[mythtv-users] PCHD3000 DVB recording

[Steven Adeff]

On 6/10/06, Greg Woods <greg at gregandeva.net> wrote:
> I finally got the CVS version of dvb-apps, which contains the "azap" and
> "scan" tools needed by the various scripts. Ran the qamscan.sh script.
> Got a channels.conf file, but without channel names. Manually set those
> by tuning each channel and looking at it long enough to figure out what
> it is.
>
> The problem is that the recordings are terrible. It rather looks like
> something just can't keep up, as the picture keeps breaking up and
> hesitating. This is a problem that is occurring outside of MythTV,
> because the same thing happens if I just connect "mplayer" directly to
> the DVB adapter device. I did get a small sample of a real HD recording
> when I briefly had Firewire working (more on that in another thread), so
> I know this isn't a playback issue, as that recording plays back
> flawlessly.
>
> Is there anything I can tune, adjust, or fix to make the HD3000 work
> properly? An FAQ that I haven't found?

hows the signal quality as reported by the card? Sounds like its just
not getting good quality signal.

-- 
Steve
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