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Aug 21, 2008, 12:04 AM
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On 21/08/2008, Bob <mythtv[at]cox.net> wrote: > I am having trouble with my DVICO HDTV5 Lite card, and I believe it is > related to the signal-to-noise ratio. Question: should I hope for > higher or lower values of SNR? You want a high signal to noise ratio and very low bit error ratio and uncorrected error values. > Some output from azap: > > 76-1: status 1f | signal f4d4 | snr 1ee0 | ber 00000000 | unc 0000ffff | > FE_HAS_LOCK > 105-1: status 1f | signal f69a | snr 21ab | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 > | FE_HAS_LOCK > 106-1: status 1f | signal f4a0 | snr 2175 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 > | FE_HAS_LOCK > 108-1: status 1f | signal f58c | snr 2192 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 > | FE_HAS_LOCK > > As you can see, SNR is very low and the recordings are awful. Check all cable connections, especially into the card if your reception on other devices is satisfactory. The signal itself seems strong, so possible causes of noise in the signal path should be investigated. -- Nick Morrott MythTV Official wiki: http://mythtv.org/wiki/ MythTV users list archive: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users[at]mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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