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<blockquote data-quote="craigparris1" data-source="post: 871227" data-attributes="member: 75254">Hi guys,&nbsp;Just wondering if anyone's been in the scenario that I'm in, done what I'm thinking about doing, and improved their situation.&nbsp;At the moment I have a HTPC with 2 x Leadtek DTV1000s tuners.&nbsp; They were pretty cheap to buy, so I'm guessing they're not the greatest quality, but they had served me reasonably well up until we moved house.&nbsp; I can definitely tell, just from watching live TV (digital) directly through our tele that the signal quality is not as good as what we used to get at our old place.&nbsp; We'll get occasional &quot;blips&quot; in the signal, which may result in losing picture or sound for a brief moment (say a second, or so).&nbsp;Now, in terms of Media Portal, I can only assume that these &quot;blips&quot; are having a bigger impact on either the Leadtek tuners, or Media Portal itself, as sometimes when watching a recorded TV show, it may be missing a big chunk of the show, sometimes several minutes.&nbsp; It's a difficult one to investigate, too, as of course I don't really know when these &quot;blips&quot; are going to occur, and also I'm generally not watching the same show that's being recorded at any given time, so can't confirm whether there was a signal drop at the time when the recorded file is missing part of the show.&nbsp; What I do know is that this problem has only appeared since we moved house.&nbsp;So, my guess just becomes that the when the tuners lose the signal, they're actually dropping right out, and then some kind of lag is occurring in them getting the signal back online.&nbsp; Would this make sense?&nbsp; Have others seen similar problems with their own setup - and, if so, was it resolved by replacing the tuners with better quality ones?&nbsp;Now, I know that if the signal is not as strong, then there is a possibility for &quot;blips&quot; to occur - that's fine, I can live with that.&nbsp; If a particular recorded show lost a few seconds of signal during the recording, then so be it.&nbsp; But to drop out for minutes at a time, presumably just because the signal was lost for a second or two, is no good.&nbsp;I'm in Sydney, out Penrith way.&nbsp; I'm considering replacing the Leadtek tuners with a Digital Now Tiny Twin USB tuner - lots of people seem to have good things to say about this brand.&nbsp;Cheers,Craig</blockquote>

[QUOTE="craigparris1, post: 871227, member: 75254"] Hi guys, Just wondering if anyone's been in the scenario that I'm in, done what I'm thinking about doing, and improved their situation. At the moment I have a HTPC with 2 x Leadtek DTV1000s tuners. They were pretty cheap to buy, so I'm guessing they're not the greatest quality, but they had served me reasonably well up until we moved house. I can definitely tell, just from watching live TV (digital) directly through our tele that the signal quality is not as good as what we used to get at our old place. We'll get occasional "blips" in the signal, which may result in losing picture or sound for a brief moment (say a second, or so). Now, in terms of Media Portal, I can only assume that these "blips" are having a bigger impact on either the Leadtek tuners, or Media Portal itself, as sometimes when watching a recorded TV show, it may be missing a big chunk of the show, sometimes several minutes. It's a difficult one to investigate, too, as of course I don't really know when these "blips" are going to occur, and also I'm generally not watching the same show that's being recorded at any given time, so can't confirm whether there was a signal drop at the time when the recorded file is missing part of the show. What I do know is that this problem has only appeared since we moved house. So, my guess just becomes that the when the tuners lose the signal, they're actually dropping right out, and then some kind of lag is occurring in them getting the signal back online. Would this make sense? Have others seen similar problems with their own setup - and, if so, was it resolved by replacing the tuners with better quality ones? Now, I know that if the signal is not as strong, then there is a possibility for "blips" to occur - that's fine, I can live with that. If a particular recorded show lost a few seconds of signal during the recording, then so be it. But to drop out for minutes at a time, presumably just because the signal was lost for a second or two, is no good. I'm in Sydney, out Penrith way. I'm considering replacing the Leadtek tuners with a Digital Now Tiny Twin USB tuner - lots of people seem to have good things to say about this brand. Cheers, Craig [/QUOTE]

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