MediaPortal and DVB-T in Wellington

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#20026 10-Mar-2008 16:00

Hello folks. I've installed MediaPortal to see the TV integration and it finds my USB receiver ok. I've added the following to the dvbt.xml file:

country name="New Zealand - Wellington (trials)"
  carrier frequency="690000" bandwidth="8" /carrier
  carrier frequency="706000" bandwidth="8" /carrier
  carrier frequency="778000" bandwidth="8" /carrier
/country

But it doesn't find anything. Also, the configuration for H2.64 codec is greyed out. Any ideas?

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#115780 10-Mar-2008 16:15

Never mind the codec. The Wizard works fine when running the program, but not in the initial one.

I will try manually entering the channel info.

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#115798 10-Mar-2008 17:52

It's only the TV server that has proper H.264 and AAC audio support isn't it?

I was going to have a play with Media Portal again, I haven't looked at it for a year or so.

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#115845 10-Mar-2008 21:11

Yes, make sure you install TV Server in the single seat setup - guide + video tuts (very good) on the mediaportal site. TV server has the best DVB support. You need to install a CVS build of both the TV Server and Mediaportal also, since only these have HE-AAC support.

And wait for mcraenz to reply.

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#115898 11-Mar-2008 09:51

Mauricio

You only have three frequencies in your DVBT.XML file - possibly the KauKau frequencies. I have all six in mine so that I search KauKau and the Fitizherbet/Baxters Knob sites etc. My DVB-T signals come from Fitzherbert so if you cannot see KauKau also you will need to extend the frequencies you are scanning.

Cheers Mike

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#115899 11-Mar-2008 09:52

Thanks... Actually we can see Mt Kaukau from our window and it is probably about 2 Kms away from this house... DVBVIewer works beautifully - I just want to find a media centre solution that is completely integrated.

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#115920 11-Mar-2008 11:20

Ok, great. Well let me know if you find a really workable solution for DVB-T. To be honest, I have put it to one side for the time being. I can see and hear TV1 and TV2 using Media Portal, but TV3 just stops it dead. After a while, TV2 starts to hang and become unpleasant and the load on the box is quite noticeable. DVB-T will stretch the mini mac to its limits just running in client mode to Media Portal. You may have better results with DVBViewer and MCE.

I have reverted to DVB-S with Media Portal it all works perfectly - much easier to setup and use.

Cheers Mike

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#115932 11-Mar-2008 12:40

I'm running a fresh install of MP and TVServer - installed on the weekend.

DVB-T works great but only when using EVR instead of VMR9 - EVR allows the hardware decoder in my ATI HD2400 to be used otherwise TV3 is unwatchable - loses sound sync and has a lot of blurring with CPU running high to max. But got it working with EVR last night so its all going well now.

I have a C2D 2Ghz 4GB RAM.

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#115935 11-Mar-2008 12:51

Ok, so I need to install TVServer to make it work. Will try it later.

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#115938 11-Mar-2008 12:57

geekiegeek: I'm running a fresh install of MP and TVServer - installed on the weekend.

DVB-T works great but only when using EVR instead of VMR9 - EVR allows the hardware decoder in my ATI HD2400 to be used otherwise TV3 is unwatchable - loses sound sync and has a lot of blurring with CPU running high to max. But got it working with EVR last night so its all going well now.

I have a C2D 2Ghz 4GB RAM.

I haven't paid a lot of attention to the Media Portal threads but am keen to try it now that it's got DVB-T support. Has anybody written a basic guide to getting the system up and running with TV server?