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by DaveR
Fri Jun 09, 2017 14:08
Forum: Official Firmware Images
Topic: Dreamplex not working with 16.1 major upgrade
Replies: 93
Views: 24223

Re: Dreamplex not working with 16.1 major upgrade

Thanks prl. Your script worked as advertised. Here's an alpha patch of the fix for Bug #586: Horizontal menus in DreamPlex stuck, and for the time not being shown correctly in the top bar of Dreamplex screens. Comments welcome! It would have been nice if the v16.1 change to Explorer (SMB) login cred...
by DaveR
Tue May 24, 2016 12:44
Forum: General Topics
Topic: IMDB plugin 'words to ignore'
Replies: 2
Views: 558

Re: IMDB plugin 'words to ignore'

LOL good point. Thanks

I started with just 'Movie: ' and later added more filters and then thought the space is not needed and I have another filter with a colon.
by DaveR
Mon May 23, 2016 19:09
Forum: General Topics
Topic: IMDB plugin 'words to ignore'
Replies: 2
Views: 558

IMDB plugin 'words to ignore'

Apologies if the following has already been mentioned somewhere. I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere. The IMDB plugin fails to find results for any shows that have certain characters in the title. Strangely, after removing these characters the search works and the results include titles with those...
by DaveR
Tue Jul 14, 2015 00:22
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Capture T4 HDMI Input to PC
Replies: 7
Views: 1909

Re: Capture T4 HDMI Input to PC

What firmware version? I tried each of the following firmware versions: 2015-06-19, 2015-06-24 and 2015-07-11, with the same negative results to start with, and no difference when selecting 'HDMI-IN Full screen mode' via blue button or channel '202 HDMI IN'. But then I tried channel 202 from the Te...
by DaveR
Mon Jul 13, 2015 16:44
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Capture T4 HDMI Input to PC
Replies: 7
Views: 1909

Re: Capture T4 HDMI Input to PC

What firmware version? Last Upgrade: 2015-06-19 12:04 PS Thanks for the tip Peter. I found the following post and am now upgrading to the latest public beta. http://www.beyonwiz.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=9177#p123040 An online beta update for T4 is available. Changes: * Added HDMI input...
by DaveR
Sun Jul 12, 2015 18:05
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Capture T4 HDMI Input to PC
Replies: 7
Views: 1909

Re: Capture T4 HDMI Input to PC

Recording the HDMI, then playing the ts file on the computer and capturing screenshots is one way to do it - but not as user-friendly as using webif would be. I just noticed that webif from the T4 has 'Stream HDMI IN' and 'Stream (Transcoded) HDMI IN' buttons at the top-left of the page (just under ...
by DaveR
Sun Jul 12, 2015 15:06
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Capture T4 HDMI Input to PC
Replies: 7
Views: 1909

Capture T4 HDMI Input to PC

Is there anything for Windows or Mac that can capture screenshots or video from a T4 displaying video from it's HDMI input? I expected 'Grab screenshot' in webif to work but it only shows a black screen when the T4 is displaying video from it's HDMI input. 'Screenshot (All)' and 'Screenshot (Video)'...
by DaveR
Mon Jun 15, 2015 18:11
Forum: Hardware Discussion
Topic: T4 Tuners
Replies: 24
Views: 3729

Re: T4 Tuners

Can you plug the T3's USB tuner into the T4 to make it 5 tuners?
by DaveR
Mon Jun 15, 2015 17:23
Forum: Hardware Discussion
Topic: T4 Tuners
Replies: 24
Views: 3729

Re: T4 Tuners

... Chances are that if you are recording so much that you need more than 3 tuners, you probably watch enough to have more than one TV too. Nope, I can only watch one TV at a time. Tonight I need 5 tuners I can only watch one TV at a time too. Your comment of needing 5 tuners last Thursday night go...
by DaveR
Wed Aug 03, 2011 22:28
Forum: Ice TV
Topic: Resend recordings to DPP2 Ice TV
Replies: 9
Views: 5689

