[mythtv-users] pcHD5500 and 0.21

[Harry Devine]

Jesse Burt wrote:
> Harry Devine wrote:
>
>> Jesse,
>>
>> I hope you don't mind me asking, but you said that your setup works 
>> now.  I just got done getting mine going and it's a little strange.  
>> I have 2 cards setup for my pcHD5500 (one as DVB and the other as a 
>> V4L Analog card).  I go into "Watch TV" and when I select a few 
>> channels, some work fine and some are really bad.  For example, 
>> channel 6 is my local ABC.  It looks OK (as good as analog can look 
>> anyway).  Channel 65 is the USA Network, and all I get is green 
>> static/snow.  Same with channel 68 which is FX Network.
>>
>> I know that the card is working since I can get some of the channels 
>> OK.  Did you have any of the same type of video issues with your setup?
>
> Harry,
>
> No problem... I didn't have any problems like that although I admit I 
> didn't
> try very many channels...
>
> I would check to see if the same channels work or don't work
> in something like tvtime, xawtv, etc. These are just plain old analog TV
> viewing programs in case you've never used them. If they work fine 
> there then I would check your myth setup and make certain that NTSC is 
> the standard, 'Cable High' is set (as opposed to Cable or Broadcast, 
> IIRC) and that you're using the right frequency table, which in the US 
> should generally be Normal (usually anyway...I'm not sure if IRC or 
> HRC are used?). Beyond that I would check the more obvious stuff like 
> the cable connection, etc. My HD5500's picture on some analog channels 
> looks like crap (i.e., like OTA analog TV with relatively poor 
> reception) compared to my HD3000, but I recently discovered it's 
> because of one of the cables going to the splitter box in my house. If 
> I switch cables, the picture on the 5500 looks much better, and there 
> isn't anything obviously wrong with the cable itself...just poor 
> quality I guess :)
> If you can't manage to get anywhere then maybe someone on the list 
> could  help. At the moment I can't think of anything else, sorry. Best 
> of luck!
>
> Cheers,
> Jesse
>
>
>
Where do I check for the frequency table setting?  I know that I have 
NTSC set, but I can't find where the "Cable High" would be.  I seem to 
recall setting something to us-bcast for the Analog channels, but I 
can't find them now.  I don't recall having to do this in 0.20.2.  I 
would go into the card settings, click Analog Options, and they were in 
there.  My card worked fine before the upgrade, so I doubt its the 
cable, but it's possible something went south.  But the DVB stuff (like 
the HD OTA channels) come in fine, so I'm leaning towards it being a 
setting wrong for me.  

Thanks,
Harry