Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV format question
Hi John -- May I ask which kind of TV you got? Is it one of the new crop 1080p DLP models from Mitsubishi or Samsung? Just curious, as I still have a Pioneer RPTV and it will die one day (it's only a CRT set after all). Joe Barnhart --- John P Poet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/12/05, Pete Stagman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I've been using MythTV for over a year now and finally got an HDTV TV. PCHDTV card coming soon. My new HDTV TV has multiple inputs. HDMI, Component, S-video and VGA. (max resolution on the VGA is 1024x768, no widescreen) What is going to get me the best picture? VGA to Component converter? DVI to HDMI cable? Or is there a better way? Is there a video card that has native HDMI? Thanks, --Pete My old TV only had component inputs at HD resolutions, so I used a VGA-Component converter, and it worked *very* well. My new TV will accept up to 1080p on the VGA input, so I just go direct VGA-VGA now. John ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] New NVidia drivers, 7676.. not much changed.
--- Isaac Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do you need XvMC for on an amd64 system? I can pretty easily decode, deinterlace, and display three 1080i streams simultaneously with pure software decoding on my dev system. Might be able to do four with a little tweaking, if I cared to. Granted, it's a dual-core 4400+, but that's similar enough to two 3500+ chips that I can't imagine 1080i not playing smoothly in software on almost any xp 64. Wow. That's amazing. How do you display three HD streams simultaneously? Do you have three video cards? I'm curious -- do you use component out, or do your HD displays have VGA input? I'm really impressed. When I used an Athlon XP 2800 it couldn't even keep up with ONE stream at 1080i. But displaying a moving image at 1920x1080i is pretty daunting. I'm really amazed that you can display three 1920x1080i pictures on three high-def display devices using software decoding. Incredible. Literally incredible! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended GUI dimensions/setup to deal with overscan @ 1920x1080i
--- Garth Benedict [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have not been able to find much documentation for resizing the menus to deal with overscan. Has anyone had good results with that at 1920x1080i? I have seen one or two examples for NTSC. I cannot see any checkboxes and normally cannot see parts of the bottom row of buttons. I can deal with the overscan on TV/Videos, but the menu system is rather hard. Appreciate any offerings. BTW: Pioneer Elite 610HD, via VGA FC3 using the atrpms Asus A7N8X-D for video and audio. I have pretty much the same setup as you (PRO-510D w/VGA). Sadly, I'm away from home right now and I don't know how to read my setup via SSH (since it's on the X screens used to config myth). I can send a message to you when I'm back in front of my system next Saturday. It would be REALLY NICE if the person maintaining the setup screens would accomodate the fact that all TVs overscan, making the setup next to impossible when viewing on a TV. (Someday I will figure out how to create setup screens on my own and revamp them all, but I know nothing about Qt so this will take awhile.) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Debian sarge stable
--- verteiler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, After setting up my linux server using Debian as opposed to Fedora (with the really incredible howto by Jarod), I have some issues concerning reinstallation and mythtv-addons (i.e. MythWeb, MythVideo, etc). I hate to mention it since you're already installed Debian, but the fastest and easiest way to get MythTv installed on Debian is to install KnoppMyth. It has everything you need, preinstalled and configured to handle 90% of the hardware out there already. Plus, the user community is pretty active and helpful. http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Gee, I THOUGHT I was a linux fan.
--- Richard Bronosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I chose KnoppMyth for it's illusion of simplicity, but was made to feel like a complete idiot. This is harsh. I wouldn't criticize KnoppMyth too heavily until you've tried installing Myth on your own using another distro. 2. I now have my network working. (I know because I used a text based browser to hit Yahoo.com.) But, I cannot get the DataDirect Retrieve Listings button to do anything. Logs are your friends. Something left a message somewhere, you just need to find it. 3. I did setup my PVR-500 as 2 cards, /dev/video0 tuner0 /dev/video1 tuner0, and associate my Comcast Cable source to each. But when I go to Watch Live TV, I get a black screen. I know I'm not locked up because I can Crtl+Alt+F1-F6 to get to other tty's. But to get that session (tty7) back I must reboot. What am I doing wrong here? Is there a log I can check? There is a log for mythbackend. The mythfrontend log must be enabled manually by starting mythfrontend from a window and giving it a debug flag. I suspect your problem is the database isn't initialized for some reason. 4. I tried watching a DVD from my NEC 16xDL-DVD-RW but the Xine screen flashes for a second and then I'm back to the MythTV GUI. I tried ripping a DVD but it keeps telling me there are no jobs. What am I doing wrong here? Is there a log I can check? You're trying to watch an encrypted DVD which Hollywood lawyers consider illegal. You need to install libdecss. Check out the Knoppmyth forum for hints -- SEARCH the forum, don't bother asking this question, you'll just get spanked. Feel free to to kick, troll, and insult me, but please offer assistance too. I recommend you head over to the Knoppmyth forum at http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/ and search for answers, plus ask questions. Regardless of your opening statement, KnoppMyth *IS* the easiest way to get a Myth box up and running, and Cecil, Dale and the others have worked very hard to make it that way. (Just because it's easiest it doesn't make it easy.) When you come to the forum, please respect the hard work others have done to make the process simpler for those of us who follow. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Cornucopia of the Commons
--- Michael Tiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The specific case I was thinking about was what to watch on TV. TiVo has its suggestions capability and I do miss that. But MythTV could do much better. Instead of looking at my viewing habits and trying to guess what I'd like, what if you looked at my viewing habits and then compared them with viewing habits of other MythTV owners? If you were somehow able to compile all the viewing information (in an opt-in, privacy friendly way of course), then you could pretty easily identify patterns. So if I record Law Order and Numb3rs and it notices that most people who record those shows also record The Closer then it would point that out to me. This could be just like the online commerce approach of people who bought this also bought http://ideas.4brad.com/archives/000174.html You really need to check out posts by Brad Templeton. I think you'd like his ideas. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Unrelenting Volume Issue
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The volume out from MythTV is considerably louder then any other device I have. Setting the amp volume to 1 for Myth is about the same as 7 or 8 for my DVD player. This means that nudging the volume up as tad can move the sound from inaudible to booming. I can bring the sound level in line with the other components using PCM, but this results in a very loud hiss at anything approaching a standard volume. I'd make a cable for the Myth box with a voltage divider built in to reduce the signal level. Another alternative would be to use optical or wired SPDIF (digital) sound if your receiver supports it. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Myth Plus ?
--- Donavan Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's pretty much how it'll work once there's enough subscribers to pay any bounty. As it is now, the suggestions in the forum and the ideas email address are being recorded an evaluated by the powers that be for just flat outright funding (i.e. paying someone an hourly rate to get the job done instead of a bounty) Thanks for reminding me of LxM Suite (http://www.lxmsuite.com/). I just subscribed and I encourage all Myth users to consider the same. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythShyte: One unhappy customer
--- antec [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am atill getting prebuffer pause even though I have done everything recommended in the documentation pages: * bought and installed a geforce card * got xwindows working with nvidia * upgraded machine to a P3-1Ghz. (not a celeron!) * checked and reconfigured all of the TV settings under mythtv. Mythtv on my system was build using fc3 and atrpms. So I compiled nothing. Am I missing something crucial here, or is this just a case of sloppy code. This project has cost me time and money to get a result that is no better than myth-shyte. After all, why would I now go and buy a p4-3.3 to watch tv, when I can just plug in my P1 and do the same thing (without buffering naturally). Unless Im blind in both eyes and delusional, I think the next step is to return to freevo aka bugvo and give mythtv the myth-skip. ___ I see a big misconception here. No one on this list considers you a customer. No one is trying to sell you on MythTv vs. Freevo or any other PVR distro. If you WANT MythTv to work, you have take a little responsibility for learning enough to make that happen. You did not say what card you are using to acquire the TV program. Are you using a PVR-type card that does the MPEG encoding in hardware? Or are you using a software-based card that puts the load on your processor? Did you get the accelerated nvidia driver properly installed and configured? Are there any other reports of success or failure with your processor? If you expect more of a works out-of-the-box experience, take a look at KnoppMyth. It is a distro aimed at making the setup of a Myth box as easy as possible. See http://mysettopbox.tv. But when you use the forum there, do not, I repeat, DO NOT come across like your message here. I can understand total frustration, having experienced some myself. But the attitude you express is not conducive to getting the help you need. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Getting a Plasma, Scared of Burn-In
--- Matt Grommes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was listening to a podcast interview with the head of Panasonic's flatscreen TV division and he dismissed both the concerns about burnin and lifetime for plasmas. I'll have to dig up the other review I was reading where they talked about burn-in as well. Marketing people may dismiss the problem, but then again they're trying to sell product. I googled the manual for the Panasonic plasma TV (model TH-42PA20U/P) and on page 29 it says: SIDE BAR Do not display a picture in 4:3 mode for an extended period, as this can cause an after-image to remain on the side bars on either side of the display field... Translation: Yes, plasma sets DO suffer from burn-in. This is true of CRT based sets as well (which is the kind I have). Be aware of it, and take steps to prevent burn-in. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HD capture via Component/RGB/DVI incoming at 720i
--- Donavan Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/2/05, Joe Barnhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frankly, TV is a giant wasteland anyway and we'd all be better off if we turned it off and read a book. I always get a laugh when I read stuff like that on a mailing list for a piece for software who's primary purpose is recording TV. :-) I'm not saying I'm GOING to read a book, mind you, just that I'd be BETTER OFF reading it. I always get so much more done in the summer when the shows are in re-runs... __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] HD capture via Component/RGB/DVI incoming at 720i
--- William [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently your only options for capturing hd from sat are to buy a hd dvr from directv/dishnet or to spend the money to have one of the few supported boxes hacked to add firewire support. The hack info was posted to the list a couple of months ago so you should still be able to find it in the archives. Nope. The hacked DirecTv HD receiver (http://www.169time.com) is NOT supported by Myth. It does not use a standard protocol but would require a Myth dev to customize the recording process to talk to it. No such customization has been done to date, to my knowledge. HD support in mythtv for anything other than OTA is sorely lacking and limited. Even ota broadcast signals cannot all be captured as most good content is encripted. Nope. Broadcast content (OTA -- over the AIR) is NOT encrypted. There are provisions to encrypt broadcast over CABLE. The Broadcast Flag is a bit that, when set, is supposed to tell downstream devices to not allow the content to be saved in the open. My personal opinion: Use Myth to snag recordings over the air. If satellite/cable people don't want us to have their signals, oblige them by not signing up. Frankly, TV is a giant wasteland anyway and we'd all be better off if we turned it off and read a book. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Direct TV implementation?
