Using Dualtv as network encoder to circumvent the HD recording problems?

autoboy · #1 10-09-2006, 06:41 PM

So I bought a DualTV before I knew I could not run it with my Fusion5 Lite. Pretty disappointing. However, can I put the DualTV in my Client instead of the server, running it as a network encoder, geting around the problems with the DualTV and the Fusion?

Opus4 · #2 10-09-2006, 08:02 PM

Just to make sure you know this: if you do set it up as a network encoder, you would have to use a 2nd installation of SageTV, not SageTVClient.

- Andy

autoboy · #3 10-09-2006, 11:32 PM

Ok, so when does everything stop sucking?

bhyman1 · #4 10-10-2006, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by autoboy

So I bought a DualTV before I knew I could not run it with my Fusion5 Lite. Pretty disappointing. However, can I put the DualTV in my Client instead of the server, running it as a network encoder, geting around the problems with the DualTV and the Fusion?

What? Mine's working just fine. Nvidia DualTV, Fusion 5 Lite, and 2 PVR-150's. All with latest drivers.

autoboy · #5 10-10-2006, 10:22 AM

I've been told that the dualtv does not work with HD tuners. I had problems recording anything on HD channels at the same time as the fusion 5. The fusion 5 would skip constantly. I removed the dualtv and went back to my 150s and everything was fine. I still have 1 150 that does not always work right and that is why I shifted to the dualtv.

For a long time I've been putting up with the other 150 not recording sound or picture after a few days. After all this mess with the Dualtv I thought I had finally gotten a setup that worked. Right now I have 1 fusion 5 and 2 150s. All tuners are on different IRQs. This has been working for a few weeks until yesterday when the 150 that has the problems went out again. I'm getting fed up with all this crap.

So if you are using the dualtv with a fusion 5, why can't I get mine to work? I've tried everything and my girlfriend is about to kill me. Sunday I missed the football game because I got an error that all my drives where full. ?what? isn't the program supposed to delete old files? I have 600GB of nothing but recorded tv. I don't save anything. To make sure I get the Bachelor for my girlfriend, i record it on two different tuners in case something goes wrong. If this keeps up I might be a bachelor!

Here is the old thread that confirmed that the dualtv does not work.

Opus4 · #6 10-10-2006, 10:31 AM

What chipset is used on your motherboard?

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Originally Posted by autoboy

Sunday I missed the football game because I got an error that all my drives where full. ?what? isn't the program supposed to delete old files? I have 600GB of nothing but recorded tv.

Are they Manual Recordings or Favorites set to manual delete only? SageTV won't auto-delete either of those.

Also, check the space liimts on the video recording dirs to double check that the settings make sense for the drives in use.

- Andy

autoboy · #7 10-10-2006, 10:43 AM

I have 4 recording drives. All 64K clusters. All dedicated to SageTV recordings. Automatic delete enabled, no saved shows, no imported video, no pictures, no music. 1 manual recording, football was a manual recording as well (4.5 hour full HD program)

1 100GB partition on OS drive.
3 200GB drives no raid

All set to use all drive space.
All on nforce3 controller. No more IDE channels left

Operating system had errors on all drives saying they where out of drive space and I should do a disk cleanup. I did and set the drives to leave 2GB free. Neven been defragged but this system has only been up a month with the current OS. I switched to XP from 2000 for the Dualtv which I had to pull out anyways.

ToxMox · #8 10-10-2006, 11:25 AM

There is info on PCalchemy's site that says the following:
WARNING There are know incompatibility issues with this card when used on an NForce chipset motherboard in conjunction with the following HDTV Tuner cards::

AverMedia A180
DVICO FusionHDTV5 RT Gold and RT Lite
VBOX DTA-150

autoboy · #9 10-10-2006, 11:34 AM

ok. That explains it. I've been waiting to get a new gaming rig and put my Athlon64 3500+ and Via chipset motherboard into the Server. This nforce3 board has been nothing but problems. This might be the right time.

bhyman1 · #10 10-11-2006, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ToxMox

There is info on PCalchemy's site that says the following:
WARNING There are know incompatibility issues with this card when used on an NForce chipset motherboard in conjunction with the following HDTV Tuner cards::

AverMedia A180
DVICO FusionHDTV5 RT Gold and RT Lite
VBOX DTA-150

That would explain why mine works. I've got a full Intel setup going.

blade · #11 10-12-2006, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by autoboy

I've been waiting to get a new gaming rig and put my Athlon64 3500+ and Via chipset motherboard into the Server. This nforce3 board has been nothing but problems. This might be the right time.

Actually many Via chipsets are even worse than the nforce3 when it comes to use as a HTPC. It is quite well known that many Via chipsets have compatibility issues with some tuner cards and don't handle high PCI bus traffic well. Nvidia and Intel boards are the best choices for a HTPC.

Some Via boards are ok, but I'd do some research on the chipset before assuming it will work.

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