Poor signal strength on New SVR-HDT500 PVR

[Nodrog]

Sorry all, managed to Answer my own question, not sure how I did that but there was a bit left unanswered so I thought I'd raise a specific question:

• The PVR shows a Signal strength of only 45% but Quality at 100% compared to the Sony HX703 TV and Panasonic DVD/HDD which give around 85% Signal but again 100% Quality.  There is also some intermittent breakup on the PVR picture too.
  

Does this seem normal or acceptable or have I got a slightly duff tuner?

thanks

Gordon

[specialist-convergence]

Hi, it is very difficult to say with signal strength.  I would advise you remove all antennas from the other products and connect the PVR directly to the wall socket and see if it improves, signal can drop as it goes from one product to the next, if they are in a chain, so this would identify an issue with the PVR

[Nodrog]

Hi specialist-convergence

I tried that just now - no difference although doing it properly and noticing that there seem to be different signal strengths on different channels, the DVD/HDD seems to be down a bit too compared to the TV but better than the PVR.

The following are all for BBC1:

Coax to PVR, hdmi to TV - PVR Signal/Quality 48/100

Coax to DVD/HDD, hdmi to TV - DVD/HDD Signal/Quality 70/100

Coax to TV - TV Signal/Quality 90/100

Would you expect such a spread and do the numbers actually mean anything much at all.  To my simple mind 50% just doesn't seem very good at all, and yet the quality is still up at 100?

cheers

Gordon

[Nodrog]

Update

I tried a replacement unit bit it was actually worse showing 45% instead of 50% compared to the TV that still thinks it is a good signal at 90%

Anyone else have any experience or numbers to compare?

thanks

[dinrich]

I have just connected a new SVR-HDT500 to my Sony Bravia TV and I am also experiencing an HD signal strength of about 43% with quality at 100% - picture noise results.

I have removed other 'chained' devices in the aerial chain such as my old VCR recorder, but it makes no difference.

Page 39 of the manual recommends an aerial amplifier.  Would this be a possible fix?

Have you a solution yet?

Thanks