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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1168659" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>Woohoo! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>I'm happy to have been able to assist.</p><p>As a favour to me: would you be able to quickly do the test with unmodified channels, STB <strong>not </strong>set to PCM, and analog/RCA <strong>and</strong> S/PDIF audio connected. I know it seems crazy, but I'd really appreciate it if you could humour me and try it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Without log files I can only guess...</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Open MediaPortal Configuration.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Go to the plugins section.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ensure the "settings" plugin (within window plugins group) is enabled.</li> </ol><p></p><p><strong>For capture...</strong></p><p>If you get an identical Colossus then that would be by <em>far </em>the easiest/safest option. Really - I <em>strongly </em>recommend this.</p><p></p><p>If you're thinking of getting a different card...</p><p>Please keep in mind that MP doesn't support "pure" capture cards (ie. cards that don't have a tuner) as a rule. HD-PVR [1] and Colossus [1] are the only exceptions which will work straight out of the box. There's <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/hdpvr2-dish-network-mediaportal-and-me.121130/page-4#post-1053773" target="_blank">also a patch</a> which adds support for HD-PVR 2 and/or Colossus 2... but that's it. Other capture-only cards won't be detected/recognised.</p><p>Please also keep in mind that if you don't get a Colossus, you will almost certainly have to create a second set of separate channels for the second card. If you get an identical Colossus then you'll be able to reuse your existing channels as is.</p><p></p><p><strong>For IR control...</strong></p><p>Unfortunately Hauppauge's IR blaster driver (IRBlast - part of your current solution) has some limitations and quirks. Namely:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">It can only control one blaster. Exception: HVR-22** cards, in which case it can only control the two blaster ports on one card.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You can't specify which blaster it chooses to control. This is no problem if there's only one blaster present (as is the case for you now), but it immediately becomes an issue if [for example] you add a second Colossus as I've recommended. Depending on which motherboard slots you use etc. the blaster driver may decide it wants to use the blaster on the new card, and so the existing card's blaster would stop working. Thankfully the driver is somewhat consistent - as long as you don't move the cards to different slots, the driver will always select the same blaster/card. In other words: if/when you add the second Colossus, you may need to move the existing blaster cable from the existing card to the new card.</li> </ol><p>All that is to say that if I assume you get another Colossus as recommended, you should be able to continue to use the ServerBlaster plugin to control one STB... but you'll need a completely different solution for the second STB.</p><p></p><p>From a MediaPortal TV Server perspective: the solution for the second STB is pretty much going to have to involve <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/forums/ir-server-suite-irss.165/" target="_blank">IR Server Suite (IRSS)</a>. The reason is simple: I'm not aware of any other TV Server plugin which provides blaster support. IRSS is a [free] product [from us - Team MediaPortal] which supports a wide range of IR receivers and blasters. It comes with a plugin for TV Server (TV3 Blaster Plugin) which enables TV Server to use/control any/all of the blasters supported by IRSS.</p><p></p><p>So, you'd want to buy a blaster that is supported by IRSS. For that I recommend either a <a href="http://www.usbuirt.com/" target="_blank">USB-UIRT </a>or a WMC/MCE-compatible transceiver.</p><p></p><p>All clear as mud? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1168659, member: 82144"] Woohoo! :D I'm happy to have been able to assist. As a favour to me: would you be able to quickly do the test with unmodified channels, STB [B]not [/B]set to PCM, and analog/RCA [B]and[/B] S/PDIF audio connected. I know it seems crazy, but I'd really appreciate it if you could humour me and try it. Without log files I can only guess... [LIST=1] [*]Open MediaPortal Configuration. [*]Go to the plugins section. [*]Ensure the "settings" plugin (within window plugins group) is enabled. [/LIST] [B]For capture...[/B] If you get an identical Colossus then that would be by [I]far [/I]the easiest/safest option. Really - I [I]strongly [/I]recommend this. If you're thinking of getting a different card... Please keep in mind that MP doesn't support "pure" capture cards (ie. cards that don't have a tuner) as a rule. HD-PVR [1] and Colossus [1] are the only exceptions which will work straight out of the box. There's [URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/hdpvr2-dish-network-mediaportal-and-me.121130/page-4#post-1053773']also a patch[/URL] which adds support for HD-PVR 2 and/or Colossus 2... but that's it. Other capture-only cards won't be detected/recognised. Please also keep in mind that if you don't get a Colossus, you will almost certainly have to create a second set of separate channels for the second card. If you get an identical Colossus then you'll be able to reuse your existing channels as is. [B]For IR control...[/B] Unfortunately Hauppauge's IR blaster driver (IRBlast - part of your current solution) has some limitations and quirks. Namely: [LIST=1] [*]It can only control one blaster. Exception: HVR-22** cards, in which case it can only control the two blaster ports on one card. [*]You can't specify which blaster it chooses to control. This is no problem if there's only one blaster present (as is the case for you now), but it immediately becomes an issue if [for example] you add a second Colossus as I've recommended. Depending on which motherboard slots you use etc. the blaster driver may decide it wants to use the blaster on the new card, and so the existing card's blaster would stop working. Thankfully the driver is somewhat consistent - as long as you don't move the cards to different slots, the driver will always select the same blaster/card. In other words: if/when you add the second Colossus, you may need to move the existing blaster cable from the existing card to the new card. [/LIST] All that is to say that if I assume you get another Colossus as recommended, you should be able to continue to use the ServerBlaster plugin to control one STB... but you'll need a completely different solution for the second STB. From a MediaPortal TV Server perspective: the solution for the second STB is pretty much going to have to involve [URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/forums/ir-server-suite-irss.165/']IR Server Suite (IRSS)[/URL]. The reason is simple: I'm not aware of any other TV Server plugin which provides blaster support. IRSS is a [free] product [from us - Team MediaPortal] which supports a wide range of IR receivers and blasters. It comes with a plugin for TV Server (TV3 Blaster Plugin) which enables TV Server to use/control any/all of the blasters supported by IRSS. So, you'd want to buy a blaster that is supported by IRSS. For that I recommend either a [URL='http://www.usbuirt.com/']USB-UIRT [/URL]or a WMC/MCE-compatible transceiver. All clear as mud? :) [/QUOTE]
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