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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1286049" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>The tuners used for TV sets are more sensitive than the tuners used for HTPCs (PCI, PCI-E, or USB tuners). It is possible that your HD MUX has borderline signal strength, and atmospheric conditions have tipped the balance to the "too low to receive reliably" state.</p><p></p><p>Also, as your TV and HTPC use different aerials, perhaps one aerial has become misaligned or a cable partially disconnected. Is it easy to switch the cables around, so that the HTPC is fed by the aerial that was previously feeding the TV?</p><p></p><p>Also, poor-quality HDMI cables are notorious for emitting radio frequency signals that can drown out one or more MUXes (but not all MUXes). Have you recently re-arranged the cabling that feeds your HTPC and/or TV set? If the HTPC aerial cable runs near to and parallel to the HDMI cable that connects the HTPC to the TV, that may cause the problem. Keep these cables apart (at least 12 inches). If they need to cross, ensure that they cross at 90 degrees to each other. If you have spare aerial or HDMI cables, try replacing the current ones. Generally, a good-quality aerial or HDMI cable will be thick (because it has lots of internal shielding); a poor-quality cable will be thin (because it has very little shielding).</p><p></p><p>If none of the above fix the problem, I regret that I do not have any other ideas. Since it seems to be a signal problem, it is unlikely that different media-center software would behave differently. You may have to become accustomed to watching and recording only in standard definition. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1286049, member: 141969"] The tuners used for TV sets are more sensitive than the tuners used for HTPCs (PCI, PCI-E, or USB tuners). It is possible that your HD MUX has borderline signal strength, and atmospheric conditions have tipped the balance to the "too low to receive reliably" state. Also, as your TV and HTPC use different aerials, perhaps one aerial has become misaligned or a cable partially disconnected. Is it easy to switch the cables around, so that the HTPC is fed by the aerial that was previously feeding the TV? Also, poor-quality HDMI cables are notorious for emitting radio frequency signals that can drown out one or more MUXes (but not all MUXes). Have you recently re-arranged the cabling that feeds your HTPC and/or TV set? If the HTPC aerial cable runs near to and parallel to the HDMI cable that connects the HTPC to the TV, that may cause the problem. Keep these cables apart (at least 12 inches). If they need to cross, ensure that they cross at 90 degrees to each other. If you have spare aerial or HDMI cables, try replacing the current ones. Generally, a good-quality aerial or HDMI cable will be thick (because it has lots of internal shielding); a poor-quality cable will be thin (because it has very little shielding). If none of the above fix the problem, I regret that I do not have any other ideas. Since it seems to be a signal problem, it is unlikely that different media-center software would behave differently. You may have to become accustomed to watching and recording only in standard definition. :( -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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