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From: mm on 14 May 2010 02:11 Is it possible that, when watching live digital over the air tv that occasionally a syllable will be missing from the words people speak? I think this has happened but I don't watch live so much anymore and I'm not sure. It's definitely true, if I record tv shows on the harddrive of my DVDR, that during replay, even when the picture shows not a blip, not the slightest problem, the sound is often missing a syllable. Sometimes maybe even two in a row. When I rewind and replay, it sounds no better. There are several "densities?" at which I can record tv shows. LP, SLP that sort of thing. I tried and used a "slower" recording speed for maybe 20 hours of recording, but it seemed to make no difference. Do you think a slower, that it, more space-consuming recording is less likely to omit syllables, or is it likely that the OTA signal itself is missing a trifle, or some third cause? I watch tv on analog tv's using an RF modulator. That can't be the problem, can it? Because it goes 10 to 30 minutes without missing a syllable, and then misses just one usually. Thanks.
From: stratus46 on 14 May 2010 11:34 On May 13, 11:11 pm, mm <NOPSAMmm2...(a)bigfoot.com> wrote: > Is it possible that, when watching live digital over the air tv that > occasionally a syllable will be missing from the words people speak? > > I think this has happened but I don't watch live so much anymore and > I'm not sure. > > It's definitely true, if I record tv shows on the harddrive of my > DVDR, that during replay, even when the picture shows not a blip, not > the slightest problem, the sound is often missing a syllable. > Sometimes maybe even two in a row. When I rewind and replay, it > sounds no better. > > There are several "densities?" at which I can record tv shows. LP, > SLP that sort of thing. I tried and used a "slower" recording speed > for maybe 20 hours of recording, but it seemed to make no difference. > > Do you think a slower, that it, more space-consuming recording is less > likely to omit syllables, or is it likely that the OTA signal itself > is missing a trifle, or some third cause? > > I watch tv on analog tv's using an RF modulator. That can't be the > problem, can it? > > Because it goes 10 to 30 minutes without missing a syllable, and then > misses just one usually. > > Thanks. A simple lost syllable with no macroblocking or freezing of the video? I would say your VCR and analog TV is not at fault. I record 20 hrs a week OTA using PCs and tuners (3 units) and have no issues with breakup. When there _has_ been a problem the audio is typically last to go. Is this only with down-converted 1080/720 or does it happen with 480i channels? I'm leaning towards a faulty OTA box that isn't handling the down-conversion to std def. Do you have access to another converter box or alternatively could you install a digital tuner into your PC? My first TV recorder in 2004 was a Sempron 2500 with 512 megs RAM so you don't need the latest rocket computer. Tuners can be had pretty cheap. A couple weeks back Frys had an ATI USB tuner for $30. G²
From: Meat Plow on 14 May 2010 12:09 On Fri, 14 May 2010 02:11:58 -0400, mm wrote: > Is it possible that, when watching live digital over the air tv that > occasionally a syllable will be missing from the words people speak? > > I think this has happened but I don't watch live so much anymore and I'm > not sure. > > It's definitely true, if I record tv shows on the harddrive of my DVDR, > that during replay, even when the picture shows not a blip, not the > slightest problem, the sound is often missing a syllable. Sometimes > maybe even two in a row. When I rewind and replay, it sounds no better. > > There are several "densities?" at which I can record tv shows. LP, SLP > that sort of thing. I tried and used a "slower" recording speed for > maybe 20 hours of recording, but it seemed to make no difference. > > Do you think a slower, that it, more space-consuming recording is less > likely to omit syllables, or is it likely that the OTA signal itself is > missing a trifle, or some third cause? > > I watch tv on analog tv's using an RF modulator. That can't be the > problem, can it? > > Because it goes 10 to 30 minutes without missing a syllable, and then > misses just one usually. > > > Thanks. You're missing a brain cell here and there, troll.
From: Smitty Two on 14 May 2010 12:21 In article <pan.2010.05.14.16.09.20(a)gmail.com>, Meat Plow <mhywatt(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Fri, 14 May 2010 02:11:58 -0400, mm wrote: > > > Is it possible that, when watching live digital over the air tv that > > occasionally a syllable will be missing from the words people speak? > > > > I think this has happened but I don't watch live so much anymore and I'm > > not sure. > > > > It's definitely true, if I record tv shows on the harddrive of my DVDR, > > that during replay, even when the picture shows not a blip, not the > > slightest problem, the sound is often missing a syllable. Sometimes > > maybe even two in a row. When I rewind and replay, it sounds no better. > > > > There are several "densities?" at which I can record tv shows. LP, SLP > > that sort of thing. I tried and used a "slower" recording speed for > > maybe 20 hours of recording, but it seemed to make no difference. > > > > Do you think a slower, that it, more space-consuming recording is less > > likely to omit syllables, or is it likely that the OTA signal itself is > > missing a trifle, or some third cause? > > > > I watch tv on analog tv's using an RF modulator. That can't be the > > problem, can it? > > > > Because it goes 10 to 30 minutes without missing a syllable, and then > > misses just one usually. > > > > > > Thanks. > > You're missing a brain cell here and there, troll. mm's not a troll, Meat. Slightly eccentric, but a regular elsewhere and a moderately frequent visitor here.
From: UCLAN on 14 May 2010 14:18
mm wrote: > Is it possible that, when watching live digital over the air tv that > occasionally a syllable will be missing from the words people speak? > > I think this has happened but I don't watch live so much anymore and > I'm not sure. > > It's definitely true, if I record tv shows on the harddrive of my > DVDR, that during replay, even when the picture shows not a blip, not > the slightest problem, the sound is often missing a syllable. > Sometimes maybe even two in a row. When I rewind and replay, it > sounds no better. How does one "rewind" a harddrive? > There are several "densities?" at which I can record tv shows. LP, > SLP that sort of thing. I tried and used a "slower" recording speed > for maybe 20 hours of recording, but it seemed to make no difference. That sounds like a DVD thing. Are you recording on to a DVD or to a HDD? |