[mythtv-users] Re:M179 Reception Quality

[Myth]

Hello Steve,

P 0 got me B/W as well...

P 6 got me color....


  Happy Mything...


                         Michale

                         

Wednesday, December 31, 2003, 4:00:48 PM, you wrote:

SF> You actualy get color?  I never could get past it being black and white,
SF> like I had chosen the wrong input. Are you using -p 0 ?

SF> Also, I could never get past crackling on the input for audio. I finally
SF> broke down and put in a PVR-350 yesterday, and it works great--no
SF> crackling, and the s-video works nice.  I literally pulled the M179 out
SF> and put the PVR-350 in, and updated the system to all the latest
SF> kernels/ivtv drivers, etc.

SF> Also, I'm using the DCT channel changing app, it would cause the M179 to
SF> go haywire on the inputs when Myth fired up.  I'd love to add the M179
SF> back in as tuner #2, but it's reallly problematic for me.

SF> Jarod will also probably agree that the M179 never wants to work the
SF> first time.  I've done the rmmod ivtv/insmod ivtv tango enough that I
SF> think I'm going googlie.

 

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Hand
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 1:11 PM
>> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>> Subject: [mythtv-users] Re:M179 Reception Quality
>> 
>> I'm using s-video with my M179 and the 21226.exe firmware 
>> with mine but I'm getting vertical lines instead. The picture 
>> quality really sucks!!!! Color is off by alot and it's 
>> blurry. My other mythbox has a PVR-250 and it's perfect. I'm 
>> glad someone started a thread on this because I was just 
>> about to start one. Is anyone using this card getting really 
>> good results or did I waste $50. Could be worse I guess.
>> 
>> Dennis
>> 



-- 
Best regards,
 Myth                            mailto:mythtv at pln.cc