[mythtv-users] new user - fuzzy video, low audio - WinTV PVR350 no TV-OUT FC4

[Steven C. Liu]

Hi folks,

I've decided to play around and try to run MythTV on my P4 FC4 box.  I'm 
using a WinTV PVR-350 card, and trying to display onto my generic 19" PC 
monitor (attached via an analog VGA video port).  I can get some data 
with a test capture if I set 'ivtvctl -p4', but not all channels.  The 
video is fuzzy, and the audio is low - this is reminiscent of the old 
days of using TV attenna to get signal, and not really having much of a 
reception.

I can use ivtv-tune to change channels, and I can get some of the 
cable-only channels, so I know that I'm getting signal through my 
cable.  I also viewed the test capture on a XP box, and it also gives me 
the same lousy playback quality.  On that same XP box, I have a WinTV 
PVR-150.  Watching TV or recorded shows on that box is fine, and the 2 
cables go through a common splitter.

I don't know if this matters, but I tried using the "MythTV setup" gui, 
and I have no idea if I did everything correctly.  FWIW, I live in 
central New Jersey, and my cable service provider is Comcast.  Also, my 
mythtv-suite rpm version is 0.19-57.at from ATrpms.

Please help.  I would hate to have to yank out that card and put it into 
my XP box.

TIA,

Steve
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