TV-engine problems and Radio stuttering (1 Viewer)

djmarzel

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May 4, 2006
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I'm having some problems with the TV-engine.

The changing of channel takes about 6-8 seconds. Doesn't matter if timeshifting is on/off.
When I start MyTV the picture is there within 1 second, but when I change channel then in full screen (or with TV-guide), this takes about 8 seconds before the next channel is displayed.

Another problem is when I start up TV-engine, I sometimes get error message: Can't connect MPEG-pin. Then the TV won't work. Just closing MP and starting it again solves the problem. This problem occurs not often, just about once a week.

Other problem I deal with is some "choppy" playback of radiostreams (from tuner). The sound sometimes "hangs" just for 0,5 second, like a bit stuttering. This happens about every 2 minutes.

I've tried everything I could guess...
- Tried PID Filtering on/off
- Timeshift on/off
- Other Firewire-card, other mainboard/cpu
- Tried latest SVN... In that version my radio-problem is solved, TV-problem isn't, but having problems with subtitles and all buttons are twice as big as normal. Turned back to latest Stable-path again.

- Tried different Codecs, I'm using Nvidia PureVideo by default.

As I was beta-tester for Digital-Everywhere I've tried the FloppyDTV in MCE for a week and that zapping was like a dream...just in a flash to next channel, with timeshift. By that reason I know my Tuner isn't the problem... Maybe the BDA-driver or something with Mediaportal ?

I am using the FloppyDTV-S from Digital-Everywhere with Canal Digitaal CAM+SmartCard. Using just single LNB. No disecq-switch or whatever.

Somebody ideas ? Or is this just a bug in MP ?

I've deleted my MP-log, then started MP and started MP.
Did some channel-changing, after that saved the MP-logfile.
You download it here: http://thuis.vdvpc.com/mplog.txt

If needed, I can do the same for the radio-problem and when the MPG-pin message occurs.

Any help would be very great !!! Thanks in advance...
 

djmarzel

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May 4, 2006
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Sorry, I forgot to post my config:

Area: Media Portal Program
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.4 (2006-08-11)
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2) MCE-Edition
.NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
Audio Codec: NVIDIA Audio Decoder
Video Codec: NVIDIA Video Decoder
CPU Type: Intel Core2 - 6300 @ 1.86GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Motherboard: P5VD2-MX (ASUSTeK Computer INC.)
TV Card Model: FloppyDTV-S
TV Card Type: DVB
TV Card Driver: latest BDA + latest firmware
Video Card Model: Nvidia Geforce 6600 (128 MB)
Video Card Driver: latest from nvidia-page
Video Card Resolution: 1920x1080
Video Render Type: VMR9
Audio Card Model: SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Audio Card Driver: latest from asus-page
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sorry for not contributing in the thread but I have to say: wow, this is how I would like my next HEPC to be (minus your TV card and unless of course some of those components is in fact creating the problem)
 

djmarzel

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May 4, 2006
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Thanks for the compliment... The whole stuff is build in Coolermaster Cmedia 260, so very small cabinet like CD/DVD-player and not making any noise because of the Core Cuo 2 and fanless VGA. CPU/MB temp is never higher then 30degrees Celsius...

Hope someone has idea to fix the problem. An engineer of Digital Everywhere looked at my machine with VNC and couldn't find specific problem with hardware or something. It has to be a problem with Mediaportal, but what ?
 

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