[Wlug] Hauppauge 500 woes

[Mike Perry]

Alright. After a lot of tweaking I think I got the settings right and
the picture is much better. I had to set the recording resolution to
720x480. I also had to put it to 1% vertical overrun to get rid of a
flicker at the top of my screen. I also added their repository so I
could get the correct firmware.

I've never seen so many options in my life. Those things seems to affect
it the greatest.

Anyone have any luck with filters?

~Mike

On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 13:14 -0400, Mike wrote:
> Sorry that email was pretty rushed [because I'm in the office]. Here is
> the directions I plan on following tonight:
> 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Install_IVTV_Feisty
> 
> Note the bottom which states "Newer Firmware".
> 
> I'll give it a shot. If that doesn't make a difference I could try the DVD
> player idea. Actually I think my VHS player is the only one with an RF
> out.
> 
> If the VHS player is fine do you think it is a signaling problem?
> 
> ~Mike
> 
> 
> <quote who="Mike">
> > Thanks for the advice. I'll try that.
> >
> > I'm also going to try running through the firmware from the ivtv
> > repository that I read on the Ubuntu site.
> >
> > ~Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > <quote who="Karl Hiramoto">
> >> Mike wrote:
> >>> I've been working on setting up a MythTV box with a Hauppauge 500. The
> >>> reception I am getting is a bit grainy. I read that it could be the
> >>> firmware, too high of a signal, or too low of a signal. I took care of
> >>> the
> >>> firmware last night by following the directions on their wiki. The
> >>> picture
> >>> is still a bit grainy. Before I go out an buy a signal booster I was
> >>> wondering if anyone had any ideas or experience with the 500.
> >>>
> >>> ~Mike
> >>>
> >> You can try hookup your PVR500 directly to the output of a VCR, or DVD
> >> player that has an RF output.
> >>
> >> Also try having your PVR as the only device in the house hooked to the
> >> line, and with no splitters inline.   Each device creates load, and your
> >> PVR500 is really two devices.
> >>
> >> If you take a look at the ivtv mailing list archives, you'll find a lot
> >> of people with the same issue.
> >>
> >> --
> >> karl
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Emacs would be a far better OS if it shipped with a halfway-decent text
> > editor. --Anonymous
> >
> >
> 
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