[mythtv-users] Signal Strength for a Capture Card v an ATSC TV Tuner

[Kirk Bocek]

Andrew Barbaccia wrote:
> Has anyone noticed a discrepancy between the signal strength needed to 
> tune a channel with a cable box / ATSC TV Tuner vs a capture card? I'm 
> finding I need quite a bit more signal to tune with a capture card.
> 
> Tested on an HVR1250 and AverMedia A180 among a few other cards...
> 
> Thanks,
> -a

I've found the opposite with my old PVR-500. It has problems if the signal is 
*too* strong. Right now I've got two 10db attenuators on it and I still get 
noise on some channels.