HD Picture Breakup

[Andybrody]

Would the problem be solved if OP were to put the brake in the down position?

Not sure what put the brake in down position means.

Or as in a similar thread, the RF-in connector on the problem Humax may be faulty?

Can you point me in the direction of this thread please

 

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Apparently, and quite surprisingly in this community, I was the first to make a snide comment on the thread title ("Brake up", the stop handle in a higher position, vs "Break up", the picture going to pieces).

Also, see here.

 

[Black Hole]

Not sure what put the brake in down position means.

A Grand Day Out. Wallace and Gromit's rocket won't take off until Gromit releases the handbrake.

Also, see here and here.

 

[Trev]

OK. Ill not take the pee out of the title, but at least you have now eliminated the possibility of HDMI brakethrough.

 

[sine24]

If it does help at all. I had suddenly lost all the HD channels and did various things to the aerial trying to recover to no avail. Once I unplugged a HDD adaptor the channels came straight back. The focker was interfering and had only been brought into use recently. The weird thing was that it was affecting the other machine upstairs as well.

 

[Andybrody]

If it does help at all. I had suddenly lost all the HD channels and did various things to the aerial trying to recover to no avail. Once I unplugged a HDD adaptor the channels came straight back. The focker was interfering and had only been brought into use recently. The weird thing was that it was affecting the other machine upstairs as well.

Was this an HdFox or HDR Fox

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[sine24]

HDR Fox

this

 

[Andybrody]

this

Mine is a HdFox with external usb 1tb hdd, just tried unpluging it the problem stayed the same. Thanks for suggestion

 

[DRooster]

I have had the same problem for months. I suppose it's the transmitters. Some policy to save the whales sending weaker signals. HD recordings are far stabler than watching live, just for your information. Record HD, watch SD. Not a real solution though, just a bit helpful.

 

[Trev]

No, it's not the transmitters or even anything to do with whales. There is no earthly reason why a recording would be more stable than live TV unless there is a difference in tuner sensitivity or something wrong with your setup.

 

[sine24]

I've replaced the disk and gone are the crap recordings or live paused transmission.

 

[Trev]

So what? That is not Andybrody's problem.

 

[Andybrody]

So what? That is not Andybrody's problem.

Never got to the bottom of this prob I just use Non Hd channels. Picture does sometimes break up but only for a very short (1-2 mins) time.
I think its a terminl tuner fault but will wait till it dies completetly then will source a second hand HD or HDR.

 

[Black Hole]

Not having gone back through the thread history, have you tried any HDD diagnotics?

 

[Andybrody]

Not having gone back through the thread history, have you tried any HDD diagnotics?

Defo nothing to do do with Hdd it's a live TV problem

 

[Black Hole]

Defo nothing to do do with Hdd it's a live TV problem

Er, no.

Assuming the HDD has not actually failed completely, symptoms of a failing drive may include:

• Picture breakup, even on live TV;
  
  
• Extreme sluggishness responding to commands;
  
  
• (with Custom Firmware) WebIF reports of increasing reallocated sector counts.

 

[MymsMan]

Defo nothing to do do with Hdd it's a live TV problem

Remember unless you have turned it off ALL live viewing is also being written to the TSR buffer in case you want to pause/rewind

 

[Andybrody]

Er, no.

OK thanks I'll check this out

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[Andybrody]

Remember unless you have turned it off ALL live viewing is also being written to the TSR buffer in case you want to pause/rewind

Thanks I'll check this out

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[Trev]

How will you do that? I would suggest opening it up and remove the cables from the HDD.