The warning is because people would click on "resend all recordings" and then wonder why all their recordings are listed with the error icon. Basically you cannot send a timer that already exists on the PVR without getting an error listed on the IceTV website. On the wiz, manually deleting...
by DaveR
Sun Jun 12, 2011 00:34
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: BW to MAC to DVD transfer and conversion
Replies: 25
Views: 4959

I knew there'd be a good reason 8)
by DaveR
Sat Jun 11, 2011 21:30
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: BW to MAC to DVD transfer and conversion
Replies: 25
Views: 4959

I do the double shuffle - all files edited and demuxed through ProjectX and then remuxed through Womble. A nice MPEG2 file plus a srt from ProjectX all into ConvertXtoDVD if I want a disc Why do you need Womble? ConvertXtoDVD works just fine with ProjectX's demuxed files. You just have to add the a...
by DaveR
Sat Jun 11, 2011 20:02
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: WizFX and Windows Virtual PC
Replies: 6
Views: 2776

While I ponder on everything else you and tonymy01 have said, can you point me in the direction of how to preset WizFX to use the IP address of the BW? To add a preset IP address just click on Favorite in WizFX then click on the green + button. Type in your Beyonwiz's IP address and port number and...
by DaveR
Sat Sep 11, 2010 22:07
Forum: Networking your Beyonwiz DP Series
Topic: First NAS Drive
Replies: 6
Views: 3371

These use the intel based processors and are likely to be better supported into the future. Yep, any NAS with Gigabit Ethernet, an Intel Atom CPU and 500MB to 1GB of DDR RAM should be good enough speed wise for many years to come. And personally I wouldn't waste my time on anything with less than 4...
by DaveR
Sat Sep 11, 2010 21:51
Forum: Networking your Beyonwiz DP Series
Topic: First NAS Drive
Replies: 6
Views: 3371

Pretty much any NAS with Gigabit Ethernet should be able to handle multiple video streams. The Intel NAS Performance Toolkit shows that each extra stream only adds a very small overhead compared to the first stream. A while ago I made the mistake of buying a cheap used 4-drive NAS of eBay. It is a B...
by DaveR
Sat Sep 11, 2010 19:10
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Wizplayer gives "Socket Error # 10060" on New DP-P
Replies: 6
Views: 2197

Re: Wizplayer gives "Socket Error # 10060" on New

softradeau wrote:Error only on new P2 not on my 1year old P2. Is there an update to allow this software to connect to newer P2?
Do they both have a different WizPnP name set?
by DaveR
Sat Sep 11, 2010 18:58
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Wizzilla "ignoring" recorded shows when commanded
Replies: 10
Views: 3381

prl wrote:
Dave? wrote:... Matt's method of compiling perl scripts into win32 exes does not add the version or build number.
The next release has --version at Matt's request :) The current and earlier versions don't contain a version string.
Ahh, so it's your fault :D
by DaveR
Sat Sep 11, 2010 18:57
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Wizzilla "ignoring" recorded shows when commanded
Replies: 10
Views: 3381

Make sure you use the CLEAR button to erase the invisible characters when renaming. Just backspacing may not be enough. Sometimes just a 'Save and Exit' without editing the name is enough (at least it is as far as Beyonwiz file sorting goes). Other times I just use the yellow button to scroll left ...
by DaveR
Sat Sep 11, 2010 18:49
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Wizzilla "ignoring" recorded shows when commanded
Replies: 10
Views: 3381

