Had to reinstall Win7/32. Now have everything going but watching Live TV. TV recordings are fine as are their playback. This all worked fine before the OS reinstall.
Could be driver issue. Or could be OS issue (see below).
When trying to watch Live TV it selects the channel and starts playback including showing the channel on the screen. After a few seconds it stops Playback and givves Error message: "Something Went Wrong With Playback. Failed to render audio stream. Unspecified error.
I will take a look of the log as soon as I receive it.
System:
Cable STB with Component Video and SPDIF Audio to HDPVR
Asus Essence ST Soundcard w H6 Daughter board straight to power amps
Installed Arcsoft drivers (latest version) and Arcsoft Software (TMT. ArcDemux.AX was not in Arcsoft\Mpeg Engine folder but I have put it there and registered it.
You can try uninstalling Arcsoft software. We now use LAV filters with HDPVR.
HDPVR Setup:
For Tuner Type I have tried all 3 choices, but understand that doesn't matter with the HDPVR.
Unchecked "Device Requires Cable to route sound.
In Video Crossbar: Video Decoder Out: Input = Video YRBY IN. Audio Decoder Out: Input = Audio SPDIF Digital In. I have tried Link Related Streams both checked and Unchecked.
Something odd I notice is that most of the settings don't 'Stick' when I come back to check them again:
"Device Requires Cable to route sound." is checked each time I go back to look at it instead of unchecked. Audio Decoder Out: Input = Audio SPDIF Digital In" reverts to "Audio = Line In instead of SPDIF.
Could this non sticking of settings be related to the problem or is that normal?
Yes, this may well be the problem. These settings are saved in registry. Could there be an OS problem that prevents MC from writing to registry? Run RegEdit.exe and take a look at the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JRiver\Media Center 19\TV Settings\__?_usb#vid_2040&pid_4901#00a29c3a#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}_{a5d44047-56a5-4afd-a61c-176bb4ed375b}
(the last part may be a little different on your computer) and see if the values saved under that key make sense.