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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Can you at least cat /dev/hdpvr > test.mpg without erroring out? You say that Mythtv bombs after 2 minutes. Why don’t you try capturing video directly for about 5 minutes and see if that works. This will eliminate Myth as the issue (I’m guessing that this is going to be a hardware issue).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Other things to try would be different cables from your STB to the HDPVR. Does this happen for all channels? Do some channels work while others fail? You may try locking the output resolution from your STB to 720p to see if that stabilizes things.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m guessing that you are using component video and optical audio. The HDPVR has a history of trouble with the audio when used with an optical connection (search the list). I personally use an component/optical without issue. Make sure that your optical cable is seated tightly, and if it has ever been bent too sharply it may have been damaged. Try another if you can.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Are you sure you have sound on the short recordings that you are left with before they bomb? I have also seen issues like this when the optical cable somehow disconnected itself from the audio in and reconnected itself to the audio out, all without my intervention because I would NEVER have made a mistake like that myself ;-).<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>