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post #391 of 2753
7/19/05 at 1:01pm
The relatively simple task of watching TV remains simple if you use a set-top box. The RGB transcoder will not make the picture any less HD.
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post #392 of 2753
7/19/05 at 1:07pm
well, I think I'll be getting a modded DTC100 so I'll have to see what kind of outputs come out of that.

but I'm thinking one of the two methods above will probably work best unless I'm forgetting something. I'll have to do some tests on my firewire to see if it uses more cpu resources than my ethernet
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post #393 of 2753
7/19/05 at 4:52pm
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Originally Posted by Enrico Ng View Post

well, I think I'll be getting a modded DTC100 so I'll have to see what kind of outputs come out of that.

but I'm thinking one of the two methods above will probably work best unless I'm forgetting something. I'll have to do some tests on my firewire to see if it uses more cpu resources than my ethernet


Both the DTC100 and the dish 6000 have vga outputs that will work with your lcd monitor. The 6000 has component output too.

Based on your comments, it sounds like you need a vga switch for your monitor. I use the MyHd vga pass through to switch between a Dish6000 (w/r5k) and the my hd card. Pressing the "HD" button switches between MyHD and dish6000. It only works if your STB has a VGA output. Here's a simplified version:


Dish 6000=VGA output -> VGAin of MYhd, VGA out of MyHD-> LCD vga in. I use the DVI input on the LCD for the computer. So I can easily switch between Computer stuff and watching HD.

I also use a KVM 4 port switch to do the same thing. Ports 1,2,3 are my XP,Linux, and Mac Mini, respectively. Port 4 is is connected to the VGAout of the myHD card. My dish 6000 is connected to the MyHD VGA pass through input.

It works quite well, YMMV

TW
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post #394 of 2753
7/19/05 at 6:50pm
actually, my lcd has a dvi and vga input so I suppose I could connect it directly from the STB.
but how does hdtv look? does it change to the proper resolution?
how does it compare with viewing it via DVI through the myhd?

I know that if I can see a huge difference between using vga and dvi on my computer for regular stuff. everything is rather fuzzy, not crystal clear. if this is the case for viewing HDTV, then it pretty much defeats the purpose of having hdtv.
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post #395 of 2753
7/21/05 at 8:57pm
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Ok, I'll bite. This thing rocks! I have had mine for a month now and I love it!

A bit of history.. I have had a 169time DTC100 AVX-1 JVC30K for over a year and have built up a pretty large collection of DVHS tapes, but have always struggled with that system, and when I started archiving to hard disks instead of DVHS tapes had to find another solution. I was only able to get one out of about 10 recordings transferred to the PC (DVHStool) to play in other decoders. I am using Rokus to play back the .ts files from my video server. The Rokus flake out often on some of the 169time stuff.

The HD-5000 is a gift from above. The interface, while it lacks sparkle, is fairly simple and enables recording in one panel. The PVR is another application/panel and interfaces seamlessly with zap2it. I have two weeks of shows lined up to record. You just go the zap2it url and browse the schedule. Click on the "rec" button of the show you want and it messages the PVR to schedule it. Then you just forget about it... assuming you have enough disk space. There is a 28 show limit to the PVR.. which is lame. I see no technical reason there should be a limit there. I'm sure it will get fixed soon. Also a warning in the interface if you run out of disk space while recording is needed.

Once the .ts file is recorded to disk I use HDTVtoMPEG2 trim it down and splice it into one minute chunks for playback on the Roku. These files are more reliable when played back on the Roku than the 169time versions. It might be nice if the HD-5000 would let you record in chunks, but then I always end up editing the file to get the start and end points correct so that doesn't really matter to me. In fact, it is better to have one file to load into HDTVtoMPEG2.

I use the HD-5000 on my Dell XPS 3.4G Laptop and it runs in the background. I pretty much forget about it while dabbling in Photoshop and assorted other "heavy" applications. Haven't noticed any performance problems with this setup. Occasionally, some kind of glitch causes the shows to be recorded in two files. It is nice that the HD-5000 corrects itself and continues to record to a new file.

