[mythtv-users] Picture Quality...

[Brad Fuller]

Brian Wood wrote:
> On Oct 8, 2006, at 4:35 PM, Andy Speagle wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi all...
>>
>> Why does my picture look so much better when I have the cable  
>> plugged directly into the TV... rather than getting the signal from  
>> my Myth box?  I'm not talking about signal quality... I mean the  
>> weird lines that are in the picture... Is there some magic I need  
>> to be aware of in video settings that will make this look like it  
>> does when I'm watching it directly via the cable?
>>
>>     
>
> "Weird Lines" is pretty ambiguous, could you be more specific?  
> Possibly even post a link to a still frame or short clip?
>
> Your problem could be anything from incorrect tuning due to the wrong  
> frequency table to some sort of internal interference inside your  
> box. Could be problems with the capture or the playback, you need to  
> get the problem narrowed down a bit.
>
> But it is not normal. Somebody who doesn't know what to look for as  
> far as mpeg artifacts should not be able to tell the difference from  
> your direct cable signal to Myth's reproduction of it.
>   
Hmm... I disagree. While there might be something to the "weird lines",
in general tuner's on PC cards are usually inferior to ones in
televisions purchased today. Comparing tuner to tuner, the television
tuner will win out in most cases, don't you agree?
brad