[mythtv-users] Capture Card

[Allen Edwards]

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 10:17 AM DaveD <mythtv at guiplot.com> wrote:

> I am having trouble with OTA reception on rainy days and am looking into
> improving my signal.  The first thing I am looking at is my capture
> card; currently a Dvico Fusion Dual tuner.  I don't know if Dvico is
> cheap enough to do it, but other dual cards I've looked into have a
> splitter on-board which introduces a minimum of -3.5 db, even it it's
> done right, and I'm guessing theirs does, too.  Two capture cards (or
> external devices) would be fine as I have an unused output on my
> distribution amplifier already.
>
> A lot of what I've read indicates that the Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1265 has
> the best sensitivity, but all the posts/articles that state that are old
> (like 2014) and I am wondering if anyone on this list has experience
> with a capture device that is as good or better and supported on Linux.
> What would be really cool is a dual (or more) tuner device with an
> inboard distribution amp, rather than a splitter.  Of course the
> manufacturers don't seem to advertise anything about their hardware
> capabilities, just their "cool" Windoze software.
>
> Any advise or experience with this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Dave D.
>
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Best is a rooftop antenna and an amplifier close to or on the antenna. If
you do that the sensativity of your cards won't matter.

Allen

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