Sigma Designs Netstream 2000 TV

[Methius]

Originally Posted by xlurkr

Methius:

Sorry, I forgot to reread your previous post where you said you use default for audio decoder and renderer.

Are you sure it wasn't some other change you made at the same time that fixed it?

Well after some serious problems with the XMLTV I delete the config to get back to the original, and now the problem has returned :-/.

Somewhere on the forum there is a registry tweak for this, gonna see if that helps.

[SHS]

Yes that rigth KJake it not capable with VMR.
VMR only work with software codec any way.

[KJake]

Originally Posted by SHS

Yes that rigth KJake it not capable with VMR.
VMR only work with software codec any way.

Since the Netstream provides a method of seeing the OSD, would there be any way of getting a transparent OSD like we have if using VMR? I'm guessing no.

[SHS]

Yes VMR OSD should work with out any problem depend on Video card drivers and OS your using which need support that.

[Methius]

BTW I fixed the prob:
Put the Sigma Card as priority codec (Vid & Aud)
Then use Default for vid & Aud renderer and for vid & Aud codec.

[xlurkr]

Methius:

Sounds reasonable. I'd like to try this. I'm assuming you reordered the priority in the same dialog you used to disable them earlier.

Problem is, my list doesn't include an audio codec that has sigma or netstream or anything like that in the name. What is yours called?

[Methius]

Well the prob is that at the moment I'm typing this with no acces to my HTPC. (for the coming week :-/)

I went through the process, looking for wat could be the cause / solution and came up with this:

Cause: (?)
SageTV uses an internal (or in either case, something wrong) to drive the Sigma Design Card when you select it in you vid/aud codec. In WMP when the default codec (Sigma) is selected, playback is superb.

Solution:

---(preliminary info)---
I reinstalled XP Pro, without any codecs, installed the Sigma codecs.
Started a MPEG-2 in windows media player.
Checked in properties which codec was used. (If it doesn't give a name, try changing the colour/border offset in the Netstreams MPEG decoding settings. If you can't start the settings program when media player is playing, the Sigma codecs are being used, and thus default codecs. If you change the settings while WMP is off, and then restart it again and changes are made, you know the SD Netstream codec is default)
---(/preliminary info)----

Go to SageTV, and select in both Video and Audio: Default
for everything in the list. (So you have default renderer/codec.)
SageTV should revert to default codec, thus automatically using the Sigma device.

BTW, the mpeg output (once colour tweaked in the settings) looks superb. No blurring/tearing, and sports look great. I can leave Comm Skip to detect automatically, even while recording/SageTV is active. (because of Hardware En/decoding, thus 2-4% CPU usage for SageTV)

Now on to the next big move, see if HDTV could be recorded in SageTV and then put through the card. :-/

(Note: even after installing PowerDVD6 / other codecs, the Sigma card would still be Window's default codec on my pc, so installing other (MPEG-2) codecs isn't gonna be a problem.)


I'm sorry for being so vague, but as time passed I just started trying things, (almost) randomly clicking buttons till it worked. Hope this helps.

[StuMan]

Hi there,

Sorry to take you all back to 2004 but after getting fed-up with my PVR-350 freezing with a green screen (no matter how I've tried to correct it) I purchased a SigmaDesign's NetStream 2000TV card which I can get to decode MPEG to S-Video but no matter what I try I can't seem to get either the Sage OSD or a Windows Desktop on my TV using this card.

Have tried all the usual things... drivers, re-install etc. Any suggestions from anyone who has been able to get an OSD to work with this card using Sage would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Stuart.

Originally Posted by Methius

It works!!
<insert evil laughter>

Well, the hardware decoding looks really sweet (no blurring etc), and the desktop looks better than my original tv-out (Ati 9600 retail 256mb).
Extra benefit: I can easily correct the size & position of the desktop. (was too lazy to do it with vert sync etc in powerstrip)