TV Card priority issue (1 Viewer)

[hansdegit]

SVN-snapshot from: All RC4

Windows Version: XP SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 3000
Memory: 512MB
Motherboard: Asus K8n
Motherboard Chipset: nvidia nforce3 250
Motherboard Bios: AMI
Video Card: Asus Radeon 9250
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 8.241.0.0
Sound Card: Realtek ALC 850
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: FloppyDTV Cable, priority 2
1. TV Card Type: Digital
1. TV Card Driver: 4.2.0 BDA, firmware 20-mar-2006 Beta
2. TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV PVR 150 PCI, priority 1
2. TV Card Type: Analog
2. TV Card Driver: 2.0.43.24103
Video Codec: Dscaler
Audio Codec: Intervideo Windvd
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Multikabel
HTPC Case: Silverstone LC10-M Lascala
Power Supply: Tagan
Remote: Hauppaug silver 45 button
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection: VGA to RGB Scart

Error description:
I have a configuration where most TV channels are available on both tuners. When I select a TV channel that's available on the analog Hauppauge card only (sorry, for testing purposes I tried "Tel Sell" ), and I try to switch back to a channel which is available on both tuners ("Nederland 2" in this case), MP uses the last used tuner.

I would expect MP to change channels to the DVB version of Nederland2, because the FloppyDTV has a higher priority than the Hauppauge tuner.

In short:
I guess MP should check which TV card has highest priority for this channel

Steps to reproduce:
1) Enter MyTV
2) select a channel, any channel will do
3) select a channel which is available only on the card with the lowest priority
4) switch back to any channel which is available on both tuners
5) MP will use last used tuner.

 

[MediaTobiPortal]

I confirm this behavior.

Is it wrong to use the just used card for the next channel ? I´m not sure, but if you change cards again and again you´ll get slow channel changes.

 

[Broceliande]

I don't consider this as a bug :
1) Enter MyTV
2) select a channel, any channel will do
3) select a channel which is available only on the card with the lowest priority

Now you are using tuner x...

4) switch back to any channel which is available on both tuners

MP will use the same tuner for displaying the channel, if it can be received by this tuner.
Only one reason : Spend the less time as possible while switching channel...
Change the device at this time would take more time

 

[hansdegit]

If this is expected behaviour, then why would one grant a certain priority to a tuner? If priority is the same for both tuners, then it would be appropriate to use the last used tuner. If not, use an available tuner with the highest priority.

 

[Broceliande]

Yep, right, some things i didn't think about made me wrong...
Just forget what i wrote

 

[ronilse]

Windows Version: Win XP Pro sp2 (MCE)
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 3,0
Memory: 2 X Crucial PC3200 DDR-DIMM 512MB
Motherboard: Asus P4P800-E Deluxe
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865PE
Motherboard Bios: Asus V1009
Video Card: Asus N6600TD 256MB
Video Card Driver: NVIDIA ForceWare 81.98
Sound Card: Onboard Realtek ALC850
Sound Card AC3: Coaxial Out
Sound Card Driver: A3.85
1. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR-150 MCE
1. TV Card Type: Analog
1. TV Card Driver: 2035.23348
2. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR-1300 MCE
2. TV Card Type: Hybrid (using analog)
2. TV Card Driver: 2.113.24030
Video Codec: Nvidia
Audio Codec: Nvidia
Satelite/CableTV Provider: UPC (Cable TV)
HTPC Case: Cooler Master Wave Master, Aluminium
Power Supply: Cooler Master Real Power 450W
Remote: MCE 2005 Europe (Hauppauge Clone)
TV: B&O AvantDVD
TV - HTPC Connection: Composite

Hi, I can confirm this behaviour & I can confirm that it is fixed (by Broceliande).
The next public build after this message tonight/tomorrow will contain the fix.

Thanks for testing & reporting

Regards
Roy

 

[hansdegit]

You got it fixed already? You guys are awsome!

 

[MediaTobiPortal]

It´s fixed with mediaportal-svn-05-31-2006--01-02.rar.

 

[ronilse]

Thanks for confirming the fix.

Moved to fixed.

Regards
Roy