TV Guide EPG Screen Goes Black (1 Viewer)

dl00

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TV-Server Version: 2.0 weekly snapshot 091408
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC3 rev20432
MediaPortal Skin: blue3
Windows Version: XP SP3
CPU Type: Athlon 64 X2 Dual
HDD: 500 GB
Memory: 1.75 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV
Video Card Driver: GeForce 178.24
1. TV Card: HDHomerun
1. TV Card Driver: 20081002
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPV Decoder Filter
h.264 Video Codec: DivX Video Decoder 0007
Remote: Firefly & Firefly Mini
TV: Samsung HL-R5067W
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

My TV Guide screen is going black. After restarting MP and going to My TV->TV Guide, the guide shows up fine. Then, if I Exit TV Guide and then go back to TV Guide, it shows up all black except for the guide arrows and some text above and below where the guide is. It will stay like this until I shutdown MP and open it again. It is very repeatable.

I have searched but couldn't find anyone else with this issue. There are some flicker problems out there but my guide is not flickering. Just black. Please Help!
 

dl00

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So nobody's had this problem before???

I've tried updating DirectX and .Net 3.5. I've tried setting Video Renderer to both VMR9 and EVR. Nothing works.

I'd like to do away with BeyondTV and use MediaPortal for everything, but not being able to see the guide is a deal breaker. Also, the guide doesn't seem to contain the "New" flag and MediaPortal doesn't seem to let you choose "Record Only New Episodes", even if it did have the New flag. I'm betting this is configurable, but if not, that is another deal breaker.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Also, my Motherboard is Abit AN-M2HD
 

vinch100

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    I have the same problem,

    did you manage to solve it ?

    I use an integrated Geforce 8200 with the latest drivers...
     

    4roma

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    My TV Guide screen is going black. After restarting MP and going to My TV->TV Guide, the guide shows up fine. Then, if I Exit TV Guide and then go back to TV Guide, it shows up all black except for the guide arrows and some text above and below where the guide is. It will stay like this until I shutdown MP and open it again. It is very repeatable.

    I have searched but couldn't find anyone else with this issue. There are some flicker problems out there but my guide is not flickering. Just black. Please Help!
    Does your EPG stay black when you try to scroll through it? Is the screen completely black or is the EPG "just" empty (this is the problem I'm having)?
     

    vinch100

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    It's completely black excepted the channel group name on the top left.

    @Paranoid : Thanks for your answer I'll try that

    FYI I had the exact same setup running without problem for a long time until I applied SP3,who broke my NOVA-T 500, so I reinstalled everything from scratch and the only difference is that I use the last NVIDIA drivers instead of the one provided by the motherboard manufacturer... if Paranoid's advice don't work I will try to downgrade my graphic driver
     

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