Interesting. Would you need a Plex server to stream to Roku or is there another way?
I'd use a Plex server. I'm not aware of any other way to make it work.
Interesting. Would you need a Plex server to stream to Roku or is there another way?
easy, ERD50 suggested a distribution amp if your incoming signal from your antenna goes through a splitter. My SIL lives in a rural area and was having similar troubles getting good OTA signals. I purchased and installed a simple splitter/distribution amp and it improved her reception significantly (she still has an occasional weather-related problem.)
Those amps run less than $30 and I'd give that a try before purchasing a new DVR that may have the same problem.
Hope the amp helps. If not, is "plan C" an antenna upgrade?
I tested "plan C" but that didn't work. I live in a condo and on top of the building is an antenna. At one time (different DVR), I got CBS using the roof top and and A/B switch between that and my indoor. But no go with this DVR.
I tried the leaf antenna in the past (with other DVR) and that seemed to not really work any better than my coat hanger one.
What happens now is I do a scan and get CBS. But then shut off the machine awhile, then when I turn it on, CBS is gone.
Doing some reading, looks like the bad reception my OTA system is getting is what's called "Multipath Interference" where when a train passes by, the signals bounce off the train and confuses the tuner so the picture breaks up.
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If one could invent something to filter out the multi-path interference for indoor antennas, one could strike it rich. Just a thought.
I did notice something odd yesterday when I turned on a football game on our OTA channel 8.1. The channel disappeared but I found it on channel 9.1. This happened one other time and I thought it was a fluke. Now it's happened twice. I haven't had this problem for non-sports TV. I googled the problem but didn't see any explanations.
I'm no expert on the antenna side of things, though I worked with people who were and probably picked up a little by osmosis. But one possible solution would be to use two antennas and connect them with a combiner, one of those little things like a splitter - one in two out to split a signal to two devices - but run in reverse. This is called a 'diversity' antenna connection. The theory is that with both antennas physically separated, but pointed at the desired signal, they will sum together, but the multipath signals will hit each antenna a little differently and not sum as well. So the desired signal rises above the multipath signals.
That likely is not practical from a physical standpoint, but it is an option that might help.
In some cases these splitters are symmetrical, and will work as well as a combiner as a splitter, but I don't think that is always the case. At any rate, a combiner should be a cheap thing.
-ERD50