PVR 500 MCE... cannot start TV (1 Viewer)

[b6gm6n]

TV-Server Version: dunno
MediaPortal Version: latest stable
MediaPortal Skin: default
Windows Version: Latest Vista 32bit
CPU Type: AMD 64 x2
HDD: 250 sata
Memory: 2gig 667
Motherboard: nforce
Motherboard Chipset: nforce
Motherboard Bios: dunno
Video Card: ATI x1300 PRO 256
Video Card Driver: latest
Sound Card: sigmatel
Sound Card AC3: yes
Sound Card Driver: latest
1. TV Card: WinTV PVR 500 MCE
1. TV Card Type: Dual tuner digital/analog
1. TV Card Driver: latest vista
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:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Virgin
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:


Hello, I have a PVR 500 MCE - Installed and working on Vista... I'm running a composite signal into the card from my virgin/ntl box, it's not tuned and is setup to view the composite channel only...and it works, sadly i thought i'd seen the last of WINTV2000 around the turn of the millennium but no... so i looked to mediaportal as i was sure it was a better choice...and it is, everything seemed to install ok... but the TV section does not allow me to turn on the card... a quick flash of an orange button and thats that... the cards are listed in MP setup as working... i have done nothing else im sure...and so I'm here asking for help... please advise me as I'm sure you have had it all working with this card

also on a side note... for as long as i have had this Vista PC i've never had the built in windows media-center to actually work... always updating itself... tried a Pinnacle card in there... couldn't find tuner and errors sent to MS...thought oh yes this good PVR 500 will work?... same thing, cannot find tuner, crashes and sends report...useless for me.. i was quite looking forward to using it actually... i dunno what you have to do for it to see a TV card...anyways... never mind, another piece of junk on my system waiting to be dev_nulled....

Anyways... I've checked the forums and i cannot find anything obvious with my problem...anyways thank you in advance...

-b6

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
To help you further attach mediaportal.log (C:\Users\All Users\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\log) folder to your post.

Regards
Roy

 

[b6gm6n]

ok, cheers...

Just installed the RC1... same thing... attached is the log, cheers

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
You have to add some channels to get any further (error about empty channel list).
In MP Setup(configuration) -> Television -> TV Channels -> Add CVBS/SVHS (composite input for your card), if you need to scan for channels thats in Television -> Capture Cards -> "your card" & edit, scan for channels.

Regards
Roy

 

[b6gm6n]

Thank you so much...

If i got myself an RGB to SVideo coverter ( i hate the quality of composite) the svideo input would also need to be added to the channel list? or is it all there now

anyways, thankyou

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
If you added those CVBS/SVHS they should all be there, you just have to test out which one it's the correct (at least i had to just test & see & delete the one i didn't need).

Regards
Roy

 

[MadMike]

I have this same card, so I may be able to help.

Did you install the bracket that connects to the TV card and has a second set of inputs? If so, there will be two TV cards listed. MediaPortal doesn't seem to like that, for whatever reason. I simply deleted the second one, and it worked fine after that.

 

[Tim_W]

getting channel listing from set top box

TV-Server Version: dunno
MediaPortal Version: latest stable
MediaPortal Skin: default
Windows Version: win xp sp2 with all critical updates
CPU Type: p4 1.7 socket 478
HDD: 120 gig eide
Memory: 512mb 133
Motherboard:
Motherboard Chipset:
Motherboard Bios: dunno
Video Card: nvidia 6200 agp
Video Card Driver: latest
Sound Card: soundblaster audigy se
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: cd with card
1. TV Card: WinTV PVR 500 MCE
1. TV Card Type: Dual tuner digital/analog
1. TV Card Driver: latest win xp
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:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Virgin media
HTPC Case: aspie x-qpack
Cooling:
Power Supply: 420w
Remote: mce remote version 2
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection: svideo to scart

Hi There,

I have just started using media portal and have followed this post to connect my pvr-500 to my ntl cable box. I have managed to get the CVBS/SVHS channel working, but when i go to scan for channels, i cannot pick any further ones up. I am using a scart to composite adaptor to connect the set top box to the tuner card and have included my mediaportal log if this helps. I am a bit confused and am very new to working with media center software. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks very much ,

Tim