[mythtv-users] MythTV Firewire Troubleshooting assistance - SOLVED

Eric Sharkey eric at lisaneric.org
Tue Jun 15 15:58:15 UTC 2010


On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Preston Crow
<pc-mythtv08a at crowcastle.net> wrote:
> What I have found with my Firewire setup is that there are digital
> dropouts.  When I was recording the same channels with a HD Homerun
> (before Comcast turned on encryption on basic cable), the recordings
> were perfect, so it's not a signal problem.  I'm not clear on whether
> the problem is with the cable box or on the Linux side.

I have the same issue with Comcast via a DCH3200.  Sometimes the
recording goes perfectly, sometimes I only get the first 5 minutes, or
anything in between.

I've been considering switching to Fios, but I don't know if I'd be
any better off there.

Eric


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