Version 0.4.2 (and later) of getWizPnP, which sits underneath WizZilla and does the actual transfers, cleans up characters in the ASCII range 0x00-0x1f at the start of recording names, but I don't know if there's a release of WizZilla that uses that version. I have actually fixed the 'Windows illeg...
by DaveR
Sun Apr 11, 2010 22:59
Forum: DP-P2, FV-L1, DP-Lite, DP-S1 and DP-P1
Topic: For the non tech geek owners of Beyonwiz FV-L1 ..
Replies: 15
Views: 5316

ok, what you pay is what you get.. so there's really only 2 choice available.. 1. Live with it (and whine here...) 2. Return it and top up for a DP-P2. Plenty of people who are upgrading from a VCR are perfectly happy to FF through ads and never intend copying recordings off the HDD. A few who real...
by DaveR
Sun Apr 11, 2010 22:47
Forum: DP-P2, FV-L1, DP-Lite, DP-S1 and DP-P1
Topic: Inside the Beyonwiz FV-L1
Replies: 10
Views: 3487

prl wrote:Unfortunately, Dave?'s photos of the DP-S1 don't show the board revision details in high enough resolution to see what its board rev number is.
It's Rev 1.0
by DaveR
Sun Apr 11, 2010 21:37
Forum: DP-P2, FV-L1, DP-Lite, DP-S1 and DP-P1
Topic: What exactly is the DP-Lite?
Replies: 142
Views: 55256

... This unit is like a DP-P1 but with some reduced features to keep the costs down but has *NO* Freeview restrictions. ... I can't think of too many things that I'd want to see lost from the P1, apart, maybe, from the memory card reader and 5.1 analog. Hope they haven't dumped the USB. Give the ma...
by DaveR
Sun Jan 24, 2010 02:33
Forum: DP-P2, FV-L1, DP-Lite, DP-S1 and DP-P1
Topic: S1 clock wrong when in standby... P2 runs OK
Replies: 36
Views: 10810

Can I purchase a new crystal & install it myself? Yep. It's just a regular 'low profile HC49S package' type crystal (54MHz I think). Probably $1 at your local DSE or Tandy etc. 10 minutes with a philips screwdriver and a soldering iron is all it takes. http://www.dse.com.au/isroot/dse/images/pr...
by DaveR
Sat Jan 23, 2010 19:05
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: No Sound HDMI problem
Replies: 5
Views: 4142

Because restarting both tv and beyonwiz fix the issue it leads me to suspect a problem with the HDMI signal. That would be the most likely answer. Though I seem to remember 2 or 3 Chinese made LCD TVs having weird HDMI and/or Remote Control issues. It could be that a certain button press on the wiz...
by DaveR
Sat Jan 23, 2010 18:48
Forum: Networking your Beyonwiz DP Series
Topic: DP P2 LAN port playing up? - solved
Replies: 13
Views: 4126

tonymy01 wrote:Soft power cycle (standby) is definitely something that should be done with any issues, but this was a power plug pull.. definitely not something you should have to do. Perhaps it was overkill to pull the plug?
It's never overkill to pull the plug if other troubleshooting steps have failed.
by DaveR
Sat Jan 23, 2010 16:43
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Wizzilla logos
Replies: 8
Views: 3036

What are the names of your TV channels? Have you renamed any of them?
by DaveR
Sat Jan 23, 2010 15:50
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Wizzilla logos
Replies: 8
Views: 3036

Thanks Dave? re logos what about the missing settings.exe message or is that something to come? I don't know why you got that error, because as you suggested, settings.exe is something I am working on for the next version. I almost said 'was working on' but that would've implied that development ha...
by DaveR
Sat Jan 23, 2010 15:21
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Video ReDo with h.264 support now out
Replies: 16
Views: 5590

This is excellent news. Apart from the fact that VideoRedo was already an excellent program for editing regular PVR recordings, this now means that for wiz h.264 recordings what was previously a 2 step process using 2 different applications can now easily be done entirely with VideoRedo. Until now (...
by DaveR
Sat Jan 23, 2010 14:45
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Wizzilla logos
Replies: 8
Views: 3036

Here's the contents of a working logo.ini file that includes 7-Two and GO! There are a lot more changes than just 7-Two and GO! (it also includes changes for the renamed ABC and SBS channels etc). It should work for metro and regional areas and support most variation of renamed channels. This ini fi...
by DaveR
Sun Jan 17, 2010 19:32
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Video ReDo with h.264 support now out
Replies: 16
Views: 5590

