Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Hamilton: Garth and Rymal
Posts: 600
If you can, you could determine if it could be a cable issue. Run an extension from the 9' cable to your TV. If you pickup only 11 or less channels, then your issue is the cable. If you pickup all 20+ still, then the likely candidate is the 1600 card.
From researching, the 1600 is a mediocre card, and has very mixed reviews. It is an older platform card, which utilizes older tuner technology. A HVR-2250 or 1250 are more sensitive, and could be possible replacements if you have a free PCIe x1 slot available. The 950 USB stick is also supposed to incorporate a decently sensitive tuner as well. There are other manufactures too, but I have not exposed myself to their products, so I can't really recommend anything from them, but others should be able to.
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