INTERACT FORUM

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: TV Signal Strength  (Read 1111 times)

NickF

  • Regular Member
  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 860
TV Signal Strength
« on: November 16, 2012, 05:57:12 pm »

In the UK, analogue terrestrial transmissions were recently ceased.  Shortly afterwards, digital signal strength was significantly increased.  I have a high gain aerial with a header amplifier so now my signal strength is far too high and overdriving my tuner cards causing picture break up.  I bought a variable attenuator to try to resolve this.  I thought I would use the MC signal strength OSD to get the setting right but I find that it either reads 100% or no signal with nothing in between.  I am using a BlackGold BGT3600 tuner card.  Is this an issue with the card or MC's handling of the information?

Nick.
Logged
HTPC - Intel i5-760 CPU, Windows 7 64 bit, NVIDIA GTS450 Silent, RME 9632 with A04, BlackGold BGT3600; Video Processor - Lumagen Radiance XD Processor; Projector - ProjectionDesign Action Model 3 1080; Denon AVC-A1HD; 4 x Tannoy Berkley and Velodyne DD-10

Yaobing

  • Administrator
  • Citizen of the Universe
  • *****
  • Posts: 10926
  • Dogs of the world unite!
Re: TV Signal Strength
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2012, 06:40:51 pm »

It probably has to do with your specific device.  I have signal strength ranging from 50% to 100%, depending on TV stations.
Logged
Yaobing Deng, JRiver Media Center

Jack Fate 318

  • World Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 100
Re: TV Signal Strength
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2012, 12:36:14 pm »

Just a thought here , and you may have already tried this ,but I might try bypassing the amp. If yours is a pre-amp /amp setup you need to bypass it all which may require a trip to the sky

Stay Safe
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up