[mythtv-users] Can't get HD TV channels working

David Watkins watkinshome at gmail.com
Tue Apr 28 12:16:38 UTC 2015


On 28 April 2015 at 12:45, John Pilkington <J.Pilk at tesco.net> wrote:

> On 28/04/15 12:11, David Watkins wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Damian,
>> I'm not saying this is your problem, but I ended up in the same
>> situation and it turned out to be a signal strength issue from my antenna.
>> I'm about 8 miles from Crystal Palace transmitter with a roof antenna,
>> so I get pretty good reception. However, I initally fround that my
>> PCTV292e would only tune the SD channels. I had a four-way passive
>> antenna splitter at the time. With an active splitter the PCTB292e was
>> able to tune both SD and HD but my other tuner (Hauppage NovaT USB)
>> would not tune the SD channels at all, but which I inferred that the
>> antenna signal was now too strong for it?
>> I'm currently running with an active splitter and an attenuator in the
>> line to the Nova T.
>> It might be worth experimenting with your aerial connection arrangements
>> to see if you can strengthen or weaken the signal and whether that makes
>> a difference.
>>
>
> I'm glad to see this.  I was beginning to wonder if /anyone/ had a 292e
> working with HD in Myth without a patch.


Acually I lied (not on purpose). Your comment made me go and check,
and it's a 290e that I have.

Sorry about that - other material still relevant though.

D
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