[mythtv-users] Playback limiltations [was: Sssssllooooowwwwwatching TV]

[Edward Wildgoose]

> I also want to add in that you can also get wildly different
> signal qualities due to cabling.  I was getting a very poor 
> picture for low channels (below 16) at first, but was able to 
> improve them all by trying a different cable between my tuner 
> card and the wall.  I would also think that all cable leading 
> from the cable provider to everyone's home is not equal (though, 
> I'm sure they strive to do so).

I would second this.  I bought some fairly expensive shielded cable and made up a fly lead to my wall socket basically because the quality of the picture looked pretty poor.  Picture quality immediately improved dramatically.  I suspect that there is a lot of radio frequency interference from the PC, or something else nearby.

Suggest trying to get a decent shielded cable on your system