--- David George [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only thing you will lose is being able to record HDTV from DirecTv unless you have a particular HDTV receiver and get the 169time.com modification. Careful -- the 169time.com mod is not supported by Myth and likely never will be. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Playback vid corruption with 1080i (with pics)
--- Glen Dragon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm still seeing the problem that I reported a week or so ago. I took some pictures to show the effect. Hopefully someone knows something. Interestingly enough it is also causing the same effect on the OSD. Pics: http://www.jetcom.org/gallery/dragon-myth (There is some bluring due to difficulties in taking the picture, as I didn't have the tripod around. It really does look like that tho) Isn't the 1920x1080i signal pushing the limits of what DVI can handle? I presume you have a single-channel DVI. It almost looks to me like the set is on the hairy edge of sync with that signal. The 720p signals push slightly less information, which could explain why the ABC broadcasts work. I don't suppose the set has a VGA input for comparison? (Some do, like my old-tech Pioneer RPTV with quaint CRT technology.) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC works in xine, but not Myth
--- Donavan Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No you missed the fact that I don't bother to read the users list all that often. You've also apparently missed the HDTV playback performance threads Jarod Wilson started as well. Sorry, I'm not trying to be a putz. I read all atsc threads assiduously. I play everythign back on a 720p display so I use a 720p modeline. Given that the scaling is all done on the video hardware it doesn't matter all that much what the ouput resolution is for the CPU as long as it can decode the various resolutions. My experience with my 1080i modeline is that 720p material takes measurably less CPU than 1080i material. This is using Xv, not XvMC, on a nVidia 5700 card. I do have some stuff I know is 1080i sitting around to be watched, I'll try it out just to be sure once my wife is done with the TV. It's possible that everything else I record in highdef is 720p but I doubt it. I will watch for the conclusions of your experiments. Joe __ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC works in xine, but not Myth
--- Joe Barnhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Donavan Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For instance, I've had zero issues with my Celeron 2.5ghz frontend. I have seen your numerous posts regarding your success with a 2.5G Celeron. But I have not seen many others duplicate your success. I asked you a long time ago if you are playing back on a 720p or 1080i modeline, but I missed the reply. I guess I missed that reply again. __ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC works in xine, but not Myth
--- Isaac Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If a 1800+ can play back 720p smoothly (ie, my machine) in non-Xv mode, why would a 2000+ not be able to? I've had problems with HDTV playback on Athlon 2500 processors, too. Are you playing back a 720p stream on an output device set to 720p? I don't understand how you're able to play HDTV on a 1800 processor. I have not heard of much success playing back HDTV streams with anything short of a 3GHZ HT P4. (I replaced my Athlon with this exact combination and I can finally watch 1080i streams on a 1080i TV without stuttering or playback problems.) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC works in xine, but not Myth
--- Donavan Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For instance, I've had zero issues with my Celeron 2.5ghz frontend. I have seen your numerous posts regarding your success with a 2.5G Celeron. But I have not seen many others duplicate your success. I asked you a long time ago if you are playing back on a 720p or 1080i modeline, but I missed the reply. I think playing 1080i content on a 1080 device must present a higher load because I have tried all manner of combinations, and I can't get satisfactory results without throwing lots of horsepower at it. XvMC could be a solution, but I have never gotten it to work satisfactorily on one of my systems. I see many encouraging posts on the dev list so I'm hopeful my luck will change soon with respect to XvMC. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: KnoppMyth R5A18
--- Ricardo Kleemann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, How come R5A18 was announced 1 month ago, but the mysettopbox.tv website still refers to R5A15 ? If you read the whole thread, it turns out Cecil made a typo on the announcement of R5A18. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] *Real* High-Def TV!
--- Matt Mossholder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's my understanding that this is a limitation of HDMI/DVI, not something that Samsung chose not to implement. It doesn't support enough bandwidth to do 1080p. I think you are correct. There was a good article about DVI on Tom's Hardware some time ago. They say that it requires a dual link card and device to achieve very high resolutions: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041129/tft_connection-06.html __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] *Real* High-Def TV!
--- Michael T. Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, 1080p and (true) 1080i both have the same resolution. The difference is how often the pixels are updated. However you want to say it, I just want a TV with 1920x1080 pixels. I have one of those obsolete technology CRT projectors. It does 1080i and its picture is stunning. My system has motivated several people into building their own MythTv boxes. I would also consider updating it to a digital panel someday, either LCoS or DLP. But for now, I have not seen a DLP or LCD set I'd trade for. Do any broadcasters actually use 1080p, anyway (either 1080p30 or 1080p24)? I don't think so. I don't think it is one of the specified ATSC standard rates, is it? I get over half my shows in 1080i here in the S.F. Bay Area. My PBS, CBS, and NBC affiliates broadcast in 1080i; while Fox and ABC broadcast in 720p. __ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HELP! I'm about ready to give up on MythTV!!!
