I'm curious if anybody is seeing the Hauppauge HVR-1950 not locking onto or finding locally broadcasted ATSC channels having a signal less than approximately 60%?
For signal strength, I've been using dvbv5-scan. dvbscan (or dvbv5-scan) tends to show the signal reaching 30-60%, and then dropping. Sometimes, turning off the LED display temporarily resolves this, but is not repetitively resolving the problem. My one to two year old Samsung televisions have had no real problems locking and recieving ATSC channels as weak as those having 10-20%. I did initially have some EMI or interference on a particular VHF channel, and this particular signal would bounce between 30% and 80% whenever the computer was turned on. I recently replaced the Corsair power supply under warranty and additionally placed snap-on ferrite cable snaps onto the TV power cables, which seems to have resolved any issues with the television interference. My current location is in Ohio, being about 30 miles from the transmitter towers. Using a Channel Master amplifier and pre-amplifier with the television antenna mounted up in a tree. Prior being in Alaska, I was only 5-10 miles from the transmitter towers with again, an aerial exterior mounted antenna. So, I'm guessing my USB connected HVR-1950 either; 1) Never was able to find and lock onto signals having a signal strength less than 60% (ie. engineering issue) or, 2) The HVR-1950 (or HVR-1950 power supply) is now malfunctioning. I have just ordered an internal Linux compatible earlier Hauppauge TV tuner card, containing a different manufacturer TV tuner chip. Will report back with the results next week. -- Roger http://rogerx.freeshell.org/ _______________________________________________ pvrusb2 mailing list [email protected] http://www.isely.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pvrusb2
