[mythtv-users] HDTV - PVR: Does it work?

[Ian Neubert]

Brandon Beattie wrote:
>>
>> >I also made the mistake of buying an MDP-100...  DIE TERALOGIC DIE!!!
>>
>> Seriously, I don't get why this thing is so freakin expensive either. To
its
>> credit though the MDP-120 has a good HDTV tuner, I was able to get
perfect
>> picture & sound when it claimed 30% signal strength.
>
>I wonder if 30% is really 30%...  So you know, it takes about 70% for a
>good signal on the pcHDTV.  I'm 15 miles from most towers and run
>through 150 feet of rg6, a 3-1 splitter and still get 92-95 signal
>(Never using any amplifier... And it was a $20.00 radio shack Yagi UHF
>antenna (Mounted outside is the key)

Thanks for the tips. I'm not really sure what that 30% means, I really doubt
it means that it's only recieving 30% of the stream, as it's playing back
1080i + DD 5.1 without any percieved loss. Who knows.

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