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm just getting so *bleeping* upset with this whole thing that I'm about ready to give up. Jarod is the man. He will get you running on FCx if you read the instructions carefully and do your due dilligence on Gossamer. I'm more of a turn the key kinda guy, and for those like me I recommend KnoppMyth. It takes Debian Linux, MythTv, and all the dependencies and combines them into one pretty easy installation. Plus, there's a very active KnoppMyth community to help smooth out the rough spots. (Not to disrespect mailing lists, but there's even a KnoppMyth FORUM! ;-) Oh, and Jarod's right about the Athlon 1800 being underpowered to decode HDTV. You can receive HDTV broadcasts fine, but playing them will take more horsepower. http://mysettopbox.tv/ http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV 0.18.1 release -- THANK YOU
--- Jarod Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The MythTV 0.18.1 release is now official. Get it while its hot. A big THANK YOU for taking this on, Jerod. This is a Really Good Thing for MythTv. Having been bitten by small bugs in previous releases, I can say this will increase user satisfaction in Myth a LOT. (Yeah, I know, I can hear the chorus now... by developers, for developers but users are people too!) This is exactly what Cecil Watson (KnoppMyth) and other providers need -- an increasingly stable platform on which to base their distributions. I know Cecil is planning to use this 18.1 release in his next alpha. Thanks once more! __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV on Debian
--- vinod kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please tell me another way to install mythtv on debian, eventhough its tough The BEST way to get Myth running on top of Debian is to get and install KnoppMyth. This distribution *IS* Myth on top of Debian, and it already includes ALL of the packags you need, all the dependencies, and everything else. It's a one-CD package that is a complete Myth system. Download it from any computer that has fast internet. It's about a 600M ISO file. Often you can get CDs like this already burned from Ebay. People sell 'em for a couple of dollars. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Seagate 200gig IDE, $60 -- REBATE FRAUD
--- Jonathan Link [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every state attorney general's office has a consumer fraud division. I suggest, that if you have verifiable problems with receiving rebates that you contact them. The very next car from Seagate without a phone number, call the AG's office, give them your info, and have them jump through the hoops for you. They can be very effective, and can actually make companies pay if they discover a pattern of behavior. That may work too. The simplest solution, tho, is just don't buy products from liars and cheats. WD and Seagate are competing with each other to be the worst vendors on the planet. Their products don't matter -- its the companies tactics that stink. I notice that Hitachi and some others have not fallen into the rebate scams. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV to DVD w/o decode and encode
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While it is possible, in theory, to write a re-encoder that takes advantage of compression hints learned from the original encoding, that sounds like a lot of work for a rare task just to save some CPU, and CPU is cheap in such instances anyway. Thank you for the thoughtful reply, Brad. The CPU power in this case is not insubstantial. It took over 7 hours of processing to transcode the two hour movie down to a 720x480 DVD. That was on a 3000MHz AMD-64 Windoze machine running Nero Video Express. If I had an adequate solution on my mythbox, i.e. one that could be used effectively with only console I/O, I could have used my P4 HT processor for a bit quicker transcoding. But I doubt the difference would have even been 2:1, so it would still be horrifically slow. (The console I/O requirement comes from the fact that the mythbox uses the HDTV as its primary monitor so I have to use ssh to do anything outside of Myth.) We're also rapidly moving to a time when we won't want traditional DVDs. They are small and low-res, and mp2 isn't nearly as good as mp4. Plus, since all of us have computers connected to our TVs, and soon more and more people will, going to the player's restricted format becomes less appealing. I guess I just have more primitive friends! Not one of my friends has a myth box, nor even a computer hooked to a TV. Some have computers at home, but none would want to watch a show (particularly one that emphasizes the soundtrack) on their PC. Everybody has DVD players. Do I see the market changing? Yes, but very VERY slowly. Remember the YEARS it has taken to get DVDs accepted to the point that VCRs are considered obsolete. It will be five years or longer before HD-DVD players are commonplace. It's a sad fact, but it's faster and easier to record things on my Tivo and transfer to videotape than it is to make a DVD of a MythTv broadcast. Or I could just tape it on the obsolete VCR for even faster access. It's somewhat a letdown. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Seagate 200gig IDE, $60 -- REBATE FRAUD
--- Andrew Close [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the info and the link to the rebate. for some reason the link on the site didn't work for me... i think i'll pick one up for me, and my brother, and my parents... :) only one drive per household before May 17th... Don't count on those rebates 'till you cash the checks. The last six rebates I was owed by Seagate and Western Digital were all denied. The Seagate rebates didn't even bother to list a reason. (WD had some excuse about the receipts not being submitted, which was false.) I just took the rejection letters back to Fry's and asked the store's rebate helper to give the cards to the manager who oversees rebate promotions. My message is simple: They can keep their %##*#$ rebates from now on. I'm sick to death of these rebate scams and I'm specifically NOT buying any more rebate products. Lots of places sell disks for lower LIST prices than Fry's and Outpost.com. Don't hold your breath on those checks. __ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Seagate 200gig IDE, $60 -- REBATE FRAUD
--- Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A lot of places try to weasel out of paying rebates, either by forgetting, or making some bogus claim about you filling something improperly. I always make a copy of all the materials I sent in in case there a contest. Since you mailed the submission in, it's a federal offense of mail fraud if they did not pay when you honored all the details of the rebate. Tell that to the guy on the phone and they'll send it. Their latest dodge -- the cards I received had no phone number. They gave me an address where I could submit the missing item(s). Their scam is that they will make it more difficult than it's worth to get the rebate back. My response is the only rational choice -- discourage rebates by boycotting products (and retailers) which use them. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Seagate 200gig IDE, $60 -- REBATE FRAUD
--- Jeff Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/14/05, Donavan Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/14/05, Dean Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep same here on a pioneer dvd burner. Don't believe the hype, they're a scam. I've heard this a lot.. On the flip side I've done coutless rebates and never had a sinlge issue. Same here - I bought my last seagate drive from outpost with a rebate, had a great experience, but your results may vary :-P I might have said the same thing a year ago. I buy, on average, about $12,000 / yr. of computer stuff at Fry's. A lot of those purchases (used to) involve rebates. Until this year, I had about 90+% success rate on rebates, including 100% on WD rebates. The last six months have changed. Now Seagate and WD are the among the worst offenders. Earlier I had a conversation with a Seagate rebate rep, on one of those occasions when I was able to get a phone number. She told me their standard policy was to send rejection cards to everyone and then approve only the rebates for people who called back. To be honest, I doubted her story because it is just too outrageous, but it did describe what happened to me. It may have do to with when the rebates are submitted. It would not surprise me if these companies have a certain amount of money they expect to be claimed, and that they play these games once their target has been reached to avoid paying out more than they budgeted. If this is the case, early rebate claimants will have less trouble than later ones. Now that I don't buy rebated products, my computer buying activities no longer feel like I'm doing my taxes. I got sick of cutting out box tops and making and filing copies. The extra hassles of rebates aren't worth the years of lifespan you're giving up (IMHO). __ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Seagate 200gig IDE, $60 -- REBATE FRAUD
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Recently I bought a series of Seagate drives, all different, and got most of the checks but they actually mailed a card saying I had done something wrong -- but not saying what the something was -- and that I could submit again (though of course I did not bother to copy some of the things I sent so I can't really.) Yes, this is EXACTLY what happened to my Seagate rebates recently. I dug a little deeper and found a phone number for this rebate house. I called and their rep told me that, because I had called and verified my application my rebate would be processed and my checks sent. I asked what the problem was, and she told me there WAS NO PROBLEM. It was just their policy to require confirmation of the rebate request. So basically, they refuse a huge number of rebates for no reason and then count on most of them just going away. If this isn't consumer fraud, I don't know what is. Rebates are evil! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] how much space does an HD recording take?
--- Hamish Moffatt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure it's the right question. The subject line asks how much space an *HD* recording takes...! Not to prolong the confusion, but HD is ambiguous by itself. It could be interpreted as hard disk as in how much space does a hard disk recording take? I try to use the term ATSC or HDTV whenever I'm referring to high def for this reason. Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV to DVD w/o decode and encode
--- Scott Alfter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What you're asking is impossible; MPEG doesn't work that way. The only lossless manipulation of MPEG data that might be possible would be to crop the frame to a smaller size (you would need to crop by multiples of 16 if you were to do this) or rotate the entire frame a multiple of 90 degrees. MPEG video gets coded in macroblocks of (typically) 16x16 pixels. To scale the video, you would have to decode the macroblock, scale it, and create a new macroblock. For shrinking from HDTV to DVD, each new macroblock would pull data from several macroblocks in the original video. Thanks for your response, Scott. I'd really like to see a good description of the MPEG2 format and its variations (PS, ES, TS, etc.). Even if the translator has to decode the macroblocks, wouldn't it still save time if it could use the same key frames and not have to choose the frames from scratch, like encoders normally do? I'm not above trying to create something myself to do this task. But I'd need more information on the internal structure of MPEG2 files. I've done a couple of googles, but hard information on the MPEG2 file structure seems to be a little scarce. I know there are ISO standards I can buy for some outrageous price (something like $70 ea. for nine standards). I just can't believe it's so difficult to get a broadcast HDTV show onto a regular DVD. Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] HDTV to DVD w/o decode and encode
I'm not alone in my search for a decent tool to archive shows originally broadcast on HDTV onto DVD media for keeping or sharing with others. For example, I'm not an Elvis fan, but my friend is and I want to give her a DVD of the recent broadcast she missed. The show is about 16G bytes in its original 1080i presentation. There is a simple scaling relationship between the original format (1920x1080 MPEG2-TS) and the desired format (720x480 MPEG2-PS). Why is there no program that takes one MPEG2 stream and scales it by a simple fraction, without decoding and re-encoding the MPEG structure? Assuming that the network took some care in encoding the MPEG file for HDTV broadcast, why not keep all the same B frames, I frames, and whatever -- and just scale everything by 3/8 horizontally and 4/9 vertically to get the required DVD resolution? I have used currently available tools to create a DVD, but with unacceptable difficulty and mediocre results. The best I've found so far is using tools under Windows to process the file -- HDTVtoMPEG2 to strip the TS into an MPEG file and Nero Vision to transcode it to DVD format. Running these on the Elvis program resulted in 6 hours of computer time and produced a DVD that has chapters every 2GB that cause the player to stop cold. Nero seems to do a complete decode/re-encode which is what takes all the time. There has to be a better way than this! Has anyone seen a software solution (preferably Linux based, open source) that scales MPEG data without decoding and re-encoding? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] how much space does an HD recording take?
