# computer tv tuner on the fritz

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [February 24, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-tv-tuner-on-the-fritz/25036 "2007-02-24T07:30:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-tv-tuner-on-the-fritz/25036/1 "2007-02-24T07:30:04Z")

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i have not watched tv on my computer in a while but today i wanted to set it up to record the sabres game later. i turned it on and the picture is horrible, there is no color and i have these wavy red, green and blue lines all over. it was never like that b4 what could be wrong?

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**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-tv-tuner-on-the-fritz/25036/2 "2007-02-24T10:48:09Z")

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Sounds like your tv tuner is on the fritz

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**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-tv-tuner-on-the-fritz/25036/3 "2007-02-24T15:09:44Z")

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What kind of cabling are you using to the tuner? Composite (RCA) cables or coaxial?

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**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-tv-tuner-on-the-fritz/25036/4 "2007-02-24T19:39:14Z")

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what ever your basic cable is, the one that screws in and has that one tip sticking out

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**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-tv-tuner-on-the-fritz/25036/5 "2007-02-25T10:42:12Z")

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What is your source? Cable box, satellite box or non-digital cable?

Try wiring it up with RCA’s if your tuner has the inputs. Might be something with the RF input on the tuner. Any chance the cable your using might be bad? Try changing it or run it to a regular TV and see what happens.

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**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-tv-tuner-on-the-fritz/25036/6 "2007-02-25T19:40:59Z")

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i have non-digital cable, i tried hooking that wire up to a tv and it was fine. my tuner card has a s-video port and the regular red,white, yellow stereo ports

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-tv-tuner-on-the-fritz/25036/7 "2007-02-26T07:55:19Z")

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try seeing if there are newer drivers for it

other than that… I’d try hooking a VCR/PS2/ect up to it as well to see where the problem lies (obviously with s-video, coax and RCA)