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Live HD TV on HD100 - SageTV Community
Live HD TV on HD100 Not sure if this is the right forum, but wanted to ask for help on a problem.
I'm using the Sage beta 6.4.6.180 with HDHR (latest firmware) feeding clear QAM HD streams.
I'm using the HD100 extender with beta 20080730 firmware.
I have an existing Hauppage analog capture card also on the server.
When I try to select a program from the guide on the HD100, I can play back a station that is on the analog card.
However I am not able to play back a HD station.
I have HD recordings that have completed that I can play back with no problems.
If I try to start a recording on an HD channel and then pick it up midstream there is still no output.
The symptoms are that I can see the progress bar, but the video and audio are blank.
It also appears that the link light on the HD100 shows that something is streaming (or at least its very active until I hit stop).
Any ideas, suggestions or workarounds?
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Live-TV playback blackouts are usually due to a clock time differential between your extender and the server, or with your version with Java.
Check your Time/Date setting your version of Java.
Are you running any special STV?
If so, try the default.
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Try turning off windows firewall on your server and see if works.
I've had times when I had to disable the firewall to allow the HDHR traffic in from the network.
Mitch
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Thanks for the suggestions.
I made sure I was using the default STV.
The HD100 is set to use the server time/date.
I also updated the server to Java 1.6.0_07 (from system info).
The HD100 shows the same, but it looks like it just echos the server version.
I have the firewall completely turned off.
Same results.
Selecting a HD program from the guide results in blank video/audio.
The progress bar advances, the HD100 link light blinks, the info screen shows its a HDHR stream (TS stream), but all is blank.
If I select an analog channel, it tunes with the Hauppage and plays on the HD100, only problem is its SD.
Server plays all streams fine.
Any other thoughts?
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Beta firmware "20080804 0" was posted today and you can try it but it doesn't look to address this issue.
Are you running the default STV on the HD100?
So ODD that the HD100 will:
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Play HD or SD recordings fine.
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Play analog SD Live TV
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Will NOT play HD Live TV or Timeshifted while recording
Do you have any digital QAM channels that are SD, like any PBS Digital SD additional programming, and does it do the same with this channel?
You may find a quicker answer through official tech support by filling out a Support Request.
They will give you instructions for enabling and sending diagnostic logs.
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Check and make sure you chose the default STV from the HD100.
You'll have to reimport any plugins you want to use after choosing the default STV from the HD100.
Gerry
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Thanks again for the suggestions.
When you say that I should use the Quote: : , does that mean to select it from the Detailed Setup in the HD100 itself?
So far, when I change the STV on the server, it seems that the HD100 echos the changes.
I'm at the office now, but I'll try your suggestion when I get home.
Some more interesting data points.
The problem (blank video/audio) occurs with both HD and SD/digital (480i QAM in 4:3 aspect) streams.
Seems that the HDHR is the common thread.
Also if I select a live stream from the guide and have the video preview pane enabled, when I press the stop key there will be a screen snap of the correct program in the preview pane.
This happens for both HD and SD/digital streams.
Thanks again for the collective wisdom.
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I had a similar problem with my HD100 and an HDHR.
I could not view any live tv.
Also, about half of my recorded tv would not play on the HD100 (but would play on a PC with SageClient).
I solved my problem by doing a clean install of the Sage Server.
I suspect my problem was a corrupted Wiz.bin file.
As a test I copied my old wiz.bin over to the working Sage Server directory and the problem began again.
Greg
SageTV 6.44, Windows XP Pro,ASUS A7N266, AMD Athlon XP1900+, 768 MB Ram, Avermedia A180, FusionHDTV 5 lite, HDHomeRun.
SageTV 6.44,Windows XP Pro,Chaintech 7NJL6
AMD Athlon XP3000+, 1 gig Ram, SPDIF via on-board audio to Sony STR-DE575 surround sound, BFG 6600GT OC to a Sony KF42WE610 TV, 2 x Hauppauge 250,1 x Hauppauge 150
SageTV Client 6.44,Windows XP Pro, MSI K7T Pro, AMD Duron CPU 1 GHz, 512 Mb Ram, , Linksys WMP54GS, ATI 9600SE
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Ouch! I would hate to start over with my wiz.bin again.
It's taken a long time to train it I could completely wipe the properties files and start over again.
It just seems kind of odd that I can see the recorded streams, but not the live streams.
Given that Sage "records even live" TV, it should be identical.
My only theory is that there is something network related to the HDHR speaking to the server and then the server trying to speak to my HD100 at the same time.
I have a ticket in to support.
If there are any more suggestions, please send them my way.
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You say you're recording from the HDHR as a transport stream?
I think ever since they changed to the BDA drivers it's been the preference to save as a program stream (mpg) rather than a ts.
I don't recall the option because I got my HDHR after the change to the BDA driver but I remember reading about an option in the properties to force recording to a ts.
Try disabling that option and see if it will work.
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