[mythtv-users] OT - Codec for NEXUS DVB MPEG

Derek Conniffe derek at rivertower.ie
Thu Mar 10 15:21:51 UTC 2005


No - I'm leaving them as-is.  But then I'd have though that they must be 
MPEG2 already for the PVR350 to be able to output them through its 
hardware decoder?

Derek

cythraul wrote:

>Are you transcoding your DVB recordings?
>
>On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:00:39 +0000, Derek Conniffe <derek at rivertower.ie> wrote:
>  
>
>>Yes - I'll try different codecs (if I can) - I do have a MPEG2 codec
>>installed because recordings made with the PVR350 (RF antenna) play fine
>>but recordings made with the Nexus-S dont.  Strange because on the
>>MythTV box the PVR350 can play the Nexus-S recordings perfectly so it
>>must be a "funny" MPEG2 format - that the PVR350 likes but whatever
>>MPEG2 codec I'm using doesn't like.  I'll checkout different codecs to
>>see if one works.
>>
>>Derek
>>
>>Greg Miller wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Try using a DVD player application. I found that even with the right codec
>>>the picture was squished (tall and narrow). I prefer PowerDVD. Once you
>>>install the package you will have the codec.
>>>
>>>Greg
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Derek Conniffe
>>>Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:51 AM
>>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>>Subject: [mythtv-users] OT - Codec for NEXUS DVB MPEG
>>>
>>>I'd say this is only a small bit off topic - its not a MythTV issue.
>>>
>>>When I record programmes on a Nexus-S DVB card they play perfectly through
>>>the PVR350 output - so it looks like the PVR likes the MPEG2 (?) that the
>>>Nexus-S provides.
>>>
>>>But I cannot play the files through Windows Media Player and MythWeb (using
>>>MythTV filters and myth:// URLs in MythWeb) - Windows Media player complains
>>>about no codec to play back the files with.  Recordings make with the PVR350
>>>play back perfectly in Media Player so it looks like there is a difference
>>>in the file formats from each card.
>>>
>>>Does anyone know of a Codec for Windows that will playback Nexus-S DVB MPEG
>>>files?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Derek
>>>
>>>
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