I first installed MythTV 0.16 in Jan 2005. It worked perfectly and I was smug and content. I didn't tweak the box any beyond the parameters of Jarod's basic install instructions on the principle that if it ain't broke don't fix it. For three months all was good. Then on April 13 the video and audio quality began to degrade. Old shows still play flawlessly, but newly recorded shows tend to flash, chirp loudly and have intermittant blockiness. Since then I have made adjustments to the recording profiles bit rates based on archival information in this list. I have tightened my cable connection with a wrench. I have also done some half-heated experimentation with TV playback, but since only new recordings seem to be affected, I haven't invested much there.
I am coming to the conclusion that either the cable quality has degraded or the PVR-250(not MCE) is going bad. Any thoughts on the matter?
Fedora Core 3
MythTV 0.16 Frontend and Backend
MB NFORCE2 A7N8X-E DELUXE
Athlon 2700
Hauppauge PVR-250(not MCE)
EVGA GeForce FX5500
20GB ATA WD Hard Drive
200GB ATA Seagate
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