--- Phil Bridges [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the 7-8GB/hr estimate is the best guess- so you need ~ 80GB of TV storage, before transcoding. If the OP wants to store 100 hours of high-def, he needs 800G, not 80G. I have 750G in my box and I'm planning to go to 1000G soon. I have a mixture of HD shows and stored DVDs on my box. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Broadcast flag (tell me why myth users should care technically?)
--- Endaf Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why does the flag matter to us myth users ? (in terms of hardware selection) Very simply: If the Broadcast flag becomes law, all ATSC recording devices with Linux drivers will no longer be sold. Your hardware selection will GO AWAY. That's why it is important, even to Canadians. Yes, technically, some savvy Canadian company could start creating and shipping Linux ATSC cards, but they could not be sold in the U.S. Without a major market, it would be prohibitive to develop the ICs and card (remember, the current IC makers are U.S. based and would have to honor the ruling.) Of course, any ATSC recording hardware acquired NOW will never be limited by the Broadcast flag -- they are grandfathered under the Broadcast flag ruling. Which is why there's been such a run on cards in the U.S. The Broadcast flag provision that was just struck down was a ruling by our FCC, which is just an executive department and lacked the authority to create new law. The issue will now be brought to Congress where the MPAA will have to spread large amounts of money to buy enough access (i.e. votes) to pass their law. (I admit to being just a tiny bit cynical when it comes to copyright issues and our legislative bodies.) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 169time and new Firewire capture ability
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does the 1394 port that 169time gives you _do_ then? If you can use it with a TV with 1394 in or a digital tape deck with 1394 in, can't one just pretend to be like these to get the stream? Or does it check for 5C copy protection compliance or similar? I don't own the product, but from what I gather it's output does not implement any standard for transfer of video data. It comes out in some proprietary format that needs to be transformed by another box. He sells a PC running a special program for this purpose. It all struck me as rather hokey and overpriced. I actually own one of the Toshiba HD satellite receivers that they modify, but I can't see throwing money away on this upgrade. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 169time and new Firewire capture ability
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question is, what other choices will be available. Like most people here I can't stand watching live TV, and now that I am getting used to HDTV I find it annoying to watch analog capture SDTV too. The pessimist in me says get used to not recording anything on cable or satellite. That's where it's all headed if Hollywood has their say. And they may have bought enough influence to make it happen. If that does come to pass, I'm perfectly able to live without cable or satellite TV. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] 169time and new Firewire capture ability
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problem is there _will_ be a way to record cable and satellite, but it won't be Myth or anything else open source. Even in the future when you can record HD from analog inputs you will still be decoding and re-encoding which gives poorer picture and bigger files. That's bad because it means that many people, no matter how much they might otherwise like the open source box, will get the locked box. Yep... Like I said... On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 04:23:51PM -0700, Joe Barnhart wrote: If that does come to pass, I'm perfectly able to live without cable or satellite TV. It sucks, but what can we do? At least I'll get more done and read more books. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Mac Mini Frontend - HDTV Capable?
--- Simon Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/26/05, Matt Mousseau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Awesome. I was considering buying one JUST because I wanted to use iPhoto, and the fact that it can run mythfrontend is ... Well... Incredible. It should be ok. My powerbook can play 720p with no problems. 1080i does give it trouble but then its downscaling to 1440x900 to show it on the screen so its to be expected. If you connect it to an external monitor its fine. Just for the record, you are saying that your Powerbook laptop can play HDTV streams while running MythTv's frontend? It does not count if you are running some other program on your Powerbook. We're talking about the Mac running MythTv here, not Xine or Mplayer. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Solar PC
--- David Kyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anybody had any experience with this company: http://www.solarpc.com? Yes, I've bought computers from Solar. They are a real vendor, not a flake. Their boxes are very economical and utilize mostly EPIA mini-ITX motherboards. I have used them for firewall/routers, but I have not tried them for a frontend. I'm into HDTV and the EPIA is a little underpowered for viewing 1080i. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] High-Definition Playback performance data
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We should try to build a list of all the things that can go wrong in making HD work smoothly. There are many. They include: a) Right drivers for card with your kernel b) Proper AGP bus speed and AGP interface driver in use c) Proper user of openGL sync for retrace d) Proper settings for deinterlace and, if used, xvmc e) Proper sound settings and handling of 5.1 sound and multiple streams f) Real time scheduling of playback thread g) Making sure disk or network speed is adequate h) Nothing else sucking up CPU on the machine And of course having the right cards and memory itself. To this list you may want to add CPU architecture. As much as I love my Athlons, I never got good HDTV performance until I switched my Myth box to a P4 w/HT. __ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Any Pioneer PRO-510 users out there?
--- john roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got a buddy who is having a heck of a time getting a working modeline for a Pioneer Elite PRO-510. I've read that it will support 1080i and 480p formats: 1080i - 33.75 kHz (Hsync) : 60 Hz (Vsync) 480p - 31.468 kHz (Hsync): 60 Hz (Vsync) Anyone have a modeline they would like to share? The more I help people with other (and older) HDTV's - I love my Samsung DLP more and more. The Samsung had very little issues. I'm using that set with KnoppMyth (nVidia Xv driver) and it works great. It's CRT-based and does native 1080i, so don't look too far down you nose DLP-boy! This is the modeline I use for 1080i. I haven't bothered with 480p. ModeLine ATSC-1080-59.94i 74.176 1920 1960 2016 2200 1080 1082 1088 1125 Interlace __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV on svideo with nvidia?
--- Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To reply to my own post... Ian wrote: Issues: 1) Unfortunately, it seems that the card/driver wants to only alllow what it thinks are valid tv modes. Now I don't know if this is a hardware limitation or a driver limitation. I'm hoping that it is just the driver trying to protect the end-user and there is an (undocumented?) option to turn off this validation. See below for my setup and log output. OOPS - I glossed over the driver option TVStandard that can be set to HD modes - I'll try setting it to HD720p instead of NTSC-M when I get home. That is probably the culprit. The answer is even simpler: The S-Video port can't be used to display anything above standard TV resolution, i.e. 480i. To use any of the high-def modes, you must use VGA or component video outputs. VGA to component adapter boxes exist to enable such connections for TVs which do not have VGA inputs. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] KnoppMyth and filesystem types
--- Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So you do a manual install? (to change to XFS filesystem) No, I do the full automatic install. Then I follow the instructions on the KnoppMythWiki for adding LVM and make it XFS at that time. http://knoppmythwiki.homelinux.org/index.php?page=LvmHowTo __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Is mythTV ready for prime time?
--- Kevin Saenz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No my question is. Does KnoppMyth support dvb out of the box install? I have a fusion dvb card it's pretty generic and it works when I install linuxtv-dvb. The alpha version, R5A12 probably does. The earlier released version R4V5 probably does not. You may get a more definitive answer if you change the subject line to something that includes the works KnoppMyth and DVB. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Broadcast problems?
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No dialog is probably a local problem, it happens fairly often. This occurs when you have ac-3 sound and myth or your sound drivers are confused and don't merge the center channel into your right and left. (If you got no dialog and you are driving a center speaker, then it's their fault.) You need to play around with random settings in your alsamixer to fix this. While no dialog may have local causes at times, it DOES happen as a result of mistakes at the transmitter end, too. The last couple of episodes of CSI (LV) have begun with no dialog for the first 3-5 minutes. Then someone at the station flips a switch and the dialog magically appears. This affects only the HDTV transmission, the analog broadcast is unchanged. Then there's the local PBS station, KQED. Since I installed 0.17 the sound for KQED has stopped completely. I discovered that Myth is choosing the wrong sound channel by default, and that I can get KQED sound to work by pressing + on the keyboard to choose a different sound stream. I assume, like other 0.17 problems, this has been fixed in CVS but will not be added to the 0.17 release. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Broadcast problems?
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder though, if during that no dialog period, you still get it from the center channel of ac-3? I don't have my ac-3 hooked up yet. I *do* have my AC-3 hooked up and that's how I watch HDTV broadcasts. The surround does pop on and off (adverts aren't surround). I'll try to notice next week when I watch CSI. The last two weeks it has screwed up, so I predict it may happen again next week. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] new nvidia driver 1.0-7167
--- Byron Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm hoping it fixes XvMC playback as well :) not expecting a miracle though since i'm sure the focus is on the higher end cards.. The nVidia drivers work fine when using XvMC with mplayer or xine. It's only Myth that has a problem with XvMC. Don't expect a new version of the nVidia driver to fix this one. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] What happened at KnoppMyth forums (mysettopbox.tv)?
