[mythtvnz] Help troubleshooting signal interference
Matt Poff
matt.poff at headfirst.co.nz
Fri Feb 6 20:39:46 GMT 2009
Over the last couple of weeks my MythBox has developed some weird
signal interference which obliterates the picture feed to the TV.
There have been no electrical wiring changes in the house or new
appliances plugged in so it's a mystery. I unplugged every other
device from the mains running off the same dual socket except the TV
and Myth box and unplugged everything else (audio jack, DVB-S feeds
etc.) from the box but the interference persists even when the Myth
box is not running. I even grabbed an extension cord and fed the TV
and Myth Box of completely different loops with no effect. Only when I
actually turn off the power switch at the back does the interference
stop.
I opened the box up to check whether there were any loose cables etc
but couldn't find any. The only change I've made recently was adding
another SATA drive to the rig.
I'm assuming the problem stems from the power supply but not sure how
to fix it? Do I need to ground the box in some way? It's a purpose-
built PVR case (Silverstone LC16M) so should be fit-for-purpose.
The actual supply of power is fine and the system runs but the feed
out to the TV is borked. Turning the RCA jack (good quality video
gold-plated) in the Video-In socket sometimes improves the picture
fleetingly. If the system is unplugged from the mains and left for 10
minutes or so the signal is usually OK on the next restart for half an
hour or so before the interference kicks in.
Any ideas how to fix or further troubleshoot this?
Cheers,
Matt
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