Re: Hauppage WinTV-HVR-900H

[Ali Abdallah <aliov@xfce.org>]

Devin Heitmueller wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 5:34 AM, Ali Abdallah <aliov@xfce.org> wrote:
>   
>> Okay, i installed the latest drivers+the firmware of the device using
>> extract_xc3028.pl, the device seems to be detected now, i can detect all the
>> analog TV of my cable using tvtime, but manually, i mean i had to disable
>> signal detection when scanning, otherwise i got no results, since the
>> picture quality is terrible.
>>
>> Of course i'm sure that all the connections (cable to antenna, cable to the
>> usb stick, ...) are correct, since it works with my old PC equipped with a
>> PCI TV card.
>>
>> Any advice, what could be the problem? firmware? since you said (you added
>> support for this device) should i open a bug report? is this device reported
>> as working by other users?
>>
>> Please help if possible, almost two weeks with no real success.
>>     
>
> Could you please provide a screen shot of the tvtime output?
>   

I will provide you a screenshot when i go back home this evening.
> Also, are you trying to capture over-the-air or are you capturing
> cable television?
>   
It is a cable but at the end it is connected to main antenna of the 
building.

> What analog standard are you using?  PAL-BG?
>   

SECAM.
> Did you make sure to tell tvtime which analog standard you are using?
>   
Yes i'm sure, settings are SECAM, area France.

> Could you try the S-Video or composite input and see if the picture
> quality is still bad (as this well help isolate whether it's a problem
> with the tuner chip or the decoder.
>   

I will also try these at reply this evening.



> Devin
>
>   
Cheers,
Ali.