[mythtvnz] Reception problems with HVR2200

[Paulgir]

On Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:02:22 +1300, John McKnight  
<mcknight at paradise.net.nz> wrote:

> I am running Mythbuntu 12.04, combined frontend-backend, and I can't get  
> reliable reception with an HVR2200. The symptoms are random pixelation  
> in recordings, and when things are really bad, distorted sound.
> I have a single UHF antenna - line of site to Kaukau from Maungaraki in  
> Lower Hutt. I use an internal splitter to feed the TV and HVR2200.
> This seems to be a classic case of poor signal at the HVR2200, as bad  
> weather seems to make things worse. However, the TV never - and I mean  
> never ever - has any reception issues whatsoever.
>
> I have tried a Kingray internal amplifier replacing the passive splitter  
> - The TV was happy, but Mythtv could not get a lock at all.
> I have tried swapping flyleads, and replacing the passive splitter - no  
> improvements.
> I have tried removing the passive splitter and going direct to the  
> HVR2200 - no improvement.
>
> I am reluctant to splash out on a new antenna, as I am not certain that  
> there is anything wrong with the existing one, and looking at the  
> archives it seems that other people have had reception issues with  
> HVR2200s in the past. So I am leaning towards trying a different tuner  
> card.
>
> Can anyone suggest a tuner card that is not quite as deaf as the HVR2200?
>
> Cheers,
> John.
> This is the same problem as in the "Pixellation every 20 minutes"  
> discussion as of yet no resolution.
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