DVB-T aerial onscreen signal strength

Blutarsky · 2006-06-27, 15:57

Did you ever think about to show, buy request (keystroke) an on screen signal scale?

On portables, where signal flows, it's handy

sunsetraving · 2006-06-27, 21:56

Right!! This is a very good idea!

urev · 2006-06-28, 09:10

yes, I second that!

As I said about the <Shift>-<!> key to get some info about the current situation in mediaportal http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/vi...p=86884#86884:

I would be very, very useful to get more information about signal strengh and quality to adjust the antenna carefully.

bye, urev

jahebe · 2007-09-18, 07:49

+1 vote :-)

Paranoid Delusion · 2007-09-18, 12:30

The problem comes in when the DRIVERS that are supplied by the card manufacturer actually give misinformation regarding signal strenght\quality.

This has been reported many a time that someone is getting a good signal and been unable to find any channels (as shown when tuning).

A good example of this is the Hauppauge TD-500 which has the ability with 2 aerial inputs for its dual tuners to switch to diversity mode which combines signal from both inputs and sends the signal to just one tuner, increasing its sensitivity, allowing it to receive a signal where it would not have been able to before, the owner insisted it was not a aerial problem until he tried diversity mode and found it worked ok, where previously he could not tune any channels despite the signal strenght showing to be fine.

Software signal detectors are not the best, cannot beat a good old signal meter for setting up aerial\sat.

One day may get incorporated into TVE3 if the Devs decide to implement it, but for DVB reception it varies on different transponders anyway.

But do not rely on it.

Regards

Marcusb · 2007-09-18, 19:06

there used to be a section in MyTV when using the tv server for all the stream data, but it was removed a while ago. I guess this is the reason?

It gave signal strength and a whole lot of other info.

allanp81 · 2007-09-19, 09:53

I'd like to see this as a feature, but as Paranoid says it seems to be variable as to what the tuners report back. I have 3 tuners using tve3 and 1 shows full signal and the other 2 show it variable but are all being fed by the same aerial and all get perfect reception.

2006-06-27, 15:57	#1 (permalink)
Blutarsky Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	DVB-T aerial onscreen signal strength Did you ever think about to show, buy request (keystroke) an on screen signal scale? On portables, where signal flows, it's handy

2007-09-18, 12:30	#5 (permalink)
Paranoid Delusion Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 6,637 Thanks: 129 Thanked 235 Times in 209 Posts Country: My System	The problem comes in when the DRIVERS that are supplied by the card manufacturer actually give misinformation regarding signal strenght\quality. This has been reported many a time that someone is getting a good signal and been unable to find any channels (as shown when tuning). A good example of this is the Hauppauge TD-500 which has the ability with 2 aerial inputs for its dual tuners to switch to diversity mode which combines signal from both inputs and sends the signal to just one tuner, increasing its sensitivity, allowing it to receive a signal where it would not have been able to before, the owner insisted it was not a aerial problem until he tried diversity mode and found it worked ok, where previously he could not tune any channels despite the signal strenght showing to be fine. Software signal detectors are not the best, cannot beat a good old signal meter for setting up aerial\sat. One day may get incorporated into TVE3 if the Devs decide to implement it, but for DVB reception it varies on different transponders anyway. But do not rely on it. Regards __________________ Ray\PD Check your codecs are fine with Filmerit. XP\Vista known issues FOR FULL SUPPORT PLEASE GIVE USER SPECIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT LOG's as per HERE

2007-09-18, 19:06	#6 (permalink)
Marcusb Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,936 Thanks: 67 Thanked 28 Times in 28 Posts Country: My System	there used to be a section in MyTV when using the tv server for all the stream data, but it was removed a while ago. I guess this is the reason? It gave signal strength and a whole lot of other info. Last edited by Marcusb; 2007-09-18 at 19:09.

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2006-06-27, 21:56	#2 (permalink)
sunsetraving Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Right!! This is a very good idea!

2006-06-28, 09:10	#3 (permalink)
urev Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 36 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yes, I second that! As I said about the <Shift>-<!> key to get some info about the current situation in mediaportal http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/vi...p=86884#86884: I would be very, very useful to get more information about signal strengh and quality to adjust the antenna carefully. bye, urev

2007-09-18, 07:49	#4 (permalink)
jahebe Portal User Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	+1 vote :-)

2007-09-19, 09:53	#7 (permalink)
allanp81 Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 465 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	I'd like to see this as a feature, but as Paranoid says it seems to be variable as to what the tuners report back. I have 3 tuners using tve3 and 1 shows full signal and the other 2 show it variable but are all being fed by the same aerial and all get perfect reception.