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Originally Posted by GroundUrMast
Ah... the good old days, when you could get up, walk over to the TV, turn the knob and if there was a signal on the channel selected... you would see it.
WMC is nice in many respects, but MS tends to presume to do more thinking for the user than might be needed. I've found that if you tell it you live in a given ZIP code, they give you 'THE' lineup they think is appropriate. As I recall there is some provision for manual addition of stations, but the lineup server wont play nice with the information. I have experimented with 'alternate' ZIP codes and was able to get WMC to display a more complete lineup.
I finally settled on a DIY solution for PVR/DVR functionality: http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=820
Oh, FWIW, signal quality indication in the 50% range is 'on the edge' at best. Usually SQ > 60% is needed for reliable viewing. SQ > 70% is needed for a reliable recording. |
So my best bet is to try a zip code in WMC smack dab in the middle of the two sets of antennas I'm trying to reach? The station add-on tool did absolutely nothing for me.
If I understand correctly, Signal Quality is what the antenna can pick up. This can't be boosted. Signal Strength can be boosted by a pre-amp, but is this at a cost of SQ? What is Symbol Quality?
I'm almost at 70% for the few stations I want. Hopefully the other antenna will do the trick.
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Originally Posted by channelguy
If you have an iPhone (not sure about Android) there is an app called "Signal GH" that feeds the HDHomeRun signal statistics to the phone in real time. So you could be on your roof adjusting the antenna and watch the graphs on the phone to get the aiming right for selected stations.
I've never tried the app, so take this with a grain of salt. But it might be helpful.
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This would be a huge help. I can't find an android version, so I'll probably borrow my friends iPad. Thanks for the tip!!
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Originally Posted by elmo
Hmmm. I think you should be able to tune them in WMC if you can get them on Quick TV. It should be streaming the same signal. Be sure that once you are done tuning in the HDHR apps, redo the channel scan in WMC. I know that's a pain as it likely includes channels that cannot be received, but those aren't too hard to remove from the guide.
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Do you mean re-scanning in WMC after adjusting (antenna or something else), or re-scanning after running the HDHR signal strength tool and Quick TV? I did it after getting off the roof for the last time, but not after playing with the HDHR tools. I'll try this, thanks.