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[belliez]

Hi,

I am looking for several beta testers to try out my new application called pbTV. 

This application allows you to search and add TV shows that you want to schedule and be reminded about.  It will display time until it is aired and if it has been aired already.

When a show is aired, double clicking it will open your browser to newzbin website and display the show for you to download.


Features so far:-

- Add any show to your schedule.
- Download link to Newzbin.com usenet service for the shows aired.
- Sort your list of shows to display which shows are scheduled or unscheduled.
- Full show search, partial name search

Features Coming Soon:-
- Email reminders
- Show information including the next and previous episides.
- Automated nzb download with rules to allow SDef/ HD / first available etc (TBD)

Please register an account on the site so that I can keep you informed of any changes and updates.

I have moved the application to the public area at the following location:
http://www.pb-net.co.uk

I look forward to hearing your comments soon.

Thanks

Paul
www.pb-net.co.uk

[tms8707056]

Is this for Mac, Linux, Windows, Commodore 64, or "All of the above"?

[belliez]

Hi,

This software is for Windows based systems only (XP and Vista).  There are no plans for a Mac or Linux version at this time.

Regards

Paul

[Stilllife]

Can I have some more feedback on this? Anyone tried (still using) this application. It work well?

[belliez]

Hi Stilllife,

No-one has offered to beta test this yet.  If you want to be the first then let me know.  I am just making some changes to it and can get something ready in the next week. 

I wrote this app because I found it more and more difficult to keep tabs of what tv shows I've seen or not seen and wanted something to remind me of what has been aired so I know what to look for on newzbin. 

I find it very useful and wanted to share it / develop it further hence mentioning it on this forum.

Hope to hear back

[Arkady]

I'm always up to try new TV-style apps. Registered to a site, but I am not sure what to do next.

[belliez]

Hi,

Thank you for showing an interest in this software.  I am now ready to release it as v1.0.0.6 beta.  If you have already signed up for this software via my website then you should have already received an email with the download link.

This software was developed on a Vista 64bit and I have not tested on a 32 bit system yet.  Please let me know any installation issues / usage issues you have and any feedback is welcome. 

Requirements: .Net 3.5 Framework is required. If this is not installed on your system the installer will automatically download it from Microsoft and install it.


Instructions:

pbTV is very simple to run.  When you first run pbTV you will have a empty database. 

To add a new show to the database:
[1] Click on the "Add New Show" button.  A new window will open with a search box.  [2] Enter a show name (or partial show name) and click on the "Search" button.  You will be presented with a list of shows.
[3] Select the show(s) from the list (they will be highlighted when selected) and click the "Add" button. 
[4] When you have finished adding shows to the database close the search window and the main application will show again with the shows you added shown in order of the air date and time.

Downloading from Newzbin:
[1] When a show has already been aired it will tell you.  Double clicking it will take you directly to Newzbin download for this show.

Deleting a show from the database:
[1] From the database display tick the box to any show you want to delete from the database and click the "Delete Selected Show(s)" button.

Updating the database:
[1] Click the "Update" button to re-calculate the air dates.  (This will be a automatic feature in the next version).

Sorting:
[1] The links on the left hand "Scheduled Shows", Unscheduled Shows", "All Shows" will sort the database view into these categories.  Defaults to "Scheduled Shows".


Please let me know how you get on.

Thanks

Paul

[Arkady]

Hi,

Windows Vista 32bit reporting in.
It isn't working.

The application crashes immediately on startup. Running it as Administrator or running in compatability mode (XP) did not help.

Here are the details Windows gives me:

Code: [Select]

Description:
  Stopped working

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
  Problem Signature 01: pbtelly.exe
  Problem Signature 02: 1.0.0.0
  Problem Signature 03: 493da442
  Problem Signature 04: System.Data.SqlServerCe
  Problem Signature 05: 3.5.0.0
  Problem Signature 06: 4701282f
  Problem Signature 07: 83
  Problem Signature 08: 12
  Problem Signature 09: System.DllNotFoundException
  OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
  Locale ID: 1033

[belliez]

ok, give me a couple of hours and I will fix it.  Thanks for letting me know.

[belliez]

An error starting up pbTV has now been rectified. 

Fixes:

• During setup the installation will now attempt to download and install SqlServerCe3.5 if it is not detected on your system.  SqlServerCe is a mobile database server required to hold your show information.
• Fixed a bug that attempted to use the Vista common program data directory ("C:\ProgramData") on a non Vista system.

I have moved the application to the public area at the following location:
http://www.pb-net.co.uk

Let me know if you have any issues.

Regards

Paul

[belliez]

Hi,

There is a new version of pbTV available now v1.0.0.12. 

Changelog:
Some Minor bug fixes.
Performs a version check asks you if you want to download the latest version.

http://www.pb-net.co.uk

If you are currently using this software please let me know as I would love to hear back from you with any features, improvemens or bugs. 

Happy New Year.

Paul

[belliez]

Hi,

=== pvTv v1.0.0.29 Released ===

I have recently updated pbTv and fixed a few bugs.

You can download from www.pb-net.co.uk

Please register an account via my website so that I can see how much interest this is getting (to encourage me to keep working on new features and bug fixes) and also so I can keep you informed of new updates and features.

Bug Fixes
- Check for new version working properly.
- Some start up issues causing it to no start now fix
- New web location (sorry if you went to a broken link in the past 2 weeks).
- Some minor bugs fixed
- Single Installation exe instead of a zip file


Please let me know if you are using it and you want any features added or bugs fixed.

Thanks

Paul