[mythtv-users] Problems Using VCR as Cable Tuner

Brian Wood beww at beww.org
Tue Sep 23 15:26:25 UTC 2008


Greg Hermsen wrote:
> I tried tuning through channels 2, 3 and 4.  I had MythTv set to
> "us-cable", not IRC or HRC.  I also tried /bin/true as the channel
> changing script.  I'm still getting black and white static only.  Do you
> have any other ideas?

(This list prefers bottom posting)

These are obvious, but:

Make sure you really have a good signal coming out of the VCR by hooking
it directly to a TV set (you probably already did this but it can't hurt
to mention it).

Make sure the "TV/VCR" mode is set to TV.

beww






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