It would be nice if the two applications could be rolled into one. Maybe a tab for the DVR and a tab for the PVR schedule. And they need better looking icons... If I were an UI designer I would design some new ones and send them off to nextcom. Hey.. wait! I am a UI designer.. dough! I'll get on that right away...

This is almost a perfect solution. I only wish Roku would get their act together.. their interface gets my vote as "worlds worst digital media player". Their only saving grace is that they are cheap and somewhat open-source and third parties have produced some promising applications. One is almost better off to throw a MyHD in a cheap PC shell and use that. It just costs quite a bit more than a Roku.

The HD-5000 is well worth it and anyone who doesn't think so is welcome to buy my 169time setup that is gathering dust in a box in the garage. I'll let it go cheap. I feel guilty selling that thing to anyone knowing the HD-5000 is out there.

Keith

Dear Keith,

I thought that your dissertation re. the HD-5000 was extremely informative - many thanks.

Since your report was dated Aug 2003, do you have an update - have you changed your mind - any revisions to your system?

Regards,

Stuart
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post #396 of 2753
7/25/05 at 8:30am
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Originally Posted by Enrico Ng View Post


R5000 --usb---> computer #1 ---ethernet----> myhd computer

How fast does "computer #1" need to be?
I have an old Athlon 800Mhz (PC100 ram, ATA66) I'd have to buy a usb2.0 card.

I know the website says I need a P4 1.8ghz, but I dont know if that includes video playback.
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post #397 of 2753
7/27/05 at 12:54pm
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The version 2.0 software is now available as an official release. Download from the support area at: www.r5000-hd.com

There are only minor tweaks made to the release versions. They are differentiated mainly by the replacement of many modal alerts & notification dialogs with self-destroying yellow balloons. The firmware version increments to 1.6 due to a change made for development purposes only.

-R
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post #398 of 2753
7/30/05 at 1:52pm
Hello
Although this unit works great most of the time, sometimes Im experiencing no sound on the recorded stream. Has anyone else been experiencing that or does anyone have an idea as to what could be causing the sound not being recorded? So far it has only happened on the SD channels. Could it be a faulty cable for instance?

My unit is RCA DTC-100 on D*.

Thanks
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post #399 of 2753
8/1/05 at 5:03am
I ran into the same thing when recording sd channels. I'm pretty sure you have the sound, it is just on a different pid than what your playback software is looking for. There have been some repair programs mentioned in this thread to fix our files or what I did was just use zoomplayer to play the files with sound.

ymmv,
Paul
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post #400 of 2753
8/1/05 at 11:15am
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The official cutoff date for purchasing discounted R5000-HD modifications and receivers has been extended to August 10. It has been pointed out (rightfully) that we were late in advertising this special and it did not run for a full month as intended. This will give those of you who missed the July 31 cutoff or need more time to look for a receiver a chance to take advantage of this special. We look forward to serving your needs. Thank you.

-R

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Originally Posted by cybercla View Post

Hello
Although this unit works great most of the time, sometimes Im experiencing no sound on the recorded stream. Has anyone else been experiencing that or does anyone have an idea as to what could be causing the sound not being recorded? So far it has only happened on the SD channels. Could it be a faulty cable for instance?

My unit is RCA DTC-100 on D*.

Thanks

cybercla,
Please contact us directly. If required we can arrange to have you get us a clip of the problematic recording. Thanks.
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post #401 of 2753
8/22/05 at 9:58pm
Hello again,
just faced another problem this evening while I was trying to record The Ultimate Fighter from Spike. Usually when recording from SD channels, the rate stays around 500-800 KB/s, and never goes above. But tonight while recording from Spike the rate was going up and down and as soon as it was going above 900-1000 KB/s the recording would stop, the SD sign next to Service and Timer buttons would dissapear and the software would give Error 255 and start writing to another stream.

