[mythtv-users] mythtv tv recording suddenly grainy / ugly

[Alan]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 09:23:11AM -0600, Brian Wood wrote:
> Alan wrote:
> 
> > I'm actually thinking this might be it as well.  I played more after I
> > posted this last night and I did have someone mucking in the panel where
> > the cable comes into the house, and there is a power booster there.
> > It's possible it got unplugged.  However, I wasn't able to check this as
> > there was someone sleeping on the couch in that room at the time.  I'm
> > hoping that this is it though.
> > 
> 
> They weren't playing with the panel for recreation, they were doing
> *something*, possibly adding a splitter in order to feed another
> customer, thus lowering your signal. This is a common problem in
> multi-unit dwellings.

Nah, single family house, and they were doing stuff with the phone line,
but in theory he could have unplugged the power booster for the coax by
mistake or while poking around.  Guess I'll find out tonight.

-- 
Alan <alan at ufies.org> - http://arcterex.net
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