HDVR2 sporadic searching for signal on sat 2?

[qprhooligan]

I have a HDVR2 DTV Tivo that has started having this problem. I'll bewatching something and it will sporadically say searching for signal on sat 2. Or if I'm watchig something on sat 2 it will break up and pixilate now and then. It is becomming annoying. I think the tuner is bad in the HDVR2 unit. Can I find a new part to fix this, if so where and how much is it?

Is it a hard fix for a novice?

Thanks.

[Fletch319]

All the research I have done indicates it's not repairable except by replacing the unit.

One item to note is that the problem is worse if you use S-video. When I removed my S-video cable I got a few more months of normal operation until Tuner 2 finally died.

[beejaycee]

Just a thought - have you tried switching the tuner 1 and tuner 2 cables coming from the dish? The problem might be bad cabling.

[qprhooligan]

I do use the S-video outputs.

I have switched the inputs and it is the second tuner not the cabling.

If I can find the parts at a reasonable price I think I will break out my soldering equip and try to fix it. I mean it isn't working now anyway so I really have nothing to lose.

Thanks for your input so far.

[BeagleBoy]

I've been having the exact same problem. Even more odd (to me at least), it only seems to effect certain channels. DIY=bad signal, FOOD=good, MSNBC=bad signal, etc. I wondered if it had to do with vertical vs horizontal LMB selection, but I have no idea which channels map to what.

I gave up on trying to fix it, and bought a cheap HR10-250 off ebay. Activated it this morning. Now I've just got to get it upgraded from 3.1.5....

-Jim

[mnrbradley]

I'm in the same boat with my HDVR2. I know it is the tuner because I did try switching the cables and the same tuner still had the problem. I think I'm using S-Video, so perhaps I will try switching to RCA to see if it helps. Short of that, perhaps I will try out U-Verse?...

[joesolano]

I have the same problem on one of my HDVR2s. Also tried the cable switch to no avail. Ended up just replacing the HDVR2 with a used one from ebay and then upgraded it.