> Remember that a PVR-x50 isn't a TV. It exists in a very inhospitable > climate for a piece of electronics design to process RF signals. > Therefore, in general PVR-x50's require nice strong signals. IMHO, > Hauppauge has done an excellent job considering the challenges they face.
Do you recall anything in the LG tuner datasheet about the acceptable RF signal level range? I believe that the FCC requires cable signals to be between -10 and +10 dBmv. Of course, individual channels will vary depending on equalization, etc. It could be that the tuner cannot produce a quality picture with signals that are not +10 dBmv or greater. So your friend has about a 0 dBmv signal at the entry point. Let's assume the amplifier has a +20 dB gain and the 4-way splitter has an insertion loss of 9 dB. That puts the nominal signal level around +11 dBmV at each of the 4 pvrs. So I think two tests are in order for those so equiped: (1) test the card in the same machine running windows; and (2) test the card in linux using a signal around +10 dB. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ ivtv-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ivtv-devel