--- jerome lacoste [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you get what you deserve. ...and... If they don't, then double the 'they got what they deserved'. I find your sentiments reprehensible. I disagree that Cecil and Dale deserved to be hacked. Regardless of the state of their security patches, or the state of their backups. I rarely -- VERY rarely -- write flame posts but your message just sent me over the top. I've known Cecil only a short time but the thought that he in ANY way deserved it doesn't sit well with me. Applying the same reasoning: that woman who was raped got what she deserved. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Looking for a mainboard
--- Bryce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up an HD-3000 and a maxtor 160 gb drive for dirk-cheap. Now on to the other parts. :) I perfer to stick with AMD CPUs and preferably an AMD64. If you do any searches at all on Gossamer, you will find that the Intel architecture is best suited for decoding HD video. Like you, I am an AMD fan for most of my boxes, but I had to admit defeat and get an Intel P4 with hyperthreading for my HD KnoppMyth box. The situation may have eased somewhat with 0.17, but why build a system that's barely adequate to the task? Oh, and your disk drive is way too small. HD eats up video at 8G/hour. Your hard disk won't even hold a week of programs. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV Video card recommendations?
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Too bad you don't have PCI-X. Leadtek has a 6200TC card with HDTV that's $75 at NewEgg. And it's fan-less. ;-) Looks like the card to get. Cheaper than an audio auth converter! Yeah, but no AGP version. It really sucks that they're changing slots on us again. You can't convince me that I'm wrong when I claim the industry (Intel) changes bus architecture every few years partly to drive product sales. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] One channel fails to record after 0.17 install
I've recently installed 0.17 over my production 0.16 box. Mostly, the installation is working properly. One odd behavior is that it has stopped recording the local NBC affiliate in the Bay Area, channel 11.1 (broadcast on VHF channel 12). When I try to record, my backend log shows this: 2005-02-26 10:26:22.347 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2005-02-26 10:26:22.352 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0) 2005-02-26 10:26:31.421 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2005-02-26 10:26:31.426 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0) 2005-02-26 10:26:39.761 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2005-02-26 10:26:39.765 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0) 2005-02-26 10:26:39.834 Reschedule requested for id 236. 2005-02-26 10:26:39.856 Scheduled 30 items in 0.0 = 0.00 match + 0.02 place 2005-02-26 10:26:39.861 Started recording Strange Days at Blake Holsey High on channel: 1016 on cardid: 1, sourceid 1 2005-02-26 10:26:39.865 Channel(/dev/video32)::SwitchToInput(in 0): Error -1 while setting video mode (v2), Invalid argument, trying v4l v1 2005-02-26 10:26:39.899 Channel(/dev/video32)::SwitchToInput(in 0): Setting video mode with v4l version 1 worked 2005-02-26 10:26:39.902 Channel(/dev/video32)::SetColourAttribute(): failed to query controls, error: Invalid argument 2005-02-26 10:26:39.910 Channel(/dev/video32)::SetColourAttribute(): failed to query controls, error: Invalid argument 2005-02-26 10:26:39.918 Channel(/dev/video32)::SetColourAttribute(): failed to query controls, error: Invalid argument 2005-02-26 10:26:39.926 Channel(/dev/video32)::SetColourAttribute(): failed to query controls, error: Invalid argument 2005-02-26 10:26:46.941 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2005-02-26 10:26:47.003 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0) 2005-02-26 10:26:47.615 Changing from None to RecordingOnly 2005-02-26 10:26:47.887 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback 2005-02-26 10:26:47.890 adding: mythtv as a client (events: 0) 2005-02-26 10:26:55.280 Signal level too low? 2005-02-26 10:26:55.282 Tuning Error -- aborting recording 2005-02-26 10:26:55.284 TVRec: Recording Prematurely Stopped If I use dtvsignal, I can see plenty of signal strength. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dtvsignal /dev/dtv 12 main: argc 3 argv[1] /dev/dtv channel 12 freq*16 = 3284 main: ioctl 1 rtn 0 main: ioctl 2 rtn 0 dtvsignal ver 0.1 - by Jack Kelliher (c) 2002 channel = 12 freq*16 = 3284 30db 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Signal: | . : . | ._:_._| Signal: 076 $ I never had problems with this channel under 0.16. I'm not sure where to debug next. The other channels I've tried record perfectly. __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] One channel fails to record after 0.17 install
--- Joe Barnhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've recently installed 0.17 over my production 0.16 box. Mostly, the installation is working properly. One odd behavior is that it has stopped recording the local NBC affiliate in the Bay Area, channel 11.1 (broadcast on VHF channel 12). I've now tried two different cards, a HD-2000 and an HD-3000. I tried setting the channel's freqid to 12-4 (because the channel pid is 4) as well as every other possibility from 12-1 to 12-5. I even tried 11-1, which would be incorrect because it is broadcast on VHF 12. There are no hints given in the backend log other than signal level too low. Yet dtvsignal shows strong signal where the channel should be. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV ringbuffer possibly causes missed 13 minutes of West Wing?
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Recording tonight's west wing, 2 stange things. 1) The recording was only 47 minutes long, and the first 13 minutes of the program is not there. 2) Almost surely unrelated, the program appeared as an SDTV letterboxed program inside a pillarbox on the nbc-hd channel. Seems somebody at the network encoded it wrong or threw the wrong switch? Anybody else record the west wing? Anybody else record it from San-Jose KNTV? Well, neighbor, I have been unable to record KNTV since updating to 0.17 a few days ago. The recorting always abourts with no signal, but only on channel 11.1 -- my other channels still record fine. Runing dtvsignal shows the signal is present and had fine strength. I have been operating under the assumption that I have something wrong in my mythconverg database, but the entries all look fine. Perhaps 0.17 is not waiting as long for my HD-2000 card to establish the signal. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] PCHDTV 3000 what to buy Intel p4 3.0+ or AMD 64
--- Donavan Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have no problem watching HD in myth on a 1.8ghz AMD box. Though I've not tried 1080i, I know folks who ARE watching 1080i wihout have 3ghz HT CPUs or 64 bit CPUs What resolution is your output modeline? Are you using Xv or XvMC? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Release 0.17 has serious database issue with HDTV
I've recently upgraded to 0.17 via KnoppMyth and I'm experiencing serious issues with usability. I understand that the decision was made to disallow deletion of database metadata if no matching file is found. In two days, my myth box has collected 10 such files, and deleting them is a REAL PAIN. Why so many? For some reason, I've lost the ability to tune in some of my channels with 0.17. I used to get channel 11.1, which is broadcast on channel 12 with a pid of 3. I can still tune it in using dtvsignal, but myth can't receive it. If I look at the channels, it shows channum 11_1 with freqid of 12-1. I have tried the obvious (change it to 12-3) with no success. Live TV still hangs the frontend solid. (No improvement over 0.16 there.) Between these issues I'm creating non-files with abandon and silting up my database, which won't let me delete the entries. On a more positive note, I have been able to watch the FOX and CBS affiliates and the picture is improved on 720p sources (on my 1080i output device). And top reports about 75% idle while playing HD content using Xv (nVidia 5500 card, 3GHz P4, HT). I sure hope a 0.17a comes along to redress this database issue. I understand why the change was made, but it has left myth in an unacceptable state for HDTV users. __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Release 0.17 has serious database issue with HDTV
--- Eyal Lebedinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joe Barnhart wrote: In two days, my myth box has collected 10 such files, and deleting them is a REAL PAIN. I simply 'touch' the missing file and it then will allow deletion. Not a fix, but an easy workaround. I don't agree that this is an easy workaround. Consider what must be done to simply touch the file... First I have to get the file name. The best way to get it is from the log for mythbackend, after I've tried to delete the non-file. Attempting to delete the non-file causes my frontend to hang, forcing me to restart gdm every time this happens. Then I have to SSH into the box to retrieve the file and type in a file name with, what, 30 characters? Get one character out of place and go through the whole thing again. Again, I understand that the developers were trying to insure that people didn't lose metadata unnecessarily. But the solution that has resulted is completely unacceptable for some of us, and the easy workaround is anything but easy. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Release 0.17 has serious database issue with HDTV
--- Isaac Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, quit bitching and just use cvs. Which brings up a question. Why even HAVE releases like 0.17 if there is no attempt to make them stable for those who wish to use their MythTv boxes like an appliance? Projects ordinarily try to make a stable release for those who don't want to be on the bleeding edge of progress. If the answer is always use CVS then why is there a release at all? I've started to help out on KnoppMyth a little, where Cecil and Dale are trying to get out R5. Now a situation like this comes along, where the release has a snafu. What should they do? Use the latest CVS for KnoppMyth on whatever day they cut their R5 image? How do people even know what they're getting? Well, it's kind of like 0.17, but it's the snapshot taken on Feb. 21. Stable releases are a good thing, CVS is not the answer for everybody. __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Release 0.17 has serious database issue with HDTV
--- Tom E. Craddock, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Never heard of tab complete? Took me less than a minute to do what you were talking about. You aint got a minute? I probably don't understand how to use tab complete, then. I always had best results with tab complete when the filename already exists in a directory. In the case of my non-files, there are no matching file entries. Please tell me how you use tab complete to touch files in this situation. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Release 0.17 has serious database issue with HDTV
--- Isaac Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All a release is is a snapshot of cvs at the time of the release. Nothing more. I make no guarantees as to its stability. And that is a real problem for those who are trying to extend the reach of MythTv with packaged distributions. KnoppMyth is the best ally you ever had because it makes it far easier to get a Myth box up and running. But without SOME committment to producing a stable release you just cut the legs out from under it. Of all the open-source projects I deal with, MythTv is unique in this regard. All other projects I use and participate in try to come up with a stable, relatively bug free release from time to time. They freeze feature sets on a date and then allow some time for testing. Yes, it slows down development for a few weeks, but it results in happier users. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Release 0.17 has serious database issue with HDTV