Re: Video ReDo with h.264 support now out

Just trying the trial version now....so far it's loaded a wiz .ts file, and allowed me to edit, exported to a new ts file, and it's worked! What sort of wiz ts file? If it was recording of a TV program then it would be a mpeg2 transport stream file, and Video ReDo has always worked with mpeg2-ts fi...
by DaveR
Sun Jan 17, 2010 18:14
Forum: DP-P2, FV-L1, DP-Lite, DP-S1 and DP-P1
Topic: New DP-P2 Firmware Version 1.07.014
Replies: 56
Views: 23470

Re: Lack of ISO Support in 1.07.014

There is no DP-P2 that is able to run both versions. The post describing this is the first post in this topic . The warning about the serial numbers is in red . prl, thanks for the reply. I have a much better understanding of the issue now. My unit is an "older" unit, Reading the link abo...
by DaveR
Sun Jan 17, 2010 17:32
Forum: DP-P2, FV-L1, DP-Lite, DP-S1 and DP-P1
Topic: S1 clock wrong when in standby... P2 runs OK
Replies: 36
Views: 10810

Some people claim the problem is a capacitor on the S1... If so, I'm handy with a soldering iron & could replace it myself (if I knew which one. Any ideas anyone ? It's a faulty crystal, not capacitor. The 2 symptoms are, in standby, 1. The time does not increment past the next hour. 2. At the ...
by DaveR
Tue Nov 03, 2009 22:49
Forum: WizTV Info Based Services
Topic: WizTV website down ?
Replies: 15
Views: 10974

Dave? wrote:The web host stuffed up while migrating to a new server. It's supposed to be back online tonight.
The Homecast website is back online. Still no WizTV website or Homecast Forum.
by DaveR
Tue Nov 03, 2009 20:53
Forum: DP-P2, FV-L1, DP-Lite, DP-S1 and DP-P1
Topic: Whats new in F/W .05.302
Replies: 16
Views: 4190

I thought he was discussing the .302 f/w that turned up as if by magic on the returned beastie? Thank you. Exactly right. 301 breaks my H1 in June and in November they still haven't made public 302 which supposedly fixes the WizPNP problem. Yet they *do* make it available on a serviced machine. The...
by DaveR
Tue Nov 03, 2009 20:12
Forum: WizTV Info Based Services
Topic: WizTV website down ?
Replies: 15
Views: 10974

The web host stuffed up while migrating to a new server. It's supposed to be back online tonight.
by DaveR
Tue Nov 03, 2009 20:04
Forum: Networking your Beyonwiz DP Series
Topic: DP-P2 to SYNOLOGY DS-209+II NAS issue
Replies: 6
Views: 2804

Sounds like a permission issue with the shares on the NAS.
by DaveR
Tue Nov 03, 2009 18:33
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rebooting machine, any help?
Replies: 21
Views: 4321

it will reboot itself after a while. Same if I leave it into pause state. It's your beta firmware. The very first 2 beta firmwares I tried almost 3 years ago did the same thing. It was completely unusable for many weeks until the 3rd beta arrived. I've seen the exact same behaviour in other brands'...
by DaveR
Mon Nov 02, 2009 23:18
Forum: DP-P2, FV-L1, DP-Lite, DP-S1 and DP-P1
Topic: P2 losing sound
Replies: 28
Views: 5921

Hmmm, I dunno about this, beta .017 is known to have audio issues. Maybe you could ask them for beta .018, which seems to have resolved these issues (according to our early testing). They may not be the same issues as yours, but they are issues nonetheless..... Which audio problem are you referring...
by DaveR
Mon Nov 02, 2009 22:47
Forum: DP-P2, FV-L1, DP-Lite, DP-S1 and DP-P1
Topic: Losing reception - on Wednesdays only!!
Replies: 19
Views: 4794

he helped them complete an ACMA (I think) form requesting investigation of interference. They were contacted and visited a few weeks later, and after testing (a bit like water divining apparently - wandering around the neighbourhood with a mobile antenna) the problem was isolated to next doors frid...
by DaveR
Mon Nov 02, 2009 19:33
Forum: WizTV Info Based Services
Topic: WizTV website is down
Replies: 2
Views: 2886

