Hard Drive HD Failure Symptoms

[djk44883]

Can't get past extreme pixelization

Yes - you can stream a single Live TV stream without the drive. This is the recommended approach to remove the drive from the list of potential problems. I’d be surprised if it was the issue in this case, but it’s an easy test that you can do yourself in a matter of minutes and requires no additional purchase so it’s worthwhile.

A problem-solving / trouble-shooting option is to remove the drive and see if you can watch live TV with out issues.

[presuming Quad is new generation actually named quad and not 4-tuner version]