[mythtv-users] What are my options for DTV recording in the US?

[Paul Stillwell]

> On Jan 17, 2017, at 5:06 AM, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> On 17/01/17 04:40, Paul Stillwell wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have another thread going about my HD-PVR possibly dying. I noticed that the recordings that it has done in the past week have all degraded in quality so I’m thinking that it really is dying and not something else. If I have to replace it, what are my options?
>> 
>> I’ve done some research online looking for new HD-PVRs and it seems like new ones are fairly expensive (and are they really new or just been sitting around somewhere?) and I’m not sure if I trust a used one. Is the issue with the new ones (like the HD-PVR2) HDCP? Is there some other choice out there that I am missing?
>> 
> Are you *sure* that it is the HD-PVR failing and not just the power supply?
> 
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> Mike Perkins
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I’m not sure, but I’m also not sure how I would test it. I guess I could look around and see if I have another similar power supply cable and try it. Any other suggestions on how to test to see if the power supply cable is bad?

Paul