[mythtv-users] PVR 250 Glitches and Capture Noise
Fedor Pikus
fpikus at gmail.com
Tue Jul 12 11:51:03 EDT 2005
On 7/12/05, Barry Jett <bjett80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder if anyone else has seen this problem.
>
> My PVR 250 on an 18.1 EPIA 10k Mandrake system has started generating
> video noise randomly . About every 10 to 20 seconds I'll get a 'blip'
> of pixelated
> distortion covering no more than 5 percent of the screen and lasting perhaps a
> second.
>
> This occurs on both the tuner input and the composite input (which has a b/w
> camera on it), occurs on 'live' TV and recordings. My guess is the mpeg
> encoder is the source.
>
> A reboot and reseating of the PVR 250 got rid of the problem for a
> while, but it's
> back again. Internal temperature of the case is 37 degc, but I pulled
> the top off and
> rebooted to see if the problem re-occurs.
Could be overheating, PVR350 gets considerably hotter than the ambient
air unless you have very good ventilation, and at 37 degrees there's
not much room to go.
>
> I also have a firewire input from the cable box....it's clean and rock solid.
>
> All suggestions welcome !
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