[mythtv-users] Stream Errors

Richard Scott richard at rhysmission.co.uk
Mon Aug 11 10:09:14 UTC 2008


I think there's a bug in the signal strength reporting with the DVB-T 
cards - mine report 26% and 8% (2 identical cards), but a Freeview DVB-T 
receiver reports 90-100% signal strength. (DVB-T is terrestrial, not 
satellite)

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Stream Errors
From: William <william_munson at comcast.net>
To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Date: Sat Aug 09 2008 11:11:44 GMT+0100 (GMT Standard Time)

> Paul Manning wrote:
>> Ok, I've had it!  I've tried to fix this myself for nearly a year now 
>> and as much as it kills me, I have to ask for help.
>>
>> I have a Haugpauge Nova-T 500 dual DVB tuner.  I can some serious 
>> stream errors on it when watching live tv. I've dicked with the LNA 
>> settings and pretty much tried them all.  There is absoutely nothing 
>> wrong with my antenna rig, as I've got STB's and HDTV's that use it 
>> and have absolutely no issue with signal.  Mythtv says signal is at 
>> about 56% when locking on a station.
> 
> 56% is pretty low signal, barely locked so you might want to see if you 
> can improve your signal. Perhaps your dish is not pointed quite on 
> target. If your dish is easy to get to you might try tweaking the aim a 
> bit while someone watches the signal level.
> 
>> The key thing I think is' something to do with MythTV and the way it 
>> handles LiveTV.  When I sheduled TV to record, it's perfect every 
>> time!  LiveTV, stream errors. You know, the glitchy screen, the pops 
>> and squeaks through the audio.  It drives me insane!  Now I've done a 
>> lot of research on this, and I know everyone is going to say, "It's 
>> not MythTV because....blah".  But why does recorded TV never have a 
>> problem then?  Are there any other TV apps for linux I can try to 
>> isolate whether it is definitely a Myth issue or it really is 
>> something to do with my card?
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea of something I can do to improve stream 
>> errors or help isolate where my problem is?  I reckon the MythTv wiki 
>> needs a stream error page!!
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