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

[James Abernathy]

On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 3:39 PM Stephen Hocking <stephen.hocking at gmail.com>
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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
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>> a NUC and it uses a HDHomeRun Connect Quatro.  Both tuners are connected
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>> 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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In the past I did have a similar issue caused by a faulty network switch.
I have resolved that by replacing all my network switches with a much
better quality product.

Jim A
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