--- Kevin Kuphal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The majority of people aren't experiencing this issue because the delete code works fine when the system actually records properly. The root of the problem is your system not recording properly and the cause of *that* is more likely something outside MythTV like your HDTV drivers rather than MythTV. This sounds like a constructive avenue. I wonder what could have changed? The dtvscan and dtvsignal utilities work fine, so the HD-2000 specific drivers are installed and working fine. I get some of the channels just like I used to with 0.16. But NBC just won't tune in no matter what I've tried. Has there been any significant change in the way Myth maps channels from 0.16 to 0.17? I noticed that my old channel numbers (which I started numbering at 1000) are still reported in the error log of mythbackend, even though there is no user interface (neither mythweb or channel editor) which shows that number anymore. I know that the stations in my area have all changed their pids to start at 3 instead of 1, yet my freqid fields all start with 1 (i.e. 12-1 for NBC, which is on pid 3). But some stations work fine and others don't. Yep, I'm stumped. Sorry you're having trouble but you might want to devote more energy into solving the problem of failed recordings rather than the delete code which was improved before the release so as not to delete someone's entire list of saved recordings which would have been far more disasterous for a 0.17 release than any inconvenience you are experiencing now. As I said from the outset, I understand why it was done. But failed recordings are not exactly unheard of with an HDTV setup, and I think some attention need to be paid on cleaning up this issue for a release. But you can see my discussion with Isaac on the philosophy of a release, on which we presently disagree. __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] How do you get SP/DIF output working on FC2 with 0.17??
--- William [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have any ideas on this one? I am really stuck. I need a bit of help. I recently upgraded to FC2 and installed the new mythtv .17 from atrpms. Everything is working fine except for one thing. I no longer get any output from mythtv on my sp/dif output. I don't know if my experience will help, but I just got SPDIF working on my 0.17 box yesterday. In my case, the secret was to specify ALSA:spdif (caps important) as the audio output device instead of /dev/dsp. Also, I had to DISABLE the volume control via myth checkbox because it didn't like the /dev/mixer device when using SPDIF. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Broadcast flag lunacy
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The card vendors will no doubt build up large stockpiles of the cards before the deadline, so there will be a supply for individuals for a while, but the inability to make or import more will mean nobody will be willing to make a product based on them. I thought the broadcast flag rule made it illegal to SELL a card after July 5, not merely manufacture. If so, there would be no point in stockpiling cards -- they could not be sold. Otherwise, what would stop pcHDTV from buying a huge warehouse and laying in a five-year supply?? __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DVI and Overscan - The Epic Battle
--- Nathan Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Mat Kyne [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-02-09 21:29]: I am using DVI to connect from my Nvidia GeForce 5200 to my Sony HDTV. Now I just need to get rid of the overscan. I have read that there is no help for overscan if you are using a DVI cable . . . has this changed? I just set up something very similar, and would love to know how to get rid of that overscan. Any luck? Anyone? Overscan is a problem of the TV set, not the interface used. When I began using my Pioneer PRO-610HD set (CRT based RPTV) as an HD monitor, the overscan was a huge problem. I couldn't even see the scoring banner on most football games. The solution? I hired a technician to come to my home and recalibrate my set. This was much more expensive than buying an adapter, I assure you! But no adapter or cable will fix the overscan problem, it is simply the geometery of the TV set and how it is set up. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Air2PC vs. pcHDTV HD-3000? getting into HDTV.
--- Wendy Seltzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Watch soon at http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/. This page doesn't do as much as it could to simplify the installation with KnoppMyth. I might suggest you base the page on R4V5 until R5 is actually out, since the installation is about 100 times easier than with the alpha R5 you documented. This ease of installation was why I adopted KnoppMyth. Had I read the EFF cookbook page before starting, it would have dissuaded me from MythTv before starting the project. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] Nuvexport mpeg2cut and DVB Files
--- Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a more general question for anyone who has one, what kind of stream does a pcHDTV card produce? Since a pcHDTV card doesn't have PID processor does it spew out a TS then? Hi Cory -- just tell me which utility to acquire and run and I'll send you the results. I have gigs of recordings from pcHDTV on my box. I'm using 0.16 on my production system at present. Joe Barnhart __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Support EFF and protest NYT (was: Response to the NYT article (petition))
--- Chris Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about setting up a collection to go along with that petition in order to take out an ad in the NYT showing the truth? I'd much rather see money go to the EFF than into the NYT's pockets. This is the best idea I've heard. I'm already an EFF supporter, but I'm going to send an extra $50 to help them fight for my fair use rights and protest the misguided article printed by the NYT. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hard Drive Question
--- Maverick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about recommendations in the 3.5 arena, since 2.5 seems cost/performance prohibitive? Can't beat that 5-year Seagate bumper-to-bumper warranty. Plus the drives are relatively quiet and they offer up to 400G capacity. I have three 300G drives going into my HDTV backend. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DVI, LCDs and HDCP
--- Dennis Oelkers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I asked a Samsung employee (they are consulting customers in big electronic retailers), and he told me what I did not want to hear, that the panel will only display something, if there is HDCP spoken on the DVI port. We both agreed on the fact that it does not really make sense in that direction, but we has not able to help me otherwise. Wow. Thanks for alerting us to this fatal flaw of Samsung TV sets. They had been on my short list of TVs to look at when I replace my Pioneer RPTV but this drops Samsung off my approved list. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DVI, LCDs and HDCP
--- Dennis Oelkers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The sad thing is, that the LCD expects the client to speak HDCP, otherwise it won't display anything. Is there anyone who had this kind of problem, and solved it in some way? Are there graphic adapters with a HDCP-capable DVI output? How do you know the problem is HDCP? Why not the much more common problem of a bad modeline? If your modeline is not exactly correct, your TV won't display anything either. For example, make sure you are driving it with exactly the format that it wants. Some want 720p, others want 1080i (even if they convert to 720 native internally). __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Continuation of quest - MPEG2-MPEG2 with DVB data
--- Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm knee-deep in the quest. I'm currently trying to find a sort of MPEG2 stream analyzer, but with very minimal success. I'm trying to enlist the help of a local coding guru to maybe hack up some existing tools into one. Here's what I've found: replex: Very nice at cleaning up MPEG2 files, reordering frames, and possibly keeping/fixing PTS issues GOPchop: Still a bit broke gopdit: See above, but less so vk_tools: Moldy, old, and slightly broken, but much closer to an analyzer I'm thinking maybe something like an ethernet packet sniffer... look at *all* parts of the MPEG stream. It'd be good to be able to select by PIDs, stream types, NAV packets, etc, etc... all the goodies that are often overlooked in an MPEG2 file Anyone know of anything like this? It could certainly help figure out some of the seemingly random issues in all the different types of MPEG2 out there. -Cory On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Steve Christall wrote: Can anyone out there help me to understand the difference between a PVR350 MPEG2 recording and a Nova-T DVB MPEG2 recording? I am trying to get avidemux to work with the DVB files so I can cut out ads; currently it barfs -snip-- Auto adding: file 1: /myth/tv/2004_20050124230500_20050124235000.nuv, size: 1440265985 file: /myth/tv/2004_20050124230500_20050124235001.nuv not found. found 1 files Done unrecognized stream -snip-- People are talking talking about MPEG2 TS and MPEG2 PS. Also I see info about replex, but I haven't managed to work out what to do with it. Anyone out there help? Cheers Steve ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org I suggest you guys have a read of this topic: http://knoppmythwiki.homelinux.org/index.php?page=CrudeMPEG2cutForDVB There are some who disbelieve it works, but there are others who claim it does. I've not tried it myself, but probably will soon. HDTV streams, like DVB, are MPEG2-TS. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: xbox myth and hdtv
--- Isaac Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 25 January 2005 03:39 pm, Brad Templeton wrote: Myth's xvmc support still has some issues as far as being able to seek, with various other ones reported. Would you stop repeating this crap? As far as I'm aware, it's not true. I can state with some certainty that XvMC does not work under Myth 0.16 with nVidia 6111 drivers. I am not on CVS so I can't state that XvMC doesn't work with current code, right now. But I have not heard of anyone having success with HDTV streams using XvMC under Myth. Issues are: The display freezes when you try to skip forward or back, it also freezes whenever the OSD goes away. I have not heard of any checkins which address these problems, but I may not have seen them go by. There are also playback problems with 720p and 1080i streams with slow motion, jerky motion or stuttering in time, but there have been checkins to address these issues and they may be fixed now. __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XvMC Nuppel Video
--- Robert S. Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to learn more about the MythTV XvMC support. What does it buy me? Just hardware accelerated MPEG output? What if I use Nuppel video, does XvMC buy me anything? Will it accelerate the Nuppel rendering? Any help anyone can provide, I'd be interested. Here's the place for this question: http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/ Do a search on XvMC. Bring popcorn and prepare to stay awhile... __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DVI to Sony HS420 series HDTV
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From what I have seen, most HDTVs really only take 1080i, they need an interlaced mode. What amazes me is that they don't just make them take 1080p. I mean there are computer monitors that cost $200 these days that can do that, the electronics just aren't that expensive any more. 90% of them are just downscaling to 1280x720p, or even EDTV so it doesn't make that big difference to them. Doesn't this take a dual-DVI connection for a digital link? I thought a single DVI topped out at 1080i/720p and greater bandwidth required two DVI channels. However, unfortunately taking 720p signals, and converting them to 1080i in your PC and then having the tv convert them back to 1280x720 (not really i or p) really hurts the quality. So does converting 720p to 1080i for display on a native 1080i set. The display artifacts are just horrible when the camera pans across, say, a football field with all those nearly-horizontal lines! __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Whats the most stable system at the monent?
