KNC1 DVB-C more or less working (1 Viewer)

[BugsBunny]

After I've added the card to CaptureCardDefinitions I got the card working.

With the newer BDA drivers from KNC1 the names of the devices changed in the device manager, so the profile had to be adapded.

The channel switching in MP is quite slow and the radio sound is choppy.

Following the instructions with graph edit I've encountered the following problem when trying to connect the Microsoft DVBC Network Provider Antenna Out with Input0 of the Philips BDA/DVB-C Tuner (CU1216):

Interresting, that I can watch TV despite of that error. Could this be the cause of the slow channel switching and coppy radio sound?

If there seems to be a problem with the driver, I could contact KNC1, so maybe they could fix this.

 

[dman_lfc]

New definitions updated for SVN release tongiht.

The error in GraphEdit is because the Network Provider is not setup so the pins won't connect.
We handle this in code hence why it works.

It will not be the basis of your slow channel switching / choppy sound but more likely the drivers not being release quality.
I would feed back your issues to them and see if they work with you to correct your problems.

DMAN

 

[BugsBunny]

Tried the latest SVN but the card did not get recognized.

I added this to CaptureCardDefinitions.xml then it worked:
http://members.chello.at/nagiller/pics/knc1dvb-c.txt

I do not like XP very much and for me Media Portal works just fine under w2k SP4 (DVD, divx, mp3, audio CD, remote control ...) seems even a bit more responsive than under XP except that TV/Radio does not work with the KNC1 DVB-C where I get the error message:
Unable to create graph for this device!!

So my question is, if KNC1 could fix the BDA driver so the filter graph above connects, would it then probably work under w2k or is it an absolute no go?

If it is probably possible, I would at least give it a try and contact KNC1 about this.
Otherwise it looks like I have to bite into the bitter apple and set up my HTPC with XP.

XP is really annoying... ...starting with if I put my SVHS TV out to 768x576 which gives my a perfect picture on TV, XP keeps complaining that my resolution ist too low...

 

[BugsBunny]

Well I now got the KNC1 DVB-C working under windows 2000!

I followed the steps in this thread:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=681

Now I can watch DVB-C TV under w2k. However timeshifting has to be turned on always, otherwise there is no TV.

Recording TV works as well.

The DVB-C radio I did not get to work so far. No channels are found during scan.

Although I used the latest SVN bulid, I had to add the following to the CaptureCardDefinitions.xml to get the KNC1 DVB-C recognized with the latest BDA drivers (4.7.0.0 (Beta))

  <capturecard commercialname="KNC ONE TV-Station DVB-C" capturename="KNC ONE TV Station DVB-C/C+ (CU1216)" devid="ven_1131&amp;dev_7146&amp;subsys_00201894&amp;rev_01">
    <capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="true"/>
    <tv>
      <interface cat="capture" video="2" audio="3" mpeg2="1" sectionsandtables="5"/>
      <filters>
        <filter cat="networkprovider" 	name="Microsoft DVBC Network Provider" 	checkdevice="false"/>
        <filter cat="tunerdevice" 	name="Philips BDA/DVB-C Tuner (CU1216)" 	checkdevice="true"/>
        <filter cat="capture" 		name="KNC ONE TV Station DVB-C/C+ (CU1216)" 	checkdevice="true"/>
      </filters>
      <connections>
		<connection sourcefilter="networkprovider" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="tunerdevice" sinkpin="0"/>
		<connection sourcefilter="tunerdevice"     sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture"     sinkpin="0"/>
      </connections>
    </tv>
  </capturecard>

Made a dvbc file for the local DVB-C network (Telesystem Tirol).
If someone needs it or wants to include it into MP here is the file:
http://members.chello.at/nagiller/mp/TelesystemTirol.dvbc

 

[nightowl]

I think it fits here very good. My knc dvb-c card didnt find tv channels.

I installed the BDA drivers from the knc page.
They are recognized in XP.

I have installed WinDVD for the mpeg drivers.

I have choosen them in the settings in MP.

All is fine till the auto tune.

The auto tune runs through, but does not find any channel.

I am in Germany and have the provider KabelBW, so the 6900 transponder list should be fine.

Anyone any ideas?

Greetings.

 

[BugsBunny]

With the new drivers I've got the same symtoms as you have.
See here:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=16541
If you PM me your e-mail adress I can mail you the old drivers that work OK for me.

 

[nightowl]

Thanks BugsBunny. Drivers work for me. All channels are found.

I have only some minor problems with a few channels.

Try to check this now.