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    TV Tuner on NP5792

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Rebel, Mar 17, 2008.

  1. Rebel

    Rebel Notebook Consultant

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    I need some help concerning the TV Tuner included on the NP5792.

    The picture quality is horrible. I hook it up to my cable box and barely receive a signal. I also tried the DVR. The quality is still lacking.

    When I used the provided passive antenna, one over the air channel looks pretty good.

    I contacted Sager about this. They said it is a cable problem because I can receive the over-the-air signal well. They also stated that this tuner does not support DTV. I countered that the documentation states it does.

    I tried both the Vista MCE and the tuner software. Both show low quality.

    Has anyone had success with the tuner?

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    Rebel, Mar 17, 2008
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  2. danny2001

    danny2001 Notebook Consultant

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    The TV tuner on this model usually works very well. What sort of distortion are you getting? How is the quality when you watch it on a regular TV? If you are not getting any distortion on your TV, then that should rule out a cable problem.
     
    danny2001, Mar 19, 2008
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    Quality on the TV tuner resembles getting a weak analog signal. When I hook the cable up to the tv, everything is fine. I will look in the laptop to see if there is a loose connection.
     
    Rebel, Mar 20, 2008
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    i have the DIB7700 tv tuner which onedid you get and yes mine is DTV compatible.. good quality pic and MCE compatible made by YUAN tech
     
    toblaidd, Mar 26, 2008
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