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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 17/03/2020 19:37, Mike Perkins
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:eda02468-a853-f9bc-7b7d-3e06a65ff1e0@randomtraveller.org.uk">I
have recently had problems with reception, as noted by some of my
recent posts here.
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My reception method consists of two Hauppauge Nova-T USB tuners
plus a PC-TV 290e which covers the HD transports we can get here.
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At the weekend, I noticed that I only had two tuners registering
and played around at the back of the server, moving the stub cable
to other USB sockets to try and isolate the fault. No Joy. I have
just pulled the 209e and tried it in another box: The result is:
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[ 606.287833] usb usb1-port3: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable
is bad?
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[ 607.255811] usb usb1-port3: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable
is bad?
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[ 607.255891] usb usb1-port3: attempt power cycle
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[ 608.539779] usb usb1-port3: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable
is bad?
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[ 609.507740] usb usb1-port3: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable
is bad?
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[ 609.507822] usb usb1-port3: unable to enumerate USB device
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When I pulled it I noticed that the device was sticky. The glazed
front part seems fine but the plastic at the back and sides is
deteriorating, to the point that I can make a dent if I use a
fingernail.
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A plastic item used for these purposes shouldn't deteriorate that
fast! I would recommend that all those who have these - and
possibly the 292e as well - have a check to see if the device is
still physically sound. Out of sight, out of mind, etc.
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So I'm looking to replace this thing and, eventually, the Nova-Ts
as well since we'll be going to T2 in due course. The two options
I have looked so far at are an HDHR, probably a quad (£150 here)
or a TBS6205 (about the same) since I do have a spare PCIe slot
for it.
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There may be other options, anybody like to share experiences? I'm
in the UK.
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<p>It sounds like you are sharing your signal between three devices.<br>
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<p>I replaced my two PC290E s with a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hauppauge-WinTV-dual-HD-Freeview-broadcasts/dp/B011Z7I0JY">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hauppauge-WinTV-dual-HD-Freeview-broadcasts/dp/B011Z7I0JY
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<p>which has performed perfectly. Reception DVB-T2 is improved
despite the fact it is a dual tuner<br>
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