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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1293834" data-attributes="member: 141969">I use the Rowridge transmitter, and I also have a TBS quad-tuner card (albeit a TBS 6284 in my case). Although my production system is MP1, I do have an MP2 test system, and that tunes successfully.When you installed MP2, were you offered a choice of TV Server? Recent releases have offered a choice of three TV Servers:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">TVE 3.0 (&quot;TV Engine version 3.0&quot;)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">TVE 3.5</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">TV Mosaic</li>
</ul>I tested these recently, and unfortunately TVE 3.5 and TV Mosaic have some serious problems, and so should not be selected when installing MP2. A problem with TVE 3.5 is that it finds no channels when a DVB-T2 tuner is used for the scan. However, a DVB-T tuner does work correctly when scanning for channels. TVE 3.0 should find the channels whichever type of tuner is used.Although Rowridge at one time broadcast 9 MUXes, two of them have closed (the ones with frequencies 746 MHz and 754 MHz), and another one has a very low broadcast power (frequency 602 MHz). You need a good aerial to be able to receive this latter MUX. At my location it is too weak to receive.The MUXes that you should be able to receive are:474, 482, 498, 506, 522, 530 MHzHowever, you might find that a vertically oriented aerial gives better reception for some of the MUXes than a horizontally oriented aerial. Note that TVs typically have a tuner that is much more sensitive than tuner cards for PCs, so the fact that your TV can receive all channels does not mean that your TBS tuner card will be able to receive all channels.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1293834, member: 141969"] I use the Rowridge transmitter, and I also have a TBS quad-tuner card (albeit a TBS 6284 in my case). Although my production system is MP1, I do have an MP2 test system, and that tunes successfully. When you installed MP2, were you offered a choice of TV Server? Recent releases have offered a choice of three TV Servers: [LIST] [*]TVE 3.0 ("TV Engine version 3.0") [*]TVE 3.5 [*]TV Mosaic [/LIST] I tested these recently, and unfortunately TVE 3.5 and TV Mosaic have some serious problems, and so should not be selected when installing MP2. A problem with TVE 3.5 is that [B]it finds no channels when a DVB-T2 tuner is used for the scan[/B]. However, a DVB-T tuner does work correctly when scanning for channels. TVE 3.0 should find the channels whichever type of tuner is used. Although Rowridge at one time broadcast 9 MUXes, two of them have closed (the ones with frequencies 746 MHz and 754 MHz), and another one has a very low broadcast power (frequency 602 MHz). You need a good aerial to be able to receive this latter MUX. At my location it is too weak to receive. The MUXes that you should be able to receive are: [INDENT]474, 482, 498, 506, 522, 530 MHz[/INDENT] However, you might find that a vertically oriented aerial gives better reception for some of the MUXes than a horizontally oriented aerial. Note that TVs typically have a tuner that is much more sensitive than tuner cards for PCs, so the fact that your TV can receive all channels does not mean that your TBS tuner card will be able to receive all channels. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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