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid:C1F type:5
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid:C20 type:5
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 pid:C21 type:5
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [16]: subch:0 stop tif
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [5]: WaitForPMT: Found PMT after 0.3125 seconds.
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [5]: card: tuned user: mediapc subchannel: 0
2008-10-21 17:08:32.187500 [5]: user:mediapc add
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: card: Tuner locked: True
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: **************************************************
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: ***** SIGNAL LEVEL: 100, SIGNAL QUALITY: 100 *****
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: **************************************************
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: card2:mediapc 3 0
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: Controller: mediapc 3 0
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: control2:mediapc 3 0
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: Controller: delete timeshift files C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live3-0.ts
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: card: StartTimeShifting 3 C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live3-0.ts
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: card: CAM enabled : False
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: subch:0 SetTimeShiftFileName:C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\timeshiftbuffer\live3-0.ts
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: Set video / audio observer
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: subch:0 SetTimeShiftFileName fill in pids
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: subch:0-0 tswriter StartTimeshifting...
2008-10-21 17:08:32.203125 [5]: card: WaitForTimeShiftFile - waiting _eventAudio & _eventVideo
2008-10-21 17:08:32.218750 [16]: PID seen - type = Video
2008-10-21 17:08:32.218750 [16]: audioVideoEventHandler Video
2008-10-21 17:08:32.312500 [16]: PID seen - type = Video
2008-10-21 17:08:32.312500 [16]: audioVideoEventHandler Video
2008-10-21 17:08:47.203125 [5]: card: WaitForTimeShiftFile - no audio was found after 15 seconds
2008-10-21 17:08:47.203125 [5]: card: StopTimeShifting user:mediapc sub:0
2008-10-21 17:08:47.203125 [5]: card: StopTimeShifting user:mediapc sub:0
2008-10-21 17:08:47.203125 [5]: card not IDLE - freeing subch: 0
2008-10-21 17:08:47.203125 [5]: subch:0-0 tswriter StopTimeshifting...
2008-10-21 17:08:47.203125 [5]: tvcard:FreeSubChannel:1 #0
2008-10-21 17:08:47.218750 [5]: DVB subch:0 Decompose()
2008-10-21 17:08:47.218750 [5]: FreeSubChannel CA: freeing sub channel : 0
2008-10-21 17:08:47.218750 [5]: tvcard:FreeAllSubChannels:
2008-10-21 17:08:47.218750 [5]: dvbtopGraph