[mythtv-users] question regarding composite vs. television inputs

[Dane Kantner]

> I'm just throwing this out here to see if anyone else has this issue.  I
> have my video input *only* on the composite input on my TV tuner card;
> The coax input is unused (AT TV Wonder VE).  I setup myth correctly, and
> most of the time it works properly.  However, I've noticed that about
> 1/10th of the recordings for some reason try to use the coax input, so
> all I get is the green screen with some static for the duration of the
> recording.  It really does seem to be random, and I'm guessing about a 1
> in 10 chance of this happening to my recordings.  It's a shame 'cause
> it's like I'm playing Russian Roulette and I never know if the one show
> I *really* need to be recorded will just be blank when I get home.

if the RF input never gets used, and its causing problems, perhaps you can
disable it with the driver itself... also, have you ensured that in setup
you don't have a cable provider input setup on the that input?  If so, maybe
a glance at the database tables would ensure there isn't any old input data
laying around for this.... (Alternatively, some might say to just drop your
db).

-dane