Need help with progressive DVD on LCD HDTV
09-26-05, 12:49 PM
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Need help with progressive DVD on LCD HDTV
I have a Sony DVP-NS725P (a couple years old but able to play DVDs in progresive scan) hooked up to a Sharp Aquos LCD HDTV that I just got (LC-37D4U) via componet cables.
I play a DVD in progressive scan mode and the tv confirms that the signal is 480p. The picture looks good but sometimes there is a horizontal line that runs across the screen usually somewhere in the bottom half of the picture that looks like some of the image is getting lost.
Does anyone know if this is the fault of the DVD player or of the TV? Has anyone encountered this? Is there something i am doing wrong? A setting that i may have wrong?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
I play a DVD in progressive scan mode and the tv confirms that the signal is 480p. The picture looks good but sometimes there is a horizontal line that runs across the screen usually somewhere in the bottom half of the picture that looks like some of the image is getting lost.
Does anyone know if this is the fault of the DVD player or of the TV? Has anyone encountered this? Is there something i am doing wrong? A setting that i may have wrong?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
09-26-05, 12:56 PM
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is it a whitish line running across the bottom of the screen because i have the same problem. It usually happens when I use my philips dvd player but when I use my panny I dont see it
09-26-05, 01:33 PM
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No i am not seeing a whitish line. It is more like a horizontal line of data has been lost and the rest of the image below it has been moved up. I am hoping this is a fault of my DVD player and not the new TV i just bought.
09-27-05, 09:25 AM
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If you are running the DVDp in progressive mode, it is most likely the player. Test by switching to interlaced mode to see if it goes away. I would think that a reason for repair/replacement if it happens often enough.
Even if you don't see it with any other input, it could still be the TV if it has a problem with just 480p input signals, though. To test that, you'd probably have to get another progressive source to test with, also. (maybe somewhere with a good return policy
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Even if you don't see it with any other input, it could still be the TV if it has a problem with just 480p input signals, though. To test that, you'd probably have to get another progressive source to test with, also. (maybe somewhere with a good return policy
)
09-27-05, 03:24 PM
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I have figured out what was wrong ... thanks all for helping. Here's what it was (in case someone encounters the same problem).
There was a setting on my DVD player for 4:3 televisions and 16:9 television. The problem is that i was setting the display for 4:3 televisions. As a result the TV was altering the image for every frame and couldnt quite handle the load. Setting the output on the DVD player for 16:9 televisions gets rid of the problem as the TV doesnt have to do as much work to show the image.
The customer support at Sharpusa put me on the right track. Surprisingly helpful they are.
There was a setting on my DVD player for 4:3 televisions and 16:9 television. The problem is that i was setting the display for 4:3 televisions. As a result the TV was altering the image for every frame and couldnt quite handle the load. Setting the output on the DVD player for 16:9 televisions gets rid of the problem as the TV doesnt have to do as much work to show the image.
The customer support at Sharpusa put me on the right track. Surprisingly helpful they are.
