From owner-freebsd-multimedia Tue Aug 12 23:17:09 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA27549 for multimedia-outgoing; Tue, 12 Aug 1997 23:17:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (Ilsa.StevesCafe.com [205.168.119.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA27544 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 1997 23:17:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (8.8.6/8.8.5) with ESMTP id AAA21725; Wed, 13 Aug 1997 00:16:53 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199708130616.AAA21725@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 From: Steve Passe To: Bernie Doehner cc: Kyle Mestery , freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Excellence in the FreeBSD camp! In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 12 Aug 1997 18:36:18 EDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 00:16:53 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > > Well, I have great news to report! Both my fxtv and xquake with sound now > > work!!!! The problem with fxtv was the tuner problem. I had to follow > ... > > problem I have noticed in fxtv is that only certain channels seem to work. > > I remember seeing a document somewhere talking about this. Anyone know > > what could be wrong or where that document is? Thanks again! > > > > What do you mean doesn't work? Just snow, or just a lack of sync hold? Are > you watching on a CATV system or over the air? I found my Wincast to be > pretty deaf and in need of a preamp before I ended up using my VCR as a > tuner front end. I have found that there is TERRIBLE quaility control on these things, often just replacing the card with another fixes it. If you not in a fringe reception area, I would consider returning it for a replacement if possible. I found the hauppauge to be more reliable than the STB, but I think the issue might be philips being better than temic. but these are just gut feelings from feedback of users when I was coding/debugging the tuner code. I know the STB I bought had a crappy tuner, but the hauppauge I replaced it with works flawlessly. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD