[mythtv-users] HD-3000 recording corruption

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Tue Apr 4 15:28:32 UTC 2006


On 4/4/06, Steven Ihde <steve at x2.hamachi.us> wrote:
> On Thursday 30 March 2006 14:21, Steven Ihde wrote:
> > On Thursday 30 March 2006 14:11, Patrick Ouellette wrote:
> > > Sounds like interference getting into the HD-3000 from the video card.
> > > Try moving them farther apart, electrically shielding the card(s), and
> > > make sure if you have a jumper cable between the sound card and the
> > > HD-3000 that it is either removed or has RFI protection (a couple of
> > > turns through a torroidal core at each end).
> >
> > I suspected RFI too.  I moved the cards as far away as possible.  There's
> > no audio jumper, and I even tried unplugging the monitor cable.  I also
> > removed the cable splitter in case it was poorly shielded.  Nothing seemed
> > to help.
> >
> > I suspect a noisy video card more than an overly sensitive HD-3000, since
> > swapping out the nVidia for the Radeon made the problem disappear
> > completely (though it causes other problems as noted in my previous mail).
> > Maybe I'll try an nVidia card from a different manufacturer (this one was
> > 3D Fuzion I think).
>
> In case anyone's curious... I tried using aluminum foil as an RFI shield and
> didn't get anywhere.  It made no perceptible difference.
>
> But, I traded the 3D Fuzion 6200-based card for a PNY 5500-based card, and the
> problem went away completely.  I'm now able to watch standard-def,
> unencrypted digital cable channels with mplayer without any trouble.  (My
> system is too underpowered for HD as I previously mentioned.)  Next step, get
> Myth to recognize the channels.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve

better card for Myth anyway =D less power consumption too iirc.

--
Steve


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