[VU+ Solo2] Strange one regarding SNR...

[northernmonkey]

Ok, so here I sit watching the rubbish that is Spurs on the tv, when the picture starts get blocky every now and again, so as a bit of a test I switched over to the Irish equivalent which is showing the same game, same source etc.

Thing is, Irish version isn't blocky at all. I thought it was strange howver upon looking, the SNR is 100% whereas on the English version it's at 87%

Could this be a frequency problem, dish alignment or something more sinister? Has anyone experienced this before?

I'm on a solo2 running Zeus's latest build (008 i think?)

 

[Rob van der Does]

Moved to this section.

Please read this thread HERE

 

[northernmonkey]

Moved to this section.

Please read this thread HERE

That's all well and good but I suspect that this isn't an Image bug, hence why I posted it where I did.

Anyway.....

 

[Rob van der Does]

So you tried using several images then?

 

[northernmonkey]

No, but why would it be an Image problem? If anything I'd hazard a guess at ABM, but I'm more than likely wrong, hence why I'm asking the people that know....

 

[Rob van der Does]

Not likely, but you're asking support for a box that is on Zeus.

Can you narrow the problem down?
1- What is your tuner setup?
2- Does it happen on all channels?
3- On FTA channels or also on encrypted ones?
4- What is your local card?
5- Does it happen on both tuners?
6- Does it happen when a recording starts?

 

[northernmonkey]

I thought it was unlikely too, I just thought it was strange how one had 100% SNR and the other didn't.

It's not a major problem, and I suspect it's to do with the encryption methods. That said, the worst channel it happens on (that I've noticed) seems to be Channel 5 HD. Both tuners hooked up to an Octo LNB on a fixed 28.2E dish. Not happening particularly when a recording starts..

I thought I'd ask the question in case anyone had experience. I've avoided some questions on purpose to save dancing round the rules and crossing the line...

 

[Rob van der Does]

I've avoided some questions on purpose to save dancing round the rules and crossing the line...

But they've been asked for a reason: it's not unlikely that your problem stems from that.

 

[IAmATeaf]

Have you checked the skew on your LNB? For me if I have my LNB exactly vertical then I get something similar in that some channels have a lower signal.