[mythtv-users] strange interference with bttv card

[Gert van der Knokke]

Gert van der Knokke wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Anyone else having this annoying interference with (noname) bttv card?
> I bought 2 of these cards (called TV-Capturer) with BT878A chips and 
> have placed one of them in my myth backend server (Dual PIII 550) and 
> one in a frontend system (Intel Dotstation) and both show the same 
> interference when viewing and/or recording TV (that is: only on the 
> UHF band, VHF is fine) there is on quite a few channels some serious 
> interference:
> Broad horizontal white bands where the picture loses horizontal sync. 
> First I thought it might be the computer (tested it first in the Intel 
> machine) but after placing the other card in the myth backend server 
> it behaved in the same way.

Problem 'solved':

 From a friend I got a Mentor TV card (W-PRO99) and I swapped this card 
with the TV-Capturer (without any modifications to the load modules 
params..) and it works OK now. Still similar broad white bands do appear 
when changing channels but once tuned the picture is rock solid.
 
Ah well, I've ordered a PVR250 in Germany today, hope this will improve 
the picture even more :-) Maybe use the Mentor Card as second tuner.

Gert