No TV playback (1 Viewer)

[clanmackenzi]

TV-Server Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Skin: Xface
Windows Version: Vista home premium - 32bit
CPU Type: AMD Phenom X4 2.4GHz
HDD: Seagate SATAII 2 x 750GB, 1 x 250 (system)
Memory: 4GB PC8500 DDR2 800 MHz
Motherboard: ASUS M3A32-MPV Delux
Video Card: Sapphire ATI HD3870 (512MB)
Video Card Driver: Latest
Sound Card: SPDIF out to Denon 7.1 surround system
Sound Card AC3: Optical Out
1. TV Card: Technotrend S2-3200+Dragon Cam
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S2
2. TV Card: FloppyDTV+Dragon Cam
2. TV Card Type: DVB-S
3. TV Card: FloppyDTV+Dragon Cam
3. TV Card Type: DVB-S
MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink PowerDVD 7
h.264 Video Codec: cyberlink (PDVD8 Ultra)
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 28.2°E
HTPC Case: OrigenAE S17V
Cooling: Zalman throughout
Power Supply: Coolermaster Realpower M850
Remote: Logitech Harmony 885, DiNovo mini keyboard, DiNovo Air Mouse
TV: Panasonic Viera 50" 1080p
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI-HDMI

Hi guys, hope you can help me. My system shown above is normally running with my two FloppyDTV cards in VMC and I use FloppyDTV Viewer to watch BBC HD. I have now setup the TT S2-3200 in my sons PC and have it fully functioning with TV Server and MP 1.0 RC2 (Vista home basic - no VMC to worry about). I have setup MP 1.0 client on my workshop PC (Vista 64bit) and successfully connect to TV server on my sons PC and get flawless TV (well mostly).

Now, before trying to setup everything on my main HTPC I decided to install MP client on here and checkout the TV quality connected to the TV server on my sons PC. No TV playback... it's almost there though, I don't get an error and the system thinks all is OK - I'm connected to the TV server and have an active TV stream to my PC, I just dont see or hear anything.

So here's the thing, with all the registry friggin to get VMC working with Sat cards do I have to disable it all in some specific way for MP to playback TV. I can playback TV that was recorded on the TV server and TV recorded by VMC, so this suggests that the problem is not a codec issue. This is similar to the problem ScottyDog has described in another post and I believe he also had the Sat frig for VMC prior to installing MP.

Sorry I don't have logs just now, Im at work but I thought I'd throw it out there just in case this is a known problem. I will create fresh logs tonight and post them.

Cheers,
Rory

 

[clanmackenzi]

Vmr9 - -> avr

well for anyone who is interested - fixed my problem by changing my video rendering settings from VMR9 to AVR. I have no idea why this should help but it did....

 

[clanmackenzi]

Update

I think the VMR9 change was a red herring - the problem I am pretty sure was/is the CAM module. I now occasionally get a blank screen on an apparently good video stream - If I disengage the CAM module and reinsert it, the TV picture springs to life. I probably have to update the firmware its a couple of years old now.

Would be interested to hear if anyone can give me good reason to keep video rendering set to VMR or whether I should go back to VMR9.

Cheers...