bina12834
join:2007-11-07
Chevy Chase, MD
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May 8th, @11:43PM
| line running up the screen
i just got HD boxes (had SD boxes before), and now on one of the TVs there is a line that runs from the bottom up to about half way up the screen. its not a discolored or distorted line....its just a line. and it happens i would say about every 5 mins or so. when i switched the box over to 720p i dont get the line anymore....is there something wrong with my 1080i? im using a HDMI cable and i tired using a differnt one with the 1080i setting on the box, but i still got the line.
has anyone else had this problem???? |
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darcilicious
Cyber Librarian
Premium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Comcast
| said by bina12834  :has anyone else had this problem???? yes, quite a few. search on: green line. |
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bina12834
join:2007-11-07
Chevy Chase, MD
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May 9th, @07:43AM
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said by bina12834 :its not a discolored or distorted line....its just a line. its not green....its just this like maybe 1 pixel line that moves up the screen from the bottom to about the middle, then it goes away.
like i said it only happens in the 1080i STB setting, but when i set the STB to the 720p setting, it doesnt happen. |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY
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May 9th, @07:48AM
| Is the line towards the edge of the screen or towards the center? |
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bina12834
join:2007-11-07
Chevy Chase, MD
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May 9th, @07:59AM
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its runs the whole width of the screen. its a horizontal line....not vertical. it starts at the bottom and moves up the screen to about the middle of the screen and then it goes away. i tried to get a video to show you guys, but my camera doesnt take good quality video |
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matcarl
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY
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May 9th, @08:13AM
| No one here has reported that. Does it happen on all the stations? I used to get that problem once in awhile on just one broadcast station with my old cable company. It was some sort of a signal interference problem between the station and cable provider, but yours is on all stations?? |
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afiggatt
join:2007-07-12
Sterling, VA
| reply to bina12834
said by bina12834 :its runs the whole width of the screen. its a horizontal line....not vertical. it starts at the bottom and moves up the screen to about the middle of the screen and then it goes away. Shaded horizontal bands or lines that roll up or down the screen can be an indication of a ground loop problem caused by 60 Hz interference from a ungrounded or poorly grounded piece of the A/V setup. But a line that shows up every few minutes is a weird one. Typically, ground loop will show up as shaded bands that go up or down the screen continuously. I had this problem once with Comcast and it was caused by a poorly grounded co-axial cable line.
But if you are using HDMI and it only shows up on 1080i and only every few minutes, it could be a STB problem. Video buffer gets messed up or something like that. Still you may want to look for a power source that toggles on every 5 minutes that might be causing 60 Hz interference.
I have seen many posts on here from people with weird behavior or SD-HD channel switching problems with HDMI. This happens not only with Verizon, but all the cable companies. I think many people would be better off using component cables for the cable/Fios STB/DVR. Leave HDMI for the DVD or Blu-Ray players, game consoles, and other HD video sources. |
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starrin
join:2005-05-29
Virginia Beach, VA
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said by bina12834 :its runs the whole width of the screen. its a horizontal line....not vertical. it starts at the bottom and moves up the screen to about the middle of the screen and then it goes away. i tried to get a video to show you guys, but my camera doesnt take good quality video Since you said "boxes" what happens when you switch the boxes around? Does the problem stay with the location or move with the box? |
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bina12834
join:2007-11-07
Chevy Chase, MD
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May 13th, @01:24PM
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said by starrin :Since you said "boxes" what happens when you switch the boxes around? Does the problem stay with the location or move with the box? i havent tried switching boxes, but i might just to see if its that TV, but i highly doubt it is.
said by afiggatt :But if you are using HDMI and it only shows up on 1080i and only every few minutes, it could be a STB problem. Video buffer gets messed up or something like that. Still you may want to look for a power source that toggles on every 5 minutes that might be causing 60 Hz interference yea when i switch it to 720p using HDMI it doesnt happen, but ill try using the 1080i with component cables. i do have a Wii Remote charging dock plugged in via USB to the STB, but that never interfered with my FiOS SD boxes or the same model box, but with Comcast service. Also, yes, my TV and STB are plugged into a surge protected outlet |
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