[mythtv-users] (off topic a bit) 2 input HDHomeRun vs 1 input HDHomeRun Dual

[Neil Salstrom]

On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Douglas Peale <Douglas_Peale at comcast.net>wrote:

> Does anyone know if Silicon Dust upgraded the tuner when the switched from
> the 2 input model to the single input dual?
> I was watching the Americas cup today, and noticed that while my
> Centronics ZAT 502HD was able to tune NBC with no dropouts, the
> HDHomeRun was getting zero signal quality tuned to the same station
> connected to the same antenna with the same signal strength.
> Even though I have a direct line of site to the transmitter, it is over
> San Francisco bay, and on hot days the signal spectrum
> gets badly distorted (exactly like multi-path).
> I'm wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade my old HDHomeRun tuners.
> Do the new ones handle multi-path any better?
>

This can also be a sign of the power supply (wall wart) going out.  My Gen
1 HDHR started acting up with tuning problems and greatly fluctuating
signal and quality.  I pulled opened up the wall adapter and found several
swelling capacitors.  I swapped them out and it's been fine ever since.
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