Anyone else get these? Title is there, but file size is 0mb
Ta,
Adam
Ta,
Adam
Empty recordings
Originally Posted by nwhitfield:
“What signal level do you have?
Nigel.”
“What signal level do you have?
Nigel.”
..70-75% - that's loads surely?
Ta,
Adam
Hi Adam
From what I have heard below 70% problems can start. So perhaps 70% is better described as marginal. My signal on BBC1 occasionally dips to 70 but never below; I cannot remember losing a recording, perhaps your signal dips lower than 70 some times.
I have also been told that quality is more important than level. What quality are you getting. I seem to get about 99% regardless of level jumping about. Perhaps worth checking that as well.
R46
From what I have heard below 70% problems can start. So perhaps 70% is better described as marginal. My signal on BBC1 occasionally dips to 70 but never below; I cannot remember losing a recording, perhaps your signal dips lower than 70 some times.
I have also been told that quality is more important than level. What quality are you getting. I seem to get about 99% regardless of level jumping about. Perhaps worth checking that as well.
R46
Originally Posted by Richard46:
“Hi Adam
From what I have heard below 70% problems can start. So perhaps 70% is better described as marginal. My signal on BBC1 occasionally dips to 70 but never below; I cannot remember losing a recording, perhaps your signal dips lower than 70 some times.
I have also been told that quality is more important than level. What quality are you getting. I seem to get about 99% regardless of level jumping about. Perhaps worth checking that as well.
R46”
“Hi Adam
From what I have heard below 70% problems can start. So perhaps 70% is better described as marginal. My signal on BBC1 occasionally dips to 70 but never below; I cannot remember losing a recording, perhaps your signal dips lower than 70 some times.
I have also been told that quality is more important than level. What quality are you getting. I seem to get about 99% regardless of level jumping about. Perhaps worth checking that as well.
R46”
Quality never drops below 99%....
This is most strange, not to mention annoying, so far I've tried loads of boxes:
Digifusion - 4TV EPG and I cant get MuxD
Humax - didn't save the EPG and wouldn't wake up to record stuff
..and now empty recordings with the Toppy. Will try to flash the latest firmware again tonight and see how I go from there.
Cheers
Adam
monty77
If you can not get MuxD you have an aerial signal problem.
The signal meter is very inacurate on any freeview box and should not be trusted, the quality meter is better but will only drop when things are very bad = if it drops from what every one else has, you have real trouble.
The Humax twin tuner (PVR9200T) was your best bet for working on a poor aerial signal = its tuners work on a lower signal acording to the technical specs.
The Humax does have a fault with not waking up to record radio from standby, but TV is ok except for the odd program on ITV4 and when a station is on for only a few hours a day and you ask it to record the first program of the day. I have had the humax twin tuner since it launched.
One easy way to improve your aerial signal is if you have thin aerial lead inside the house, replace it with thick stuff like what comes from the aerial and on the outside of the house and satalite dish. Even if you only have a couple of meters of thin stuff, it reduces the signal alot. The cable you need has copper foil in it = not alloy or nothing, its often called digital or digital satalite or low loss. The plugs should also be the all metal sort on the outside = not plastic. Make sure the braid is pulled over the outside of the plug clamp and no stray pieces of braid touch the centre core.
If you can not get MuxD you have an aerial signal problem.
The signal meter is very inacurate on any freeview box and should not be trusted, the quality meter is better but will only drop when things are very bad = if it drops from what every one else has, you have real trouble.
The Humax twin tuner (PVR9200T) was your best bet for working on a poor aerial signal = its tuners work on a lower signal acording to the technical specs.
The Humax does have a fault with not waking up to record radio from standby, but TV is ok except for the odd program on ITV4 and when a station is on for only a few hours a day and you ask it to record the first program of the day. I have had the humax twin tuner since it launched.
One easy way to improve your aerial signal is if you have thin aerial lead inside the house, replace it with thick stuff like what comes from the aerial and on the outside of the house and satalite dish. Even if you only have a couple of meters of thin stuff, it reduces the signal alot. The cable you need has copper foil in it = not alloy or nothing, its often called digital or digital satalite or low loss. The plugs should also be the all metal sort on the outside = not plastic. Make sure the braid is pulled over the outside of the plug clamp and no stray pieces of braid touch the centre core.
