[mythtv-users] PVR 350 / fine tune frequencies

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Jan 27 21:45:45 UTC 2006


On 01/27/2006 04:39 PM, Matthew K. Lee wrote:
> On 12/16/05, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>   
>> Matthew K. Lee wrote:
>>> Is there such a thing as fine tuning frequencies for a PVR 350?  I've
>>> got a half dozen channels that seem to have extra static/noise through
>>> the Hauppage PVR 350.  The channels look great when the cable is
>>> hooked up directly to the TV, but through the PVR 350 I get vertical
>>> bars on channel 58, and snow on channel 72 (and other channels to a
>>> lesser degree).  The defect happens whether it is live TV or recorded.
>>>
>>> So, I'm wondering if I need to "fine tune" some of the frequencies or
>>> something.  I'm using Fedora Core 4, atrpms, the PVR 350, and S-Video
>>> out on an nVidia 5200.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> MythWeb Settings|Channels
>>     
> Thanks for your help.
>
> I tried to fine tune my PVR-350 using mythweb as recommended, but I'm
> not sure how to come up with the +/- value.  I tried trial and error. 
> It got (subjectively) better, but I would think there should be a
> scientific or more accurate method to find out what the channels need
> to be fine tuned to?  I Googled around a bit, but the only procedure I
> found involved using xawtv or TV time, neither of which worked with
> the PVR-350.
>   

Are you sure it's a tuning issue and not a tuner module issue?  (Are you 
sure you're using the right tuner definition?)

Mike


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