[mythtv-users] Cannot get signal from PVR-250 component input
to display on the screen
Robert Denier
denier at umr.edu
Mon Oct 10 04:53:23 UTC 2005
On Sun, 2005-10-09 at 22:34 -0500, Paul Olson wrote:
> Hello-
> New to Mythtv, have had a lot of success with the main features, but
> am stuck at a few points. Would appreciate any assistance.
>
> I have connected a VCR to the component video input (also made the
I suspect you mean composite video input...
> audio connection). When I fire up the VCR and switch the card to that
> input, I hear the audio but do not see any video on the display; I just
Is the tape recorded with macrovision? Perhaps the card is paying
attention to the macrovision encoding and not allowing capture..
>
> see a blank screen. Cable is ok, when I connect those cables to the
> TV, the video displays fine.
>
> I am fairly certain that I have something wrong in the card setup,
> byt I have not been able to isolate my mistake. Can someone point me in
> the right direction?
Try a tape that is recorded with an ordinary consumer video camera so
your sure it doesn't have macrovision on it. Alternatively try using
the output of a game system or something..
-Robert
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