--- Frank smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI Just wondering, What is the most stable system at this time? I mean is it: FC1 with a pvr 250? Or Something like Suse 9.1 If ease of installation is what you're looking for, KnoppMyth is worth a look. It bundles Debian Linux with all of the libs needed for Myth, plus Myth version 0.16, all on one CD. It has a pretty active community and is a fairly painless way to get a Myth box running. http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Flavour
--- Rob G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok I am gonna start building my MythTV system. I have a blank system to work with what Linux Flavour should I put on for the best results. I have no problems with any flavour just would like to know what is the best for MythTV Debian (unstable)Sarge - 15CD Fedora Core 3 - 3 CD for all Fedora;s I believe Fedora Core 2 Fedora Core 1 Mandrake - DUnno how many disks. Another alternative: KnoppMyth -- one CD for Debian Linux, all libs, and Myth 0.16 http://mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Archiving TV shows to DVD
--- M S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I know this is has been asked before, but I can't seem to find the right answer. I want an _easy_ solution to backup shows to DVDs, but I can't seem to find it. I've tried the MythBurnDVD, but it produces some video glitches and doesn't do AC3 sound. I can't get nuv2disc to work because I can't get the dependencies to work. I have 170GB available to save shows on, and only have 9GB left. I'd really like to archive a majority of these to DVD. You didn't state what your source of recordable material. What you start with makes a lot of difference in which path you take. I have had success recently in archiving shows from my pcHDTV-2000 card onto ordinary DVDs. To do this, the material has to be transcoded from 1080i or 720p down to 720x480 (the highest resolution supported by DVDs). After searching for ways to do this directly under Myth and Linux, the easiest way is to simply share the /myth/tv content over the network and use NeroVision Express (part of Nero 6) to transcode and burn the DVD. The time it takes is WAY too long, but at least it understands the MPEG-TS format directly and produces a DVD. I'd still love to find a way to do this under Linux, but I keep running into walls. I don't want a GUI program, just a button press that burns a DVD. (I have no window manager on my Myth box -- it is purely a set-top box.) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV, Myth, HD-2000, HD-3000, questions galore (and hopefully answers from the smart people... )
--- Julian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway I have read that the cable companies can detect how much bandwidth you are consuming...so viewing the content without paying is risky. I think it would be a good trick if cable companies could detect how much bandwidth you were receiving from their cable connection. This sounds more like urban myth spread by the cable monopolies. I don't advocate stealing anyone's signal, but if they are shipping unencrypted QAM over your basic cable subscription, I see no reason to avoid demodulating it. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Recording HDTV shows to DVD
I've spent several hours yesterday and today searching for the how to I need -- how to record a captured HDTV broadcast onto a DVD. I figured this would have been pioneered by someone, but I have yet to find the procedure for completing this task. Along the way I've discovered that HDTV broadcasts are in a format called MPEG2-TS (transport stream) which differs from other MPEG2 files. Standard Myth tools such as nuvexport do not handle MPEG2-TS streams. Another wrinkle is that HDTV broadcasts are often 1920x1080i or 1280x720p, whereas the highest resolution allowed on a standard DVD is 720x480, so some resizing of the video will be necessary. Extra credit here for making an anamorphic DVD that retains the 16:9 format of the original broadcast. HDTV streams carry AC3 audio, but DVDs have either AC3 or MPEG audio, so it may be necessary to create a two-channel audio track for use on DVD-players without builtin AC3 decoding. I have found several Linux programs which can handle portions of the above, but nobody has yet created a set of instructions for how to use them to archive a broadcast to DVD. Did I miss the Ultimate Guide to HDTV-DVD Recording in my search? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] XFX Nvidia HDTV Output?
--- Colin Smillie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Has anyone had any success with the XFX Nvida HDTV output? Not really clear to me how it works but it looks like the card has a connection for a component output cable ( in addition to 2 DVI outputs ). I was at Fry's Electronics yesterday and noticed they have a bunch of GF 6600 GT cards for sale, all priced about $250. Most seem to be PCIExpress boards, but there were a couple of AGP models too. I was tempted to buy one just to try, but I'm pretty sure all that encoding, decoding, scaling, antialiasing hooey is only for the Windoze driver. The Linux driver they supply is pretty darned basic and doesn't do a very good job of scaling 720 to 1080 -- at least on my GF 5200 FX. The ABC and FOX football games look pretty bad because of all the jaggies on near-horizontal lines. OTOH the CBS broadcasts at 1080i look fantastic. __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] AMD or Intel?
--- Comments [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, do you prefer AMD 64? Intell with Hyperthreading? And what would I look for as the minimum speed i would need to do this? I agree with Brad Templeton. I tried an Athlon XP based system, since AMD is my preferred vendor. But it couldn't keep up with rendering 1080i output (over VGA) to my set. A related problem is that XvMC (hardware assisted decoding) does not work under Myth. It causes numerous problems such as freezing the frontend when you try to skip forward or back, or when the on screen display fades out. It is a known problem but difficult to fix and no one is looking at it presently. Since the decoding must be done in software, you need the fastest clock you can muster. Today that means an Intel processor. __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Dual processor any help?
--- Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AFAIK, neither trancoding or nuvexport inherently benefit from dual processors (not threaded). How about commercial flagging? I know it won't speed up the flagging of a single show, but couldn't Myth be set up to flag two shows at a time? A dual processor machine should be able to flag two shows in the same time as one. Nice for a backend machine. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware decoding?
--- Comments [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, In putting together a MythTV box, I would like to use existing components and was wondering if the processing power of the CPU could be offset by a hardware decoder. I see that the PVR350 has hardware decoding but I was also wondering if there is support for some hardware decoding that some graphics cards have ie. Nvidia, etc. Any ideas/comments? How is the support for hardware decoding in Myth? Also, if hardware decoding is present, what are the minimum CPU requirements for MythTV? You need to search the mailing list archive at http://gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/ as this has been discussed very extensively. Search for XvMC. Bring popcorn. __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV Success Stories?
