[vdr] Re: maximum cable length for wintv nova-s

[Claas Hilbrecht <claas@jucs-kramkiste.de>]

> So that means that you have to use an software mpeg decoder and I do
> wonder if Klaus
No, I just do recordings on the described system. It's a Pentium IV 2.4 GZ 
with 1 GB Ram. Replaying is done in a vdr client system with a 
full-featured tt card rev 1.6. Recording and so on IS working on a much 
shorter cable.

> You should check the signal strength first, if that's okay, double check
> the F-connectors... okay..
How can I check the signal strength with a DVB card and current drivers 
(linux-dvb.2003-04-13)?

> if you still have a problem with the nova, then it's related with your
> computer or configuration error of Linux.
The computer or linux configuration should be not involed. Since moving the 
same or a second computer that I use for testing to a location with much 
shorter cable will work.

What I even discovered. I think the cable is the problem. Today I tested my 
test computer in my brothers rooms which also have a 26m cable length. This 
cable is the same cable as the one from the dish to the 
"überspannungsschutz". In this configuration the recording is perfect 
without any glitches. I wonder why the cable is so MUCH important since the 
seconds one is not really much lower quality.

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Claas Hilbrecht
http://www.jucs-kramkiste.de



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