Lonnie Borntreger wrote: > On Thu, 2006-09-14 at 09:25 -0700, Jon Larson wrote: > >> I'm confused.. Is this likely to be a bug with the hardware, software, >> or just my setup? Are there others on this list to have a "Samsung TCPN >> 2121P30A" working fine, or is everyone having trouble with that tuner? >> > > I have a Phillips based PVR-500 and the Samsung 2121P30A (2221P30A after > the patch) based PVR-500. Between the quality patch from Hans, and a > Motorola cable amp, I now have just as good (or at least real close) > quality on the Samsung as on the Phillips. The patch had made a > difference, but the cable amp made the biggest difference. It appears > that the Samsung tuners are much more sensitive to signal levels (ie. > they need more). > > I got a Motorola BDA-100S1 from Ebay on someone's advice (I think from > this list). It's the first cable amp that has actually made a > difference... even for my "regular" TVs. > > Lonnie Borntreger > > > Thanks for the advice, Lonnie. I'm giving this a try along with re-compiling the tuner module before I return these things. I'll let everyone know what I find.
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