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Consumer Electronics device.  i.e. Standalone Blu-ray player, Comcast STB, …

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The update has been released to the public.

[url=http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_hdpvr.html]http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_hdpvr.html[/url]

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1.1.28271
– Streamlined transport data handling code for improved stability.

o Eliminated the queuing of transport data and deprecated the “FlushOnChannelChange”
registry key.

o Minimized variance in channel change times. Expect channel change times of ~15
seconds with the internal blaster.

o Eliminate “weak signal” messages due to transport handling issues.

Note: Because the HDPVR utilizes a hardware H.264 encoder, it behaves differently than typical
tuner based devices.  The HDPVR encoder must be reset whenever the input video resolution or
bit stream audio type changes.  Additionally, the HDPVR encoder may reset due to input video
dropouts or errors in bit stream audio.  The HDPVR stops streaming at the onset of the reset and
resumes ~ 2-4 seconds after the return of stable audio and video.

MCE displays a “Weak signal” message when it sees” bad” or “no” transport data from a source
for a predetermined time.  The reset time of the HDPVR encoder appears to fall just within the
threshold to trigger a weak signal message.

The changes in V28271 address disruptions in the transport stream artificially induced due to
software issues.  Weak signal messages may still occur:

1) During channel change
2) During audio/video dropouts from the source
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[mikinho]

The update has been released to the public.

[url=http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_hdpvr.html]http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_hdpvr.html[/url]

[quote]
1.1.28271
– Streamlined transport data handling code for improved stability.

o Eliminated the queuing of transport data and deprecated the “FlushOnChannelChange”
registry key.

o Minimized variance in channel change times. Expect channel change times of ~15
seconds with the internal blaster.

o Eliminate “weak signal” messages due to transport handling issues.

Note: Because the HDPVR utilizes a hardware H.264 encoder, it behaves differently than typical
tuner based devices.  The HDPVR encoder must be reset whenever the input video resolution or
bit stream audio type changes.  Additionally, the HDPVR encoder may reset due to input video
dropouts or errors in bit stream audio.  The HDPVR stops streaming at the onset of the reset and
resumes ~ 2-4 seconds after the return of stable audio and video.

MCE displays a “Weak signal” message when it sees” bad” or “no” transport data from a source
for a predetermined time.  The reset time of the HDPVR encoder appears to fall just within the
threshold to trigger a weak signal message.

The changes in V28271 address disruptions in the transport stream artificially induced due to
software issues.  Weak signal messages may still occur:

1) During channel change
2) During audio/video dropouts from the source
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[mikinho]

[quote=”autoboy”]
A SSD is overkill
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I think many will disagree with you on that.  It isn’t needed by any means but it also isn’t overkill.  A SSD will bridge the gap between HTPCs and CE devices and for many that is a critical part of the HTPC experience.

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[quote=”autoboy”]
A SSD is overkill
[/quote]

I think many will disagree with you on that.  It isn’t needed by any means but it also isn’t overkill.  A SSD will bridge the gap between HTPCs and CE devices and for many that is a critical part of the HTPC experience.

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Definitely find out what NIC you have installed, I’m willing to guess Realtek or Atheros, and install the latest manufacturer drivers for them.  Windows Update drivers for both companies will either introduce performance issues or limit your feature set.

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Definitely find out what NIC you have installed, I’m willing to guess Realtek or Atheros, and install the latest manufacturer drivers for them.  Windows Update drivers for both companies will either introduce performance issues or limit your feature set.

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[quote=”erikt”]
I’m still using Meedio!  Main reason is its ability to have a single DVD library containing both my DVDs and BluRays and then launching a different player depending on which kind it is.  I don’t think that can be done in any other front-end (other than maybe Xlobby?).

ET
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It can be done in Media Center (natively for Blu-ray and in almost all the different gallery front-ends), SageTV via plug-ins, MythTV, XBMC and Plex for sure.

Or when you say “depending on which kind it is” do you mean resolution, NTSC vs PAL, ?

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[quote=”erikt”]
I’m still using Meedio!  Main reason is its ability to have a single DVD library containing both my DVDs and BluRays and then launching a different player depending on which kind it is.  I don’t think that can be done in any other front-end (other than maybe Xlobby?).

ET
[/quote]

It can be done in Media Center (natively for Blu-ray and in almost all the different gallery front-ends), SageTV via plug-ins, MythTV, XBMC and Plex for sure.

Or when you say “depending on which kind it is” do you mean resolution, NTSC vs PAL, ?

[mikinho]

What network switch (or router) do you have?  What type of network wiring?  What network card do you have in your HTPC?  Have you enabled flow control in the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) directions on your network card?  See [url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929707]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929707[/url]

I’m asking about your networking gear since many consumer level gigabit switches are not designed to deal with high bandwidth usage between mixed speed clients.  i.e. a Gigabit network card on your HTPC and the Fast Ethernet card on the XBox 360.

[mikinho]

What network switch (or router) do you have?  What type of network wiring?  What network card do you have in your HTPC?  Have you enabled flow control in the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) directions on your network card?  See [url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929707]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929707[/url]

I’m asking about your networking gear since many consumer level gigabit switches are not designed to deal with high bandwidth usage between mixed speed clients.  i.e. a Gigabit network card on your HTPC and the Fast Ethernet card on the XBox 360.

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Copying the games onto the hard drive is nice but otherwise a hard drive is wasted for me.  My son on the other hand has 200GB full which I don’t understand considering he only got it a few months ago.

[mikinho]

Copying the games onto the hard drive is nice but otherwise a hard drive is wasted for me.  My son on the other hand has 200GB full which I don’t understand considering he only got it a few months ago.

[mikinho]

Thanks for everyone who did respond.  I found both the number of responses and breakup very helpful and interesting.

[mikinho]

Thanks for everyone who did respond.  I found both the number of responses and breakup very helpful and interesting.

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