Since the rates on the HD channels fluctuate between 1500 and 5000 KB/s and the software has no problems with those I can only assume this is just a problem with high rates on SD channels.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.
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post #402 of 2753
8/24/05 at 7:03am
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Originally Posted by cybercla View Post

...Usually when recording from SD channels, the rate stays around 500-800 KB/s, and never goes above. But tonight while recording from Spike the rate was going up and down and as soon as it was going above 900-1000 KB/s the recording would stop, the SD sign next to Service and Timer buttons would dissapear and the software would give Error 255 and start writing to another stream.

Since the rates on the HD channels fluctuate between 1500 and 5000 KB/s and the software has no problems with those I can only assume this is just a problem with high rates on SD channels.


The SD decision point is set at <1200K and is made after 3 secs streaming. It cannot be changed after that even if the rate temporarily increases (gets reset only after recording is stopped). In your case the restart is most likely caused by some kind of remuxer error. Is your remuxer log enabled and can you supply it for that recording? Thanks.

-R
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post #403 of 2753
9/14/05 at 7:22am
I just received my modded DTC-100 from r5000 and having a problem recording.

Here is my setup:

DTC-100 (r5000 mod) via USB to Sony VAIO laptop/Sony VAIO laptop via firewire to JVC 40K.

I have the v2.0 software downloaded. I am trying to record straight to tape with no playback or recording to PC.

When the r5000 interface comes up on my laptop I hit record and everything seems to be working fine. The record button lights up on my JVC, there are no error messages on my laptop. The buffer is in the excellent range and there are no failed transfers.

I am recording to an SVHS tape with a hole punched out so that the player recognizes it as a DVHS tape.

When I go to playback the recording there is nothing there. Nothing at all, just a black screen. No sound, no snow, nothing.

Am I missing something really simple? Is there a setting on the JVC that needs to be turned on to recognize the computer via firewire? Does the JVC need to be installed as "new hardware" on the laptop for the laptop to recognize it via firewire? Is the Sony VAIO laptop (model vgn-a150) not capable of passing along the digital stream via firewire?

Sorry for all the questions but I have had my dtc-100/r5000 for a week and I cannot get it to record. I have read and re-read the manuals for the r5000/laptop/JVC and I am ready to go crazy. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Ray
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post #404 of 2753
9/14/05 at 9:18am
Is there any way we could set the r5000 to record remotely via internet. I believe I read it somewhere but I could not confirm it.

Chuck
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post #405 of 2753
9/14/05 at 9:49am
Ray,
I would verify that you can record to a computer file OK to check out the R5000 side of the recording. Does the JVC work recording from with other sources? Make sure the JVC is on the correct input an number like I1 should be displayed on the channel indicator. With XP SP2 I think the DVHS driver install is automatic. Other versions require some help putting in the driver. If the DVHS machine is put into record by the computer you have a driver installed. John
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post #406 of 2753
9/14/05 at 9:51am
I suppose, if you have remote access to the computer that the R5000 modded receiver is attached to, you can do it, since everything else is controlled by the R5000 software.
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post #407 of 2753
9/14/05 at 12:44pm
ctdish,

Thanks for the info. I think you may have the answer....input I1. I have been reading every r5000 thread i could find and i ran across a recent one where some JVC 40K owners were talking about this input. I will try it as soon as I get home and if it doesn't work I will try to record to a computer file.

thanks

ray
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post #408 of 2753
9/14/05 at 10:05pm
ctdish,

That was it. Thank you a million times over. Also want to give a huge thumbs up to the tech support at nextcom wireless/r5000 for helping me work out all the issues I needed to get started. It really is a well written, straightforward and effective program to archive and time shift your favorite HD programs.

ray
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post #409 of 2753
9/15/05 at 9:00am
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Originally Posted by docchak View Post

Is there any way we could set the r5000 to record remotely via internet. I believe I read it somewhere but I could not confirm it.

