HD-PVR 2

[bikesquid]

Ditto, on IP address and Directv. Only thing that hasn't sent my system into spasms, works so well I almost wet myself.
Check this post:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?p=476689&postcount=28

if you have directv

[IVB]

Thx. I have Comcast, so thats not an option.

Of course, right now I can't get SageTV to recognize the HDPVR2 1512 as a valid video source, but before I ask for help with that I'm going to keep putzing around.

[Evil_Attorney]

Originally Posted by IVB

Thx. I have Comcast, so thats not an option.

Of course, right now I can't get SageTV to recognize the HDPVR2 1512 as a valid video source, but before I ask for help with that I'm going to keep putzing around.

Read through the thread. You need to perform a registry hack to get it recognized. But even then, you will almost certainly have sound issues.

[IVB]

hopefully I can get it to work. I also have an HDPVR which worked fine on WHS, but i'll be damned if I can even get W7-Pro to recognize it.

Ah, the joy of HTPCs...

[phelme]

Would somebody mind posting their brightness, contrast etc. settings from the properties file for their HD-PVR 2 please? For some odd reason, my recordings are now way out of whack and too bright. I think it happened after I did the last Hauppauge driver update.

If I hit "Defaults" in ArcSoft Showbiz it fixes it there, but SageTV must go and screw it up again.

Thanks in advance!

[SHS]

This for 1480 model
Brightness: 36
Contrast: 149
Saturation: 154
Hue: 127
Sharpness: 255

If I recall right I believe 1504 and 1512 have same setting but diff setting then the first HD-PVR 2

[phelme]

Originally Posted by SHS

This for 1480 model
Brightness: 36
Contrast: 149
Saturation: 154
Hue: 127
Sharpness: 255

If I recall right I believe 1504 and 1512 have same setting but diff setting then the first HD-PVR 2

That'll work, thanks!!

[KryptoNyte]

Originally Posted by bikesquid

Yup, already set that. I think gong into arcsoft and fiddling knobs did something, I'm getting better results.

I'm still seeing file size differences between the v2 and v1 hdpvr. Shouldn't be as they're both CBR.

I'm using this from an associated discussion I now can't find on the bitrate:
mmc/python2_encoding/HDPVRMax=videobitrate\=14155776|vbr\=0|outputstreamtype\=1

for 30min shows I'm seeing 3,088,340kb on hdprv1 and on v2 I'm seeing 2,768,324kb, which seems like a lot given the short time frame.

Both videos have the same statistics other than the frame rate, video 1 is 60, video 2 is 59.940059 Not sure it matters but I'm anal enough I'd like them to be putting out the same thing so other processes done to the files are kept transparent to which dvr recorded. Any thoughts?

This is an older follow-up, but I have just purchased and am trying to configure the same HDPVR2. Nothing I do, either in the SageTV properties file (adding the mentioned line), or even setting the bitrate to 14000 kbps in the Hauppauge Capture software, seems to affect the bitrate. I seem to get variable bitrate right around 8000 kbps regardless.

When using the Hauppauge Capture software, I can force it to 14000 kbps, and it honors that bitrate when I record in the same software - I just can't seem to figure out what might be controlling the bitrate in Sage.

[KryptoNyte]

Okay, scratch that last question. I had HDPVRMax set to 19000000. When I dropped it to 14000000, the HDPVR2 honored the lower bitrate. 19000000 must be out of range for CBR recording on the HDPVR2.

Upon further inspection, I may have to play with that number a bit. It seems that this device always records to VBR no matter the setting. I wonder what the max setting is in Sage.properties that it will honor.

[Malfunction]

I have a Hauppauge HD-PVR2, and I've been using it for years. I ended up reinstalling the software for a bogus reason, (experimenting with the blaster!) and now I can't get sound in my recordings unless I start Hauppauge Capture while SageTV is running. Is there a simple way to fix this? BTW, I can't use SPIDF, as the SPIDF port on my PC is output only.

[wayner]

Originally Posted by Malfunction

BTW, I can't use SPIDF, as the SPIDF port on my PC is output only.

Huh? Isn't the SPDIF connection supposed to be between your cable/satellite box and the HDPVR2? Your PC doesn't need an SPDIF port at all.

[Malfunction]

Originally Posted by wayner

Huh? Isn't the SPDIF connection supposed to be between your cable/satellite box and the HDPVR2? Your PC doesn't need an SPDIF port at all.

Hmmm, let me have a look at that CATV box.

[Malfunction]

Originally Posted by wayner

Huh? Isn't the SPDIF connection supposed to be between your cable/satellite box and the HDPVR2? Your PC doesn't need an SPDIF port at all.

That fixed it!

[wayner]

Good job - I once couldn't figure out what was wrong - I had plugged my SPDIF cable into the output instead of the input.

[Malfunction]

Originally Posted by wayner

Good job - I once couldn't figure out what was wrong - I had plugged my SPDIF cable into the output instead of the input.

Odd new creature, can't monitor the recordings any more. No big deal