MediaPortal Server (1 Viewer)

[spar1grep]

HTPC has Media Server installed, works fine from a client PC when the MediaPortal GUI is not running on the same computer as the server.

However when the GUI is started, the client PC displays the error message Unknown Error On CVBS#1, could not find stream when attempting to watch the TV stream.

Am I missing something, can you not watch the TV on the MediaServer as well as clients?

I am new to this Media Portal but it sure beats MS and the Linux attempts! Keep up the good work Portal Team.


TV-Server Version: 1.0.0.17150
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwoWide
Windows Version: XP Professional SP2
CPU Type: P4 2.80 Ghz
HDD: Maxtor 200GB
Memory: 1GB
Motherboard: Intel
Motherboard Chipset: 82865
Motherboard Bios: American Megatrends
Video Card: NVidia GEForce FX5500
Video Card Driver: Microsoft (NVida 5.6.7.3)
Sound Card: Realtek AC97
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: Realtek AC97 Audio 5.10.0.6270
1. TV Card: WinTV PVR 250
1. TV Card Type: PCI II PVR (Hardware Enc/De).
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPV
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Sky
HTPC Case: Unknown
Cooling: Unknown
Power Supply: Unknown
Remote: None
TV: Not sure what this means
TV - HTPC Connection: SVideo

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

TV: Not sure what this means

Big thing, sits in a corner of your living area, keeps kids quiet.

Are you talking about this plugin

https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/general-talk-233/media-server-movies-music-pictures-33857/

As it is not designed for TV

 

[spar1grep]

I get it, TV being the model of my TV

Its a big Hanspree 'I have more money then sense' model.

Anyway I do not think it is the plugin, it is the TV-Server (aka TV-Engine 3 http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/TV-Engine_0.3).

Hope this helps.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Have you got the TVClient plugin installed on every machine that wants to view TV using mediaportal, the one that comes in the TVE3 packed file.

 

[spar1grep]

You pretty much hit the nail there.

What I had not done

Removed the capture card within the MediaPortal configuration for the MediaPortal acting as the TV Server.
Installed the client plugin on the MediaPortal acting as the TV Server.

Now I can watch TV via the TV Server Engine in my bedroom and downstairs!

Thanks alot for the pointer.