erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxx(Erik Tjernlund) 25.06.05 20:19 >>>I've been using VDR for a long time with one DVB-C card. Now I've added >>>a second, identical card (Technotrend DVB-C 2.1). >>>I get a picture, Where do you get the picture? When connecting a TV on the second card or when recording and viewed via the first? AFAIK VDR is supporting only one primary device. >>>but it's of very low quality and breaking up all the time. >Hmm. Ok. I've tried lots of different stuff now, but no change. Still >unwatchable with two DVB-C cards in the machine. Tried to measure the >signal strenght with the femon plugin, but I'm not really sure how to >interpet that the signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio goes between ~87-91%. that value should be OK. (I am running at STR resp. SNR as low as 65% with DVB-S) >If it is the signal strength, what do I do? >Use the shortest possible cable? >Buy an amplifier? >I've just taken the coax cable from the cable-tv wall outlet, >plugged in the first card and then used a short coax cable and >connected the two cards. Have you swapped the the sequence: connect the wall outlet cable to the second card and then interconnect the first card to the second? I looks very much that: The second card does not get enough signal(as i said: The cable signal is typically so low that not more than one receiver can be conneted), very annoying. So you need an amplifier. Maybe an external splitter would be worth a test too, so both cards gets a lower level Maybe something like BVE 2-01 @ 2,90 Euro. An amplifier like Axing TVS 10-00 37.90 might be too fat. But don't by too cheap. The amplifier must be specified for "cable" else the signal quality may degrade. But a Axing TVS 8-01 16,90Euro TV distribution amplifier "suitable for CATV (TV, Radio)" would be sufficient too. (See reichelt.de for a datasheet) >> - Use the old card as second board >Check. That means: If you use the old card as second card the receiptiton on the second card(=now old card) is still broken?
