MediaPortal hangs when playing recorded tv (1 Viewer)

[Chris.walker01]

Hi,

I have had a bit of a search on this forum but have been unable to find a solution. I have recently installed MediaPortal and it is great, except for one thing. It hangs indefinitely when I attempt to watch recorded tv shows.

Recently I left it for 20 mins before forcing MP to close using ctrl-alt-del.

The shows are recorded with out a problem and they play in Windows Media Player.

I have attached some logs. If anyone is able to help it would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Chris

 

[Vasilich]

what audio codec do you set for TV?
it seems MP has problems calling FFDShow decoder (for audio?). Try to set codecs recommended in our wiki
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...nfiguration/9_Codecs_and_Renderer/1_TV_Codecs

And remember: codec packs are evil

 

[Chris.walker01]

Thanks for the reply.

I've tried a few different options including both the LAV and FFDShow codecs. I have also tried:
- ticking the 'automatic decoder selection' box
- ticking the 'Use Video Codec when playing .ts files' in the video codec section.

I get the same result with all attempts.

I have also discovered I am also unable to watch live tv (I normally record and watch later so hadn't noticed). When I select either live TV or a recorded program it halts and is stuck at the menu.

 

[Vasilich]

i posted the link to wiki where you should set codecs for TV section. Same codecs will be used for recordings (basically for all *.TS files).
So i just repeat my previous question: what codecs have you set THERE (not in video section!)?
What hardware (CPU, chipse and GPU are relevant) do you use? Please fill in your system specs as described here http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/16_Support/3_Forums/1_System_Specs

 

[Chris.walker01]

Sorry about that, I didn't notice the link. I have now added the system to my profile. I have also attached a screenshot of the TV Codecs tab. The system profile only allowed me to enter the video codecs.[DOUBLEPOST=1397479389][/DOUBLEPOST]I have also tried using the DirectSound codec for the audio, but had the same result.

 

[Vasilich]

So with the settings as above on your screenshot, is the behavior the same? i.e. MP freeze on every attempt to watch liveTV or recordings?
If you changed these settings recently, then please post new logs with latest settings.

P.S. and make sure you haven't activated anything in TV postprocessing here http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...ortal_Configuration/22_TV/3_TV_Postprocessing