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STEP 3: INSTALLING GBPVR (PVR software)
GBPVR screen capture: Main Menu
The final step for this PVR solution is GBPVR. Although GBPVR is still officially a work in progress, it is a fully functional PVR program. It is also FREE! (Rampy note: as in beer)
It allows you to schedule recordings, view and pause live TV, view your recordings, listen to music (MP3 and net radio), check the weather, and view pictures. Although there are several programs that can do all of this, GBPVR has one essential feature that makes it very valuable: it can be used through the MediaMVP.
GBPVR screen captures: Video Library & Music Library
When you set the program up correctly, it replaces the Hauppauge provided server program so that the GBPVR interface shows up on your television and can be controlled with your mediamvp remote. The result of this and the last three steps is that your computer will do the dirty work for the PVR process, but it can be controlled and viewed on your television though the MediaMVP/GBPVR combo.
GBPVR screen captures: Scheduling Recording & TV Guide
The setup for GBPVR consists of downloading, installing, and configuring the software. The configuration of the program is a bit less user friendly than you might be used to if you have used only commercial software, but it much more straightforward and better documented than a lot of other "free" software I've tried before.
When it is properly configured, this program handles just about every step of the PVR process from downloading your local listings to scheduling season recordings, and it keeps getting better every revision! There are a few things that occasionally glitch; for example pausing live TV occasionally causes the program to crash for me, but the discussion board on the site is very active and has solved all of my small issues so far. Once your have set up this program, then your PVR setup is complete and ready to go!
