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Old 09-28-2008, 10:29 AM
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HD-PVR working - 2 issues remain

On my server and on my PC Clients (haven't checked Mac yet) recordings from the HD-PVR are working. There remain two issues:

On client PC I cannot watch live TV unless I manually record the show and then watch the recording about 3 seconds after it starts.

480i recordings have very poor contrast.

I have read about people locking the output resolution of the STB but I am pretty sure my Comcast Motorola 5100 cable box doesn't let me do that.

Thats it for now, any suggestions for fixing these two issues would be welcomed.
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Old 09-28-2008, 03:51 PM
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On my server and on my PC Clients (haven't checked Mac yet) recordings from the HD-PVR are working. There remain two issues:

On client PC I cannot watch live TV unless I manually record the show and then watch the recording about 3 seconds after it starts.

480i recordings have very poor contrast.

I have read about people locking the output resolution of the STB but I am pretty sure my Comcast Motorola 5100 cable box doesn't let me do that.

Thats it for now, any suggestions for fixing these two issues would be welcomed.

Can't help you with the 480i settings, but you can set the video buffer for the HDPVR to say 4000 which is in milliseconds, this will allow you to watch live tv (its an issue with the HDPVR / Sage as there is a problem with trying to watch live tv and there is a switch in resolution). Ths will of course lead to slower channel changes (since 4 seconds needs to pass), but at least it is usable.
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Old 09-29-2008, 02:46 AM
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...but you can set the video buffer for the HDPVR to say 4000 which is in milliseconds, this will allow you to watch live tv...
Where do I do that?
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Old 10-01-2008, 04:19 AM
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Something like this in your properties:

videoframe/local_encoding_to_playback_delay=2000
videoframe/time_behind_live_to_disable_fast_forward=6000
videoframe/time_behind_live_to_disable_skip_forward=4000
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Source: Clear QAM and OTA for locals, 2-DishNetwork VIP211's
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Old 10-01-2008, 04:37 AM
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Something like this in your properties:

videoframe/local_encoding_to_playback_delay=2000
videoframe/time_behind_live_to_disable_fast_forward=6000
videoframe/time_behind_live_to_disable_skip_forward=4000
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