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Hardware Support Discussions related to using various hardware setups with SageTV products. Anything relating to capture cards, remotes, infrared receivers/transmitters, system compatibility or other hardware related problems or suggestions should be posted here. |
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I've still got my Satellite system hooked up, so I'm not in a huge hurry for this, just a little miffed that so far I've paid a good amount of money for nothing. Thanks for all the moral support -Kevin |
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Also, I thought I should mention that things aren't completely screwed up here. I configured my HDHR to grab a couple of QAM channels (CNNHD, BoomerangHD, CBSHD, ABCHD, NBCHD, PBSHD work, FOXHD is broken (and is on the DCT too)...and all the MC channels are unencrypted, no use for them, but I thought it was fun). I also was able to get a DCT2000 from the tech who came today, and while when I asked him to make sure it gets authorized for HD channels, he just kept saying it can't get them. I explained the whole HDD200 thing to him, etc. Anyway, I finally got to sit down and the HBOHD, and local HD channels are listed in my guide and I can select them and hear the audio (no picture though, which is what I expected)...so I think my DCT2000 is authorized for HD I'm going to call tonight and cancel the appt they setup to bring an HD receiver out because I have a feeling that it will have a firewire port.
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Thanks, mike |
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Success, for now. I was able to cancel the appt for tomorrow and said I'd call back when I get some more time away from the office. Now I have a backup plan at least if the FCC thing drags on. I think I actually have a DCT2000 STB, that's what the diagnostics menu says at least...but no worries there either, Nextcom says DCT2000 series STBs without a firewire port will work.
Thanks, Kevin |
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I just picked up my second STB (DCT 5100)
Okay, my intention isn't to rub it in.... but just an update. I just went and picked up my second STB (DCT 5100) from my local cable office... Zero Hassle. It was already provisioned and waiting for me (since I called ahead of time). I'm going to mail it off to the R5000 people tomorrow overnight.
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Thanks, Mike |
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Yeah... that was supposed to be my money for a Vista dual cable card system.... and have some money left over. I can't thank you enough for pointing me to the right path.
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But seriously, were you running out of tuners? I have a couple analog SD box's feeding ATI tuners with S-video. If the R5000 is busy and the content is SD, it records the programming the old fashioned way. Of course, that doesn't work for HD... I have an HD Home Run that picks up all the network programming (since comcast sends it in the clear), so I generally don't run out of tuners, though sometimes I have a conflict between TNTHD and HBOHD... Thanks, Mike |
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R5000 #1 will be used for new HD movies round the clock. R5000 #2 will be used for On Demand, PPV, and anything else that's live TV/non-local channels. Two ATSC OTA tuners will be for local channels only.
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Thought I'd share this fun info I found last night after talking to an ex-Charter employee.
Guess what Charter rolled out in St. Louis (their corporate HQ location)? That's right, the DCP 501. Oh, and they let customers buy them? Really? Do you have anything to back that up? Sure do. http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/...=2227_1812_23# But, Charter keeps saying they don't support that, I guess that's why they list the DCP 501 User Manual on their Support site...right?? http://www.charter.com/Visitors/Supp...ArticleID=1664 ahhh, had a good laugh yet? I know I have. |
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Oh this is pretty funny... You really should beat the snot out of them with your local franchise people. Thanks, Mike |
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Hey Mike (or anyone) do you know if the R5000 DVR app tries to attach to the SageTV app or the XP Service? It's a bit unclear since I have both running on the same machine. I noticed sometimes it will get a ping from the App... sometimes it will get a ping from the service depending on which starts first. I noticed is the service starts first, the app will not be able to change channels for scheduled recordings. I'm just totally confused.
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What might be happening is that your client app for some reason starts up before the service. If you start up the app and the service isn't yet running, it will not just act as a client, but start the whole shebang up. If you run Sage as a service, you should probably not autostart the app to avoid this race condition, or put in some delays to assure that the service is up and running first. I haven't had too much experience with this, as I run Sage as a service, but on a dedicated server, so I never run the app locally as a client... BTW, this behavior should be the case for all network tuners, and maybe all tuners, not just the R5000-HD. Thanks, mike |
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Okay, I'm starting to understand. But I'm still confused...
Although, I have one machine for playing back and recording SageTV recordings, I still use the sageTV service; not app only. My intention is for recordings to still take place even if the sageTV app is restarted. Now.. here's the part where I get lost... I have my options set to have SageTV Server enabled and to Load at Windows Startup=System Tray. If I start the app, it will automatically start the service. In fact, I think that's how it is doing it currently with these options the way they are since I don't think the service itself has a way of starting by itself.. even if set to automatic. With these options set the way they are, does the service or the app attach to the R5000 app? Quote:
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Use of the App on the same system IF sage is running as a service I think converts to client mode. If the service isn't running, I don't think it starts the service, rather it starts up in non-client mode. I am not sure about this, but others here would be able to tell you more. Thanks, mike |
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Mike is correct in that just starting Sage without the service already running then it starts up in non-client mode.
If you have only set the options, SageTV Server=enabled and Load at Windows Startup=System Tray then you do not have the service enabled. To enable the service you must explicitly do so in the Services Control Panel. If the service is enabled then it starts up with Windows and is running before you even log on. If you exit the Sage UI or log off the service keeps running. If you lose power or reboot the service will restart with Windows. If the service is not enabled you must log on to Windows before Sage can start. If you exit Sage, log off Windows or reboot Sage will not be able to record until you log back on and restart Sage. Scott |
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Whooohoo... I'm running dual R5000's now!
No more conflict icon!
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That was fast! I think you are now part of a small elite group of dual R5000 users. However I still think there are more of you than dual cablecard users. :-)
I'm glad it's all working for you! But with the ability to record all that HD, you may need to work on your storage solution next... :-) Thanks, Mike |
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Good luck,
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I agree. Might as well order more drives now:-)
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