Comments on: Just How Bad Is DTV? http://hackingwithgum.com/2009/06/01/just-how-bad-is-dtv/ A Hardware Hacking Blog Thu, 10 May 2012 22:08:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jack http://hackingwithgum.com/2009/06/01/just-how-bad-is-dtv/comment-page-1/#comment-141892 Jack Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:17:42 +0000 http://hackingwithgum.com/?p=81#comment-141892 DTV was tested using a yagi with a rotator. In order to get the number and quality, you need to aim your antenna. Early front ends were very poor, and yeilded miserable results. I had a wintv-d board running on redhat with myth, and got a few miserable channels. the Tube network was a brightspot. Later front ends are much better. Low cost/quality converter boxen are not good, but (I'm an EE) I did design a miserably complex DTV antenna that provided man channels and very good quality, especially the audio. Various channels provide various quality transmissions. I'm going to test the boxee, based on your appraisal. I have been running GBPVR. j DTV was tested using a yagi with a rotator. In order to get the number and
quality, you need to aim your antenna. Early front ends were very poor, and
yeilded miserable results. I had a wintv-d board running on redhat with
myth, and got a few miserable channels. the Tube network was a brightspot.
Later front ends are much better. Low cost/quality converter boxen are not
good, but (I’m an EE) I did design a miserably complex DTV antenna that
provided man channels and very good quality, especially the audio. Various
channels provide various quality transmissions.
I’m going to test the boxee, based on your appraisal. I have been running
GBPVR.
j

]]> By: Craig http://hackingwithgum.com/2009/06/01/just-how-bad-is-dtv/comment-page-1/#comment-2788 Craig Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:22:05 +0000 http://hackingwithgum.com/?p=81#comment-2788 I get way more channels too, but they aren't watchable. I did adjust the antenna for each station and found that the best signal for a given station could be achieved in one of two positions (the positions were perpendicular to each other, which I assume is a result of the typical DTV antenna prorogation lobes, although I really haven't looked into it). I performed scans in both positions in order to find the maximum number of stations, and then adjusted the antenna for each station; the above results were the best that I could achieve. I'm glad that DTV worked out for you; I'd be interested to know what type of antenna and DTV converter you are using, what your distance from the stations is, and what type of area you live in (rural, residential, city, etc?). I get way more channels too, but they aren’t watchable.

I did adjust the antenna for each station and found that the best signal for a given station could be achieved in one of two positions (the positions were perpendicular to each other, which I assume is a result of the typical DTV antenna prorogation lobes, although I really haven’t looked into it). I performed scans in both positions in order to find the maximum number of stations, and then adjusted the antenna for each station; the above results were the best that I could achieve.

I’m glad that DTV worked out for you; I’d be interested to know what type of antenna and DTV converter you are using, what your distance from the stations is, and what type of area you live in (rural, residential, city, etc?).

]]> By: uggyuu http://hackingwithgum.com/2009/06/01/just-how-bad-is-dtv/comment-page-1/#comment-1528 uggyuu Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:53:15 +0000 http://hackingwithgum.com/?p=81#comment-1528 you have to adjust the antenna for every station, i get way more channels than with analog you have to adjust the antenna for every station, i get way more channels than with analog

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