[OT - NOT FEDORA] Question for the TV engineers

[James Kosin]

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John Wendel wrote:
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| Sorry for posting this, but I know that there are some smart TV guys here.
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| I've got a cheap TV card that works OK with Linux, except that it has 
"noise" bars on channels 2-5. It looks OK on channels > 5.
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| Would it help if it enclosed the card in a (properly insulated) metal 
box? Should I ground the box?
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| Thanks,
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| John
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John,

First, some simple questions:
~    (a)   Is the computer grounded 3-wire plug and all?
~    (b)   Cable, Antenna, Satellite dish?
~    (c)   Using a splitter?
~    (d)   Properly crimped cables being used?
~    (e)   Type of TV card?  ISA, PCI, etc.

James
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