[mythtv-users] Plextor TV402U-NA and Myth 0.18.1

[Byron Poland]

On 7/28/05, Tim Sailer <tps at buoy.com> wrote:
> I've been using Myth .18.0 and the plextor for a while without any
> major comliants. I upgraded my systems to .18.1, rebooted, unplugged
> and plugged the plextor (haven't fixedc the coldplug yet), and tried to
> watch live tv. All I get is a lovely lime green screen, with a few moving
> pixel blocks. Repeated attempts to watch live tv mostly fail, but every
> once in a while, I get a clear picture. Recordings are mostly the green
> screen. I reverted back to .18.0, same thing. Huh. I recompiled the .94
> plextor drivers (under Debian), same problem. Am I going insane, or do
> I have a 2nd bad plextor unit in 6 months? The first one ended up being
> used for skeet. Very satisfying...
> 
> Tim
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Sounds like the recording profiles got changed.  Check the default and
livetv recording profiles and make sure they are set for mpeg4 and a
decent bitrate.  if you search the archives, you see that the green
screen is a common issue with the plextor and an intial myth setup.