[mythtv-users] 3x Dvico Fusion DVB-T Lite cards in one backend?

Chris Henderson jchendo at gmail.com
Fri Feb 3 02:37:16 UTC 2006


On 2/3/06, Chris Henderson <jchendo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 2/1/06, Tim Potter <tpot at samba.org> wrote:
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> > On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 06:30:46PM +1100, Tim Potter wrote:
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> > > Speaking of which, has anyone managed to get the antenna pass-through
> > > connector working on the DVICO Lite cards?  I have two lite cards the
> > > second of which wouldn't work unless I put a splitter in instead of
> > > using the pass-through.  It was almost as if the pass-through was not
> > > working at all the reception was so bad.  I wonder if there is some
> > > driver setting to turn it on/off?
> >
> > OK I take that back.  Wiring problem.  Ahem.  I now have three tuners
> > working daisy chained off one connection.  The last card still has
> > consistently zero error rates which is nice.
> >
> > Also my $9.95 four way (!) splitter turns out to be rubbish.  A single
> > tuner connected through it drops in and out of lock, and gets errors
> > even though it is the only device attached.
> >
> >
> > Tim.
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> Hey thanks guys,
>
> I am moving into the new house at the end of the month and there is
> already money put a side for brandspanking new antenna.
> I found a great article from, believe it or not, Jaycar on the web. I can
> find it at the moment but it was really good. It said that you can actually
> make the signal worse by adding a signal booster.
>
> I think i saved it someplace. it went on to say a lot of the problems with
> tv can be solved with a booster on the mast head  and then you can install,
> line conditioners,i think was the term.
>
> Basically you set each one to the tv channels frequency and it cleans
> them up.
>
> So, I have an executive order to fix the Mythtv Box as it stuffed the
> recording of Prison Break the other night. Not bad enough, you could watch
> it right up till 5 min before the end and then it lost audio sync. Again
> typically a TV antenna signal problem. And that would be right seeing the
> Mythtv box is running on a set of bunny ears. (i can almost see the
> transmission tower)
>
> SO it looks like i get some more money.
>
> "sure i can fix it form doing that honey, but it means we have to get a
> new antenna and another card."
> whooo hooooo
>
> I will see if i can find that link again.
>
> CH



Hi all,

FOund it quicker than i thought.

http://www.jaycar.com.au/images_uploaded/tvrecept.pdf


CH
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