[mythtv-users] mythtv-users Digest, Vol 224, Issue 16

[Stephen Hocking]

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>    6. Network tuners vs. USB Tuners (James Abernathy)
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> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:54:39 -0500
> From: James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Network tuners vs. USB Tuners
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> I have a production remote backend with a Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCIe card
> tuner.  I'm very pleased with it. I also have a test FE/BE combo built with
> a NUC and it uses a HDHomeRun Connect Quatro.  Both tuners are connected to
> the same attic antenna via a splitter.  I'm so close to the TV broadcast
> towers that I usually get between 90 and 100% signal strength.
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> Occasionally, I get recordings from the HDHR tuner that have pixelation
> throughout the recording, maybe 1 or 2 a minutes.  However, on the
> WinTV-quadHD tuner the same program recorded at the same time will have no
> issues for hours.
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> I'm guessing this problem is tuner related, since over the years
> SiliconDust has had to update the firmware in the Quatro to fix issues with
> reception with certain TV stations.
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> So my question is what about using the Hauppauge WinTV quadHD USB tuner. It
> requires USB3 which my 11th gen Intel Core i7 NUC has.  Is that tuner as
> good as the PCIe quad tuner??
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My experience with my HDHomeRuns, was, for a while quite frustrating. I got
the same pixelation issues, despite having good signal strength when using
the UDP (as opposed to the http) protocol stream. I tracked it down to a
faulty USB hub that was attached to the same computer, which was
interfering with the network card - don't ask me how. When I removed it,
all was good.
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