Chuck

Easy to do - just depends on how much you want to open your network to the internet.

As someone stated above, easiest solution would probably be to just run remote desktop.

A very unsafe solution is to run it wide open on the internet.

Safer is to do it via port forwarding behind a router.

The best solution would be to run VPN to a home network and go from there. Many routers have VPN built in, so it would not be that hard to accomplish.
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post #410 of 2753
9/20/05 at 11:00pm
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The new version 2.1 software package includes 2 new utilities: "Disk2Tape" and "TSCutter". The 2.1 version DVR now has complete command-line control and certain conflict resolution problems have been addressed with the PVR. Download area>

Disk2Tape is a simple to use utility for transferring disk-based transport stream files to D-VHS Tape. Many of the problems associated with this process have been eliminated by the use of the custom-designed source-packet creation filter incorporated in the R5000-HD DVR*. The stream's PCR PID is automatically sensed but can be overridden by the user. Also of particular interest is the ability to record compressed-mode (no filler packet) files to tape. VERSION 2.1 DVR IS REQUIRED.user manual>

*Try it out with these transport stream clips from the SONY FX-1 HD Camcorder. They can sometimes be troublesome.

TSCutter is a basic transport stream editing utility that cuts at the closest packet boundary (188 bytes). It does not cut on GOP or audio packet boundaries. To be used only with ISO 13818-1compliant MPEG2 transport stream files. user manual>
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post #411 of 2753
9/20/05 at 11:52pm
Holy ****, Thank you Guys

-Gary
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post #412 of 2753
9/22/05 at 12:49pm
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Originally Posted by R5000-HD View Post

The new version 2.1 software package includes 2 new utilities: "Disk2Tape" and "TSCutter". The 2.1 version DVR now has complete command-line control and certain conflict resolution problems have been addressed with the PVR. Download area>

Disk2Tape is a simple to use utility for transferring disk-based transport stream files to D-VHS Tape. Many of the problems associated with this process have been eliminated by the use of the custom-designed source-packet creation filter incorporated in the R5000-HD DVR*. The stream's PCR PID is automatically sensed but can be overridden by the user. Also of particular interest is the ability to record compressed-mode (no filler packet) files to tape. VERSION 2.1 DVR IS REQUIRED.user manual>

*Try it out with these transport stream clips from the SONY FX-1 HD Camcorder. They can sometimes be troublesome.

TSCutter is a basic transport stream editing utility that cuts at the closest packet boundary (188 bytes). It does not cut on GOP or audio packet boundaries. To be used only with ISO 13818-1compliant MPEG2 transport stream files. user manual>


Gotta ask. I admit, compared to most on this board I am a complete computer 1d1ot. But this command line capability - would it be possible then to use girder, send message and SageTV to schedule recordings by R5000HD software?
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post #413 of 2753
9/22/05 at 9:25pm
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Originally Posted by ralphjb View Post

Gotta ask. I admit, compared to most on this board I am a complete computer 1d1ot. But this command line capability - would it be possible then to use girder, send message and SageTV to schedule recordings by R5000HD software?

The command line capability can be used to create many different interfaces. How you accomplish that is up to your imagination. For example, you can create a simple "helper app" or script that listens for commands on a TCP/IP socket. Now you have a way to control the DVR via a network. A web-based system can be easily built with the addition of a cgi script that sends out the shell commands. Try it out from Start->Run. Enter the following:

r5000hd -rec /f c:\\My Recordings\\My Program.ts /d 120

If the R5000 is properly installed and registered on the system the above should launch the DVR and start a recording to disk that runs for 2 hours.

-R
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post #414 of 2753
9/23/05 at 5:01am
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Originally Posted by R5000-HD View Post

The command line capability can be used to create many different interfaces. How you accomplish that is up to your imagination. For example, you can create a simple "helper app" or script that listens for commands on a TCP/IP socket. Now you have a way to control the DVR via a network. A web-based system can be easily built with the addition of a cgi script that sends out the shell commands. Try it out from Start->Run. Enter the following:

r5000hd -rec /f c:\\My Recordings\\My Program.ts /d 120

If the R5000 is properly installed and registered on the system the above should launch the DVR and start a recording to disk that runs for 2 hours.

