2010-05-14, 12:17 PM
Having built myself a full PVR for the lounge room, using a cheap no-name DVB-T tuner, I decided I needed a dual tuner to record one show and watch another. Bought a Pinnacle PCTV Dual 2001e Diversity Stick as the only Dual unit I could find. Didn't know what the 'Diversity' bit meant until I opened the packet. What it means is two antenna inputs, two little stub antennas and it has some 'ASD' Automatic Signal Detection to pick best antenna signal or supposedly combine the two signals somehow. Supposed to work with just one antenna connected. The native PCTV supplied software can do picture in picture or record one and watch another from single antenna connected.
GB-PVR is much better program but I have this problem.
Can setup the two tuners OK using 2000e selection. Recording a show uses Tuner1 OK, watch a show uses Tuner 2 OK - all from single antenna input BUT only one of these at a time. While Tuner1 is recording, if I try to watch another show on Tuner2 , it looks like all is working as far as GB-PVR is concerned, but Tuner 2 has zero signal. If I connect stub antenna to the second antenna input on the DVB-T stick then I get signal on Tuner 2. I only get 2 channels on the stub antenna so I need to use the single outdoor antenna (or install MORE splitters).
Realise this is not GB-PVR's fault, and probably more about Pinnacle BDA drivers. Is there some way driver can be manipulated or GV-PVR can fix this antenna input selection.
WinXP SP3, Intel E5200 2.5 GHz, Asus P5N73 Motherboard, 1TB HD. 42" Plasma, External 5.1 channel amp
GB-PVR is much better program but I have this problem.
Can setup the two tuners OK using 2000e selection. Recording a show uses Tuner1 OK, watch a show uses Tuner 2 OK - all from single antenna input BUT only one of these at a time. While Tuner1 is recording, if I try to watch another show on Tuner2 , it looks like all is working as far as GB-PVR is concerned, but Tuner 2 has zero signal. If I connect stub antenna to the second antenna input on the DVB-T stick then I get signal on Tuner 2. I only get 2 channels on the stub antenna so I need to use the single outdoor antenna (or install MORE splitters).
Realise this is not GB-PVR's fault, and probably more about Pinnacle BDA drivers. Is there some way driver can be manipulated or GV-PVR can fix this antenna input selection.
WinXP SP3, Intel E5200 2.5 GHz, Asus P5N73 Motherboard, 1TB HD. 42" Plasma, External 5.1 channel amp