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After months of patience, you can new download the first version of DVBLink for DVBDream 4!

Changes

DVBLink v4 products have a lot new features, improvements and fixes over previous version. The most notable of them are:

• More intuitive and easier Windows MediaCenter setup
• Support of up to 8 virtual tuners in Windows MediaCenter
• Web based DVBLink server configuration
• New DVBLink Connect! Server with support for live TV, timer scheduling and EPG on Android, IPhone, IPad and Windows Mobile devices
• DVBLink Boxee client that enables watching live TV on Linux and Mac computers as well as in Boxee Box itself
• DVBLink Remote API, which can be used to create 3rd party DVBLink clients

Please be aware that the announced beta version is not a finished product, but is fully functional. In case of problems, please consult the DVBLink for DVBDream forum for help.

Upgrade program

Because of the amount of work involved to support the new DVBLogic framework, this new version does not come as a free upgrade. A discounted upgrade program will  allow currently licensed users to update their software for a much lower price (10$) than the cost of a full version. From now on, new customers buying DVBLink for DVBDream license are also automatically granted a DVBLink for DVBDream 4.X license.

This version includes the following changes:

• Added CRC check to correct dish network EIT packets problem

After a few months of waiting, here is the updates DVBLink for DVBDream 2.0. This version will allow you to use the latest DVBLink framework and all it’s sources, including DVBLogic’s Network Pack (NWP).

This version includes the following changes:

• Correction to AC3 problem
• Updated installation guide

After a few months of waiting, here is the updates DVBLink for DVBDream 2.0. This version will allow you to use the latest DVBLink framework and all it’s sources, including DVBLogic’s Network Pack (NWP).

This version includes the following changes over the previous beta:

• The EPG (guide) from stream is written to WMC
• Auto-tune channel for EPG
• Bug fix

The license for DVBLink for DVBDream 2.X are compatible with DVBLink for DVBDream 1.X. In short term: the upgrade is free of charge!

Installation quick guide:

1. Remove DVBLink 1.0 (if you have it installed)
2. Install DVBLink Server 3.1 (DVBLinkServer.msi)
3. Install DVBLink for DVBDream 2.0 (DVBDreamBridgeSetup.exe)
4. Open DVBDream and get a trial license/register
5. Open the DVBLink Server Configuration application
6. Create a new source from the DVBDream template
7. Return to DVBDream, open the DVBDreamBridge dialog from DVBDream’s Modules menu, check a few channels and click Ok to close the dialog
8. Return to DVBLink Server Configuration. Select the Server Configuration tab located at the bottom of the dialog.
9. From the left pane, expand DVBDream and select DVBDream selected channels.
10. Click on the green arrow to add the channels to Media Center.
11. Open Media Center. Go to the Extras library menu and click on the dvblink icon.
12. Click on synchronize channels.

A better guide should be created soon, but this quick guide should at least get you started.

This document explains how to populate the Windows Media Center guide with the channels from any DVBLink source.

Targeted products

This document is valid for the following products:

• DVBLing for Hauppage HDPVR 3.X and later
• DVBLink for DVBDream 2.X and later
• DVBLink for USB HDDVR 1.0B2 (to be confirmed) and later
• DVBLink for ATSC&QAM 1.X and later

Get ready

1. Open the DVBLink Configuration dialog.
2. Select the low tab Server Configuration

Select channels from your source

When a source expose a channel, you must manually select that channel to appear in the Media Center guide. The following instructions explains how to select which source’s channels will appear in the Media Center guide.

1. Select the Channel selection tab.
2. Expand the channels under your source name. In the following screen-shot, my source name is USB HDDVR.
3. Import channel(s)
   1. To import a single channel: Select the channel name from the expanded list and click on the green arrow.
   2. To import all channels: Select the channels’ parent node and click on the green arrow.

Selected EPG sources for the imported channels

For you channels to display the right guide show listing (aka Electronic Program Guide or EPG) you must configure each of them with the right Guide Service source. You can configure them in batch or individually.

1. Open the EPG sources tab.
2. On the right pane, select MC Guide Services as your EPG source.
3. Select your provider lineup name.
4. Set EPG source
   • Batch: If your imported channels names are identical to the names in the right list, click Set EPG source using channel name.
   • Individually: You can select specify a channel’s EPG source by selection the channel in the imported channel list and double-clicking on the EPG source.

Add your imported channels to the Media Center guide (synchronize)

Once you have selected the channels to appear in the Media Center guide, you must update (synchronize) the Media Center guide to get these channels.

1. Open Windows Media Center.
2. From the main screen, navigate to the Extras menu and open the extras library.
   
3. Open the DVBLink Channel Configuration program.
   
4. Select Synchronize Channels.
   Note: Older version of the DVBLink Server can popup a dialog showing additional task. If this is your case, you should just skip all this step and click Finish. Alternatively, you could update your DVBLink Server to the latest version.
   
5. A dialog should appear containing the operation result. This screen-shot shows that I had added 1 channel and deleted 1 channel.
   

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After a few months of waiting, here is the update DVBLink for DVBDream 2.0. This version will allow you to use the latest DVBLink framework and all it’s sources, including DVBLogic’s Network Pack (NWP).

There are a few known problems with the beta:

• EPG data is not yet sent to Media Center
• An error message is displayed when the source is created using the DVBLink Server Configuration tool.

The installer is packaged with the official DVBLink 2.0 release. However, I recommend using the latest DVBLink server (currently 3.0RC1) instead of DVBLink 2.0. The newest version is easier to configure.

The license for DVBLink for DVBDream 2.X are compatible with DVBLink for DVBDream 1.X. In short term: the upgrade is free of charge!

Installation quick guide:

1. Remove DVBLink 1.0 (if you have it installed)
2. Install DVBLink 2.0 or 3.0 (I recommend 3.0)
3. Install DVBLink for DVBDream 2.0B1
4. Open DVBDream and get a trial license/register
5. Open the DVBLink Server Configuration application
6. Create a new source from the DVBDream template
7. Return to DVBDream, open the DVBDreamBridge dialog from DVBDream’s Modules menu, check a few channels and click Ok to close the dialog
8. Return to DVBLink Server Configuration. Select the Server Configuration tab located at the bottom of the dialog.
9. From the left pane, expand DVBDream and select DVBDream selected channels.
10. Click on the green arrow to add the channels to Media Center.
11. Open Media Center. Go to the Extras library menu and click on the dvblink icon.
12. Click on synchronize channels. (Follow instructions if you are using DVBLink 2.0).

A better guide should be created soon, but this quick guide should at least get you started.

This new version introduces the changes to the registration, please read-up on what this involves.

To update from a previous version, please follow these instructions.

This version includes the following bug-fix:

• Corrects the problem of channels appearing multiple times

To update from a previous version, please follow these instructions.

This version includes the following bug-fix:

• Corrects some AC3 channels not playing
• Added original transport stream dumping option

To update from a previous version, please follow these instructions.

Media Center keeps all its tuners, channels, recording, EPG and other information in a single database file. The good thing about this is that it’s fairly easy to reset Media Center to a nearly original state simply by removing this file.

To remove this file, follow these steps:

• Boot Windows in Safe mode
• Browse to the following folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome
• Rename the file mcepg1-X.db to mcepg1-X.backup.db
  Note: X is a random number
• Boot Windows in Normal mode
• Start Media Center

That’s it. You should now have to reconfigure Media Center as if you just installed Windows.