[vdr] Re: Hardware falures

[Christian Berger <einStein@donau.de>]

apieper@gmx.net schrieb:
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [vdr] Hardware falures (29-Apr-2002 16:09)
> From:    einStein@donau.de
> To:      vdr@linuxtv.org
> 
> > Servus
> >
> > Uhm, are your DVB cards also failing so often? Recently I sent mine to
> > the factory for the second time. I just want to check wether that's just
> > my card or a general problem with Haupauge's cards.
> 
> Here: 1 DVBs-card v1.3, 2 years old -no failure
>       1 DVBs-card v1.3, ~1 year old -no failure
>       1 nova-card, 1/2 year old -no failure
> 
> Because the DVBs-cards (especially the full-featured) get very hot i
> installed a 8cm-cooler in front of them, now i can touch them without
> harm. Maybe your card fails because of the heat?
> 
> ...Andreas

Well I had different problems with mine, one is it doesn't draw the OSD
correctly randomly (I don't think it's a software problem.) 
As well as the D/A converter broke (only the left channel).

I'Ve tried different fans, including a 25 Watt Pabst one with no
success. Well I've called Haupauge and they claim it's supposed to be
that warm.

I suppose the weakest part of the cards is the video/audio outputs. They
not only put it only on the inside of the computer, but it also seems to
be not protected quite well. Some diodes might have been a cheap way to
prevent some falures.

Servus
  Casandro