Re: WizTV website is down

diesel wrote:Any ideas on a timeline for resolution?
Don't know. Don't even know what the problem is. A number of DPG websites have apparently been down since Friday afternoon.
by DaveR
Mon Nov 02, 2009 19:24
Forum: Networking your Beyonwiz DP Series
Topic: Setting up a wireless network with a DP-P1
Replies: 5
Views: 4841

SlingLink Turbo 4-port bundle will solve your problem (without the problems associated with wireless). You get a 4-port SlingLink, to connect your home theatre gear, and a 1-port SlingLink to connect to your router.
http://www.slingmedia.com.au/products-a ... rbo-4-port
by DaveR
Sun Nov 01, 2009 21:17
Forum: WizTV Info Based Services
Topic: Problem: ABC Sport and ABC News NOT updating!
Replies: 16
Views: 10352

diesel wrote:So is ABC Sport gone forever?

And has the Headline News replaced ABc News?
Don't know about forever, but it's definitely gone for now.
by DaveR
Sun Nov 01, 2009 21:00
Forum: Feedback and Suggestions
Topic: Suggestion DP-P2
Replies: 9
Views: 3999

Careful that naysayer Gully doesn't jump on you prl, like in this thread: http://www.beyonwiz.com.au/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=4654&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Please get personal. And I wasn't the only one to respond to your suggestions - Peter who you are warning also tried to point...
by DaveR
Sun Nov 01, 2009 19:32
Forum: Content, Software and USB
Topic: Smart Cutter Ps/Ts
Replies: 3
Views: 2551

The free version is at the bottom of the list on the downloads page. It is the 'Smart Cutter Ps/Ts (PORTABLE)' which claims 'Supporting M2TS, TS, PS, TRP, MTS; H.264/AVC, AVCHD, MPEG, DVD etc.'
by DaveR
Sun Nov 01, 2009 01:34
Forum: Remote Controls
Topic: Faulty remote2
Replies: 5
Views: 3552

Bluemax, have a look at No.15 in the Beyonwiz Easy Reference Guide (in Part 2)
by DaveR
Sun Nov 01, 2009 01:11
Forum: Feedback and Suggestions
Topic: Suggestion DP-P2
Replies: 9
Views: 3999

While I would like this too, and it is probably in the wish list, you can already create a new timer while playing a file. Even though you can't view the EPG while playing a file you can manage the timer list. If you see an ad for a program that you want to set a timer for, press POP-UP, press OK (o...
by DaveR
Sat Oct 31, 2009 17:36
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beyonwiz support for NZ and Freeview?
Replies: 20
Views: 7092

Re: Beyonwiz support for NZ and Freeview?

peetmoore wrote:1. Are beyonwiz planning to branch into NZ?

2. Can I get firmware specific to NZ?
If/when Beyonwiz start selling in NZ there may only be a DP-P2 and a DP-P1/FV-L1 models.

Pete, contact Beyonwiz HQ (via www.beyonwiz.com) and ask if they want/need an NZ beta tester.
by DaveR
Fri Oct 30, 2009 22:02
Forum: Networking your Beyonwiz DP Series
Topic: Networking your Beyonwiz
Replies: 20
Views: 6937

But it is a router setting issue, and some routers do default to a local network subnet mask of 255.0.0.0. If his router was supplied by his ISP (and he has not changed any settings since it was delivered/installed by his ISP) then ringing his ISP is the correct thing to do - unless Al is capable of...
by DaveR
Sat Oct 24, 2009 20:42
Forum: Networking your Beyonwiz DP Series
Topic: windows sharing isn't sharing
Replies: 15
Views: 5656

Rockets, your post is almost word for word what I would said. In fact I would like to split it off to it's own topic in the networking section so that I can make it a sticky topic.

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