[mythtv-users] Horrible Audio Problems on Video Glitch

[Brion Swanson]

On Wed, 2007-12-19 at 21:00 -0600, Mitch Gore wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2007 8:35 PM, Bryan Murphy <bryan.murphy at gmail.com> wrote:
>         Hey guys, I just recently traded in my Hauppage PVR-350 for a
>         pcHDTV
>         5500.  I live in the Chicago Metro area, so my reception
>         ranges from
>         good to pretty lousy, but in general I get a passable signal
>         on every
>         channel but our local CBS affiliate (channel 2). 
>         
>         The problem is, whenever there's a glitch in the video stream,
>         I get
>         VERY VERY LOUD popping and screeching noises.   Now, I can
>         handle
>         audio and video glitches, but these noises are simply out of
>         control. 
>         They are irritating, they hurt my ears, they annoy other
>         people
>         watching the TV, they startle the dogs, and I'm afraid they
>         might even
>         damage my audio system.
>         
>         I've tried a bunch of things, and I simply don't know what to
>         do at 
>         this point.  My computer is certainly capable of handling the
>         audio
>         and video stream.  I use mpstat/dstat/iostat to monitor my
>         load level,
>         and I'm using maybe 40% of my CPU and reading and writing
>         about 6 to 8 
>         megabytes per second to/from the disk drive.
>         
>         Given that I live in the middle of the city, on the first
>         floor, and
>         am surrounded by tall buildings, I have little hope of
>         enhancing my
>         signal to the point where this isn't a problem.  As I said
>         earlier, I 
>         can deal with the glitches, but I really really wish the audio
>         dropped
>         out instead of screeching.
>         
>         Can anybody please help me?  I'm at my wit's end over this.
>         
>         Thanks,
>         Bryan
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> 
> What kind of antenna are you using?  Upgrading your anntenna can make
> great improvement.  I had to buy a $80 directional anntenna at circuit
> ciy for mine to work good.  I live about 10 miles from the tower in KC
> burbs. 
> 
> Mitchell

My neighbor swears by this DB-2 antenna:
http://www.antennasdirect.com/DB2_Indoor_antenna.html

He lives in a city home with the antenna on the first floor and lots of
reflection.  Supposedly it does a very good job of canceling reflected
signals and is designed primarily for HDTV on the UHF band. I don't
believe it's powered.

Maybe it's worth checking out?

Brion