[mythtv-users] HDHR tuners just died?

[Paul Stillwell]

On Mar 6, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Mark Lord wrote:

> On 12-03-01 09:08 AM, Paul Stillwell wrote:
>> I have one of the original HDHRs and it looks like the tuners in it just died.
> ...
>> Has anyone else seen this?
> 
> Loads of people (me included) had the exact same problem.
> Something defective or whatever in that first rev.
> 
> Contact SiliconDust and they'll likely offer a discount on a (newer rev)
> replacement,
> if you want one from them.
> 
> Cheers
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Sorry for not responding to everyone sooner, life has gotten in the way:

To answer some previous questions: I did a fair amount of debugging when this happened. Here is a list of things that I tried:

1. Power cable: Since this was an original, I did get a replacement power cord a few years ago (when they were sending them out). I didn't try a new one, but power didn't seem to be an issue.
2. Cable and antenna: I have recently switched antenna's so I switched back to the old antenna with no change. I also switched to a different cable with no change. The cables I am using are brand new and not home-made so I'm assuming it's not a cable/antenna issue.
3. Splitter: I removed the splitter from the equation and plugged each tuner directly into the antenna (1 at a time) and tried to scan with no luck.

A friend of mine said he had the same thing happen to his and he re-flashed the firmware and it started working again. I haven't tried that yet since I got a new one. I might try that one weekend and see if anything happens.

I wish I had thought to contact Silicon Dust when this happened to get a discounted new one, but I was in such a panic that I just bought a new one from Amazon so I could get it right away. The new one arrived last friday and seems to be working fine with the new antenna and original coax cable that I was using. I like that the new one has a single input because I can plug my coax from the antenna directly into it instead of into the splitter.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions!

Paul