-R

Hi, I am the end user, programmer , I am not. Is there any plan to make a nice simple GUI that one can just click and go. A small program to click and convert .ts file into a dvd folder would be nice.
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post #415 of 2753
9/23/05 at 6:05am
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Hi, I am the end user, programmer , I am not. Is there any plan to make a nice simple GUI that one can just click and go. A small program to click and convert .ts file into a dvd folder would be nice.

Yeah. Me neither. I am hoping that some of the knowledgeable one use this little tool to develop some great apps for we, the helpless.
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post #416 of 2753
9/24/05 at 11:17am
Thanks to ctdish I was able to get everything running fine. And I was able to record some Discovery HD, Football and Bladerunner yesterday. However all I seem to get now when I go to record to DVHS is failed transfers. I can't record to pc either, just failed transfers. There doesn't seem to be any data being taken up by the USB cable. I have the newest software installed (actually installed it before I recorded BladeRunner), the r5000 is able to control my stb (dtc-100) and VCR (JVC 40K) so the connections seem to be functional. It's just that no data is being picked up from Directv.

Any else have this problem with continuous failed transfers? Any thoughts or solutions?
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post #417 of 2753
9/25/05 at 8:07pm
I sent a toshiba 3000 to nextcom for a modification and now the box is not functioning properly. The 110 degree satellite is weak. no more than 49 and I can't get 70,71,73. Spoke to D* and they suggested that the box is the problem. Any experience or ideas Flabingo
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post #418 of 2753
9/26/05 at 2:50am
Greywolf would be the expert on this - and I doubt he reads this thread - but I do not believe that Nextcom could do anything to cause a problem with the 110 Satellite in your STB.

The 110 Satellite is SAT C. It is in reality transponder 28-30-32 and a special lnb in your dish takes these transponders and puts them in line with your SATB 119 lnb on 8-10-12.

Your STB just sees the 2 - SAT A at 110 and SAT B at 119.

As you indicate that it is the 110 SAT C signals that are weak, something happened on your roof that just happened at the same time your STB was modified.

That D* suggest the box was the problem is really comical. A Typical CSR.

I would call back and tell them your SAT C is malfunctioning and have them set up a service call for someone to check the dish, alignement, lnbs and multiswitch.
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post #419 of 2753
9/26/05 at 7:52pm
I had my installer come out and realign the dish and all problems disappeared. I did get help from Nextcom which was welcome after dealing with 169time(Richard) in the past. I also have the impression that my Roku unit may now work for playback on my RPTV without using a transcoder that was recommended by Digital Connections that sold me the MYHD unit. I have an network connection from my computer to the Roku. I live in a golf community in Port St. Lucie Florida and have nobody locally to be very helpful Any ideas would be welcome David
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post #420 of 2753
10/1/05 at 5:34pm
I've been looking at the R5000 for a while, but I decided to hold off until D* figured out their transition to MPEG4. Now that they have stated that they will start sending only MPEG4 HD and not MPEG2 to the 12 markets they are rolling it out in what are the chances we'll see one of their new MPEG4 HD receivers R5000 capable?

I tried to put the link to this info in but since this is my first post their system wouldn't let me.
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Washington D.C. (September 6, 2005) -- DIRECTV revealed tonight that it will offer a free system upgrade for High-Definition TV owners so they can get local high-def channels later this year.

DIRECTV is expected to begin offering local HD in 12 markets by year's end. However, the channels will only be available on new DIRECTV MPEG-4 receivers and dishes, which have yet to go on sale.

This seems to blow the side by side MPEG2 and MPEG4 transmission theory. Obviously I know work can't begin on it yet since they haven't released the reciever yet, but I'd just like to know how long it would take before it's in the works.
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