[vdr] Unwatchable channels (vdr-xine, dxr3, vlc, mplayer)

[VDR User]

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Luca Olivetti <luca at ventoso.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> this has been bugging me for a while, but since it happens on channels I
> don't usually watch, I didn't ask before.
> There are some channels that are completely unwatchable: even with a perfect
> signal (at least according to femon) I can only see blocking artefacts and
> chirping sound.

That sounds like the symptoms of a bad signal.  Are you sure the
driver you're using is reporting the correct statistics to femon?
Several drivers don't.