--- Roy Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm going to be driving a 1080i native HDTV CRT with a VGA-Composite adaptor (no DVI or HDMI inputs on this model). I hear that an nvidia adapter can drive HD with less processor, but interlace dosn't work. nVidia 5200 FX is your best bet. XvMC doesn't work correctly with myth, but Xv works pretty well. I have a setup exactly as you describe -- RPTV locked to 1080i over VGA -- and 1080i output looks VERY good. My 720p shows are sub-optimal but I think that's because of the scaling done to convert it to 1080i on the fly. I have more jaggies and motion artifacts than I should see. But it's very smooth in both cases. I'm using KnoppMyth R4V5 on an Intel 530 (3 GHZ) and Intel 865PE chipset. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] nVidia card choices, and processors for HDTV playback
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess we need to ask, who is driving their HDTV with DVI at 1080i from an Nvidia FX 5200? I am. I have a Pioneer PRO-610HD CRT based RPTV and I'm driving it with an nVidia 5200 FX at 1080i. The TV only accepts this modeline on its VGA input. CBS and NBC broadcasts at 1080i look really good. Smooth motion (except for 3:2 pulldown judders). ABC and FOX at 720p look pretty bad. Lots of motion and scaling artifacts introduced by the conversion from 720p to 1080i. Jaggies on diagonals are particularly bad. I'm using an Intel 530 (3 GHz) processor, after failing with Athlon XP 2500 and 2800 processors. I just threw money at it until it worked. Secondly, the theory is that before too long, MythTV will have nice support for xvmc. I have not heard of anyone working on this. It's a known problem but not an easy one. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Knoppmyth only for frontend?
--- Bryan Brannigan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not that Knoppmyth uses an less-than-current version of Myth (.14 or .15 i think) which will not talk with .16. Wrong. The latest KnoppMyth R4V5 includes Myth 0.16. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hard drive installed from KnoppMyth hangs with USB keyboard
--- stan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thnaks. I'd rather not spend more money on this system right now if I could help it. The Lite-On keyboard is only $17. It works. This is the best solution. Can you point me to any discussions of the nature of this problem? The KnoppMyth forum at http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2. Use the search function and you will find many threads on the topic. No solutions, though, other than to use a non-USB keyboard. For $17 is really wasn't worth trying to craft another workaround. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] bad HDTV playback with new ffmpeg
--- Kyle Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've only seen it so far with CBS football broadcasts, and nothing else. Even other 1080i content (e.g., ABC football broadcasts) looks fine. Are you sure ABC broadcasts 1080i in your area? I'm pretty sure they broadcast MNF in 720p here in the S.F. Bay Area. AFAIK the 1080i stations here are CBS, NBC, and PBS. The 720p stations include ABC and FOX. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Hard drive installed from KnoppMyth hangs with USB keyboard
--- stan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've built a backend and 2 frontends from the R% KnoppMyth CD. I've got a nice RF remote USB keyboard and mouse. Booted from the CD these work fine. However, now that I have the system installed on the hard disk, using this or any other USB keyboard/mouse causes the ssytem to hand during the boot process. How can I fix this? This is a well documented problem with KnoppMyth. The conventional fix is to get a non-USB keyboard, such as the excellent LiteOn keyboard you can find at NewEgg. I did after I encountered the same problem with probably the exact same RF wireless keyboard/mouse. See this post on the KnoppMyth forum for the link to the NewEgg keyboard. As a side benefit, you can use the IR receiver with a programmable remote to control the box without LIRC hassles. http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3167highlight=newegg+keyboard __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] bobdeint as output filter?
--- Kyle Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FWIW, switching to using Bob as the deinterlacer set in that special control has also fixed the weird speed pulsing problem I was having with the new ffmpeg code. And it looks *beautiful*. Wait... A little clarification here please... Are you guys saying we need to set Bob in TWO places to make this work? I know about the bob setting in the deinterlace box, but do I also name bobdeint below in the special filters section? Is this why 1080i and 720p playback looks so sub-optimal on my native 1080i HDTV set? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] bobdeint as output filter?
--- Kyle Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm confused as to why you're using a deinterlacer for 1080i input on a native 1080i set. I'm just shotgunning anything that might make my HDTV look more HD. 720p material in particular looks bad on my set. The scaling is poor and produces stair-step artifacts that are quite distracting on material like football games. 1080i is mostly good, but not as good as a settop OTA receiver box. I'm using Xv on nVidia with 6111 driver. My modeline is 1080i and seems to work judging by the UI (both myth and window manager). __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: 1920x1080 HDTV's? (was Re: [mythtv-users] bobdeint as output filter?)
--- Michael T. Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While writing the below response, I started to wonder if there are *any* HDTV's available with 1920x1080 pixels. More info below. The old tech of CRT supports 1080i. I have a Pioneer PRO-610HD set (about 3 years old) and its native format is 1080i. Even so, I don't think you would miss much resolution at 1280x720p on a good LCD or DLP set. If you are set on 1920x1080i you could wait for one of the next-generation LCOS sets that are based on Brillian technology. (If they survive. But it looks encouraging this week.) http://www.brilliancorp.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Enlighten me about 1080 interlace
--- Joe Barnhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Doug Larrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When displayed in a 540p frame, bob deinterlacing should look identical to native 1080i, at least on a CRT with relatively long-persistence phosphor. This would only be true if the frame were displaced one scan line to fill in the resolution instead of overwriting it. From what I see, the displacement does not occur, which makes diagonal lines more jaggy than they should be. No, wait. I think I get it now. The TV SET is doing the displacement of every other 540p frame. It doesn't know any better, so it always shows alternating frames, each shifted up or down. So why does my resolution seem to suffer? Could it be because the top and bottom fields lose their identity and get swapped? Would that degrade the picture or be harmless? __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Enlighten me about 1080 interlace
--- Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Inside, the TV is just writing directly into its own frame buffer for the DLP.In theory, you could get your DVI stream to also just be fed into that frame buffer, if you did it exactly right. Just to get back on track with this example. No DLP. No framebuffer. No DVI. Just a big 'ol analog CRT projection set that runs at 1080i native. And it looks like I'm losing half my picture through Myth. __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DTIVO v. MythTV (Pvr-350) Quality
--- Drew Zerdecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I switch over from a DirecTiVo to MythTV will I notice a decline in recording quality? I'm using DirecTV with my normal Tivo, which records the analog output of the receiver. To be honest, the quality of most DirecTV channels is so poor that you can't tell the difference between the receiver's output and the recorded version -- even when recording with pretty high compression. DirecTV signals for local channels is as poor as it gets, IMHO. I'm thoroughly disgusted with satellite and it wouldn't take much to convince me to dump DirecTV altogether. I'm now recording my local channels via ATSC over-the-air (from 45 miles away) and the quality is breathtaking. I guess I'd miss South Park and the crew at OCC if I dumped my satellite, tho. __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] DTIVO v. MythTV (Pvr-350) Quality
--- Preston Crow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my experience, poor cable reception of local channels is often because you are using poorly-shielded coax cables. I agree. Also get rid of any press on coax connectors in favor of threaded ones. The press on connectors are junk. __ Do you Yahoo!? Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Very slight jitter on high power machine
--- Henk Poley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is probably some driver problem. Running as root MythTV request a couple of extra things (like vsync updates). What card do you use, and what version is the driver? I'm using an nVidia 5200Fx card and the 6111 driver. Pretty boring, eh? I've done this on one Athlon and one P4 system so far, both on KnoppMyth R4V5 and both have the instant hang feature with SUID root. Maybe I'll try Doug's suggestion and actually contribute some information instead of wailing like a baby __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Very slight jitter on high power machine
--- Doug Larrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You might also check that your video refresh rate is very close to 59.94 (60 * 1000/1001) Hz (for US). If it's not, Myth will have to periodically extend or skip a frame to keep in sync. I'm using some of Brandon Beattie's modelines, which work perfectly on my system. I have a CRT based RPTV with VGA input locked to 1080i. I can feed it either 59.94 or 60 Hz. http://www.linuxis.us/linux/media/howto/linux-htpc/video_card_configuration.html If you're not running AC3 passthrough, you can instead try turning on use video as timebase, which will warp the audio instead of the video. No can do. I'm a dedicated AC3 passthrough kinda guy. One other thing to check... are some shows 29.97 / 59.94 Hz and some shows 30/60 Hz? I have not seen that. All are 59.94 that I've noticed. Wish it were easier to get debug information from mythfrontend. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Script to create symlinks from numeric to human
--- Domenic Ravita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried to execute Dale's script but so far have not had success. Is this, by chance, the problem described in this post on the KnoppMyth forum? http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2492highlight=pretty The solution described worked for me. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Script to create symlinks from numeric to human
--- John Andersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 10 December 2004 12:55, Joe Barnhart wrote: --- Domenic Ravita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried to execute Dale's script but so far have not had success. Is this, by chance, the problem described in this post on the KnoppMyth forum? http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2492highlight=pretty The solution described worked for me. Which one of the 6 or 8 solutions posted in that thread worked for you? There is only one solution in the thread. Read it more carefully. Hint: DATE_FORMAT is your friend. __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
