I can't use the 640x480 resolution successfully. Why?

[mg170]

Quote on http://applian.com/at-large-recorder/support/faq.php#res640:

I can't use the 640x480 resolution successfully. Why?

640x480 is currently an experimental resolution. It may not work on some systems.

Quote end.

Hello everybody and thank you for helping me/us out with this. I am really sorry if this has already been answered.

I would like to know if anybody has figured out how to fix or go around this, because "It may not work on some systems" is very interesting.

I am using a Slingbox AV don't know the Firmware off hand, probably newest.
Slingplayer Version 1.2.0.157
At Large Recorder Version 2.3

On a different Computer where I don't have At Large Recorder I have installed Sligplayer 2.0 where I get up to around 3000 kbs and perferct Resolution.

I set 640x480, but always only records 320x240.

Anybody some Ideas? Thanks for you help.

-Marc

[dipdog21]

I have had very similar problems. I ended up rolling back the firmware in order to solve the problem. I have never been able to get the resolution issues to iron out with the new versions of slingplayer. Here is a thread that explains more.
http://forum.applian.com/showthread.php?t=252&highlight=dipdog21

[vbrich]

I tried everything and still can't record higher than 352 x 240. I see that people with the classic can record 640x240, which I can't even do.

Anything wrong with using this combination?
-At-Large Recorder 2 v2.4
-SlingPlayer 1.5
-Firmware of Slingbox 1.2.16
-Slingbox Pro with HD dongle

I've tweaked with settings (slingplayer and at-large) all day and it just wont record at a decent resolution (views fine through slingplayer).

Any help is appreciated.

[bredtwest]

"640x480 is currently an experimental resolution. It may not work on some systems."

I bought my At-Large Recorder last year. I've seen this response on this problem for almost a year. When is this "experimental resolution" going to be fixed?

[nkkiegem123]

yes. I agree with bredtwest...
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[thysys]

I had the same problem.
After trying out all the possible solutions out there, I could only get 320x240.

So I created an automatic process and used VirtualDub to capture SlingPlayer.
Although this was a good high res, I wasn't completely happy with the sync.

Then after reading various forums, it seemed others were able to record at 640x480,
but they had to downgrade the Slingbox's firmware.

So I managed to get old firmware off google, hex edit it and downgrade.
Now At-Large Recorder (ALR) 2.4 records at 640x480.

I have a new UK SlingBox Solo.
After the downgrade it seemed Slingplayer 2x didn't connect.
However, the main reason I bought the Slingbox was to record.
Note: SlingPlayer 1.5.1 still works though.

I guess the new firmware updates break the old recording code?
The recording code hasn't been updated in about 18 months.
The old firmware (1.0.13) I am using is dated 09/21/2007.

~thysys

[dejong77]

Last year i could record in all the video sizes but when i upgraded to 1.2.10 firmware which was released in december 2008 i couldn't use the bigger video sizes anymore.

but my nokia mobile phone screen is 240x320 so don't need the bigger resolution anyway right now.

[kusojiji]

Does it improve the playback with the higher resolution? Isn't the classic limited to 320x240 anyway? It seems like the higher resolution setting in the recorder is causing a buffer underflow and making it choppy.

[jamesdelf]

Thanks for posting this- I was about to buy At-Large but it seems they are a bit useless at fixing problems - all I want is to get this recording at 640x480. Hopeless. I guess I ain't gonna buy now.
If they cannot sort out 640x480 then no chance on them being able to record through a proxy server too.
I have had problems before with recording with Replay Media Catcher - and their 'help' was less that stellar - more like useless