Just a very belated thank you Tony. I did indeed use DVB logic and it has kind of worked - although I am struggling after a fresh reinstall on my HTPC. I thought I was ok with PCs, but I think I need Stephen Hawking 's help with it at times.....!

Yep I have had this happen before also.

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Ultimately, i do want to get the HDHR software and drivers working. However, this is an easy way to rule out (or blame) the drivers as the cause. Since I just got it up and going a few days ago, it's not like I'm losing a ton of work and configuration by doing this.
I know that I have never touched...

Well, just looking at amazon, the old one is not being sold officially by amazon anymore, so the price is from some random joe shmoe tech seller, who pushed up the price to 199.Official retail should be $150.

My new one just came today! I'll have it setup over the weekend, and I'll report on its effectiveness.

Does it help to know that I have a second analog/digital tuner that is in the box and it's doing the same thing? I think what is happening is that Comcast has pulled the channel information for the HD channels so that people can't access the local stations in HD. Is there a way to set a programming...

The other thing to do is to not put your computer to sleep. How much time and effort is it worth it to you to troubleshoot a problem that may only be costing you a few dollars per month.

Welcome! Start by uninstalling the HDHR software. Then, to clear Media Center's configuration:

1. Stop the Windows Media Center Receiver Service and Scheduler Service.
2. Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ehome (hidden path) and delete all files.
3. Reinstall the HDHR software and make sure all...

Thanks, I'll see how things go with the firewall turned off but it brings up the question as to why it works with the firewall for a length of time before losing the connection and why it connects at restart, both without adjust any of the firewall parameters.

I downloaded the app and can successfully view TV on my first generation iPad. I haven't tried recording though I have very little to no use for that.

So i reinstalled my OS and now the TV is perfect. I did put the OS on a 80GB SSD though... so I am not sure if that is why it is working good or if the OS just needed to be reloaded. I also have the 500GB HDD as my record drive so everything is working perfectly now.

I have looked at the signal, and it is typically good. the pixelation is so sporatic that I can't catch it on the signal screen.
However, I can believe that it is signal. I have a distro amp for most things, since I just slapped these in , one is plugged into a 4-way splitter (-7db, seems like) and...

Hmm, I guess so. It's also convenient not having to predetermine what tuners belong to which HTPC. My three HTPCs have the same access to the same tuners but I don't record TV all over the house either.

And should I replace or add a HTPC all that's needed is to run TV setup on that machine without...