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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1299051" data-attributes="member: 141969">My first thought is that the TV signal is too weak for reliable reception. A signal that is too weak gives pixelated video.You say that preview in &quot;TV Server Config&quot; works OK, but did you test the same channels that you tried when using the MP client? DVB-T/T2 TV channels are grouped into MUXes, each MUX containing perhaps 15 channels. At any particular location, you may be able to receive more than one MUX, but the MUXes may not be broadcast with identical power. For example, at my location (Rowridge transmitter) there are:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">3 MUXes broadcast at 200 kWatt,</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">3 MUXes broadcast at 50 kWatt,</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 MUX broadcast at 20 kWatt.</li>
</ul>If you viewed a 200 kWatt channel in &quot;TV Server Config&quot;, but tried to view a 20 kWatt channel in the MP client, that might explain the result that you found. So it is important that you test the same channels in &quot;TV Server Config&quot; and in the MP client.Try to identify the MUXes that are available at your location, and see what power they are broadcast with. For testing, choose channels in the MUX that has the largest broadcast power.In the MP client, if you view live TV and press the INFO button on the remote control, the pop-up OSD should display the signal strength and signal quality of the signal being received. My TBS 6284 shows level=54% and quality=67% when receiving &quot;BBC2 HD&quot;, and that does not suffer from pixelation.Depending on how far away the transmitter is, you should expect to have to use an external roof-mounted aerial, or (possibly) an internal loft-mounted aerial. A set-top aerial in the TV room is unlikely to provide an adequate signal.Finally, you should change the log level in both &quot;MP Config&quot; and &quot;TV Server Config&quot; to DEBUG, and then repeat your tests. Use the log collector to gather all of the logs into a zip file, and then attach the zip file to this thread. However, MP no longer has anyone who is expert in the TV support, so I am not sure that the logs will be of much use (but provide them anyway).-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1299051, member: 141969"] My first thought is that the TV signal is too weak for reliable reception. A signal that is too weak gives pixelated video. You say that preview in "TV Server Config" works OK, but did you test the same channels that you tried when using the MP client? DVB-T/T2 TV channels are grouped into [b]MUXes[/b], each MUX containing perhaps 15 channels. At any particular location, you may be able to receive more than one MUX, but the MUXes may not be broadcast with identical power. For example, at my location (Rowridge transmitter) there are: [LIST] [*]3 MUXes broadcast at 200 kWatt, [*]3 MUXes broadcast at 50 kWatt, [*]1 MUX broadcast at 20 kWatt. [/LIST] If you viewed a 200 kWatt channel in "TV Server Config", but tried to view a 20 kWatt channel in the MP client, that might explain the result that you found. So it is important that you test the [i]same channels[/i] in "TV Server Config" and in the MP client. Try to identify the MUXes that are available at your location, and see what power they are broadcast with. For testing, choose channels in the MUX that has the largest broadcast power. In the MP client, if you view live TV and press the INFO button on the remote control, the pop-up OSD should display the signal strength and signal quality of the signal being received. My TBS 6284 shows level=54% and quality=67% when receiving "BBC2 HD", and that does not suffer from pixelation. Depending on how far away the transmitter is, you should expect to have to use an external roof-mounted aerial, or (possibly) an internal loft-mounted aerial. A set-top aerial in the TV room is unlikely to provide an adequate signal. Finally, you should change the log level in both "MP Config" and "TV Server Config" to DEBUG, and then repeat your tests. Use the log collector to gather all of the logs into a zip file, and then attach the zip file to this thread. However, MP no longer has anyone who is expert in the TV support, so I am not sure that the logs will be of much use (but provide them anyway). -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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