DVD screen problem
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DVD screen problem
hey all. I have a question about dvd players on old TVs. On my TV which is probably from the late 80s, my DVDs do something weird. The screen will get a little brighter, then a little darker, then a little brighter, then a little darker, then a little brighter, then a little darker (you get the picture). The intervals last for about 10 seconds, but it really REALLY bugs me. The weird part is that it doesn't happen with anything but dvds, and it can't the dvd player. I've tried it on a SONY dvd player, a PS2, and an XBOX. The same thing happens on each of them, and I'm pretty sure I've seen it on other TVs as well (so it may not be because my TV is from the 80s). It doesn't do it when I play games on the XBOX or PS2, or when I use the VCR on the sony (it's a DVD VCR combo). If anyone knows what causes this I would be much abliged if you would email me. Please help! Thank you very much.
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You have your DVD player going through your VCR. Macrovision is doing what it was designed to do (preventing copying) and causing that problem.
You can either connect directly to your TV (if it has composite or s-video input) or get an RF modulator to input through the coax connection of your VCR or TV.
You can either connect directly to your TV (if it has composite or s-video input) or get an RF modulator to input through the coax connection of your VCR or TV.
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Originally posted by X
You have your DVD player going through your VCR. Macrovision is doing what it was designed to do (preventing copying) and causing that problem.
You can either connect directly to your TV (if it has composite or s-video input) or get an RF modulator to input through the coax connection of your VCR or TV.
You have your DVD player going through your VCR. Macrovision is doing what it was designed to do (preventing copying) and causing that problem.
You can either connect directly to your TV (if it has composite or s-video input) or get an RF modulator to input through the coax connection of your VCR or TV.
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Oh yeah, I got caught up in the PS2/XBOX part and missed that.
Well the symptom's the same and appears to have something to do with Macrovision but I don't have a clue how it's all wired.
Well the symptom's the same and appears to have something to do with Macrovision but I don't have a clue how it's all wired.
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Originally posted by X
Oh yeah, I got caught up in the PS2/XBOX part and missed that.
Well the symptom's the same and appears to have something to do with Macrovision but I don't have a clue how it's all wired.
Oh yeah, I got caught up in the PS2/XBOX part and missed that.
Well the symptom's the same and appears to have something to do with Macrovision but I don't have a clue how it's all wired.
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Somehow either your TV or combo player is picking up/passing the Macrovision signal and you are seeing the result. Some older TVs are known to be sensitive and pick up the Macrovision signal when hooked up to a DVD player.
I assume you are sure you are not going through any other device.
And it certainly can be a poorly designed DVD/VHS combo player.
The litmus test would be to hook up player to another TV, play the same discs, and see if the problem migrates to the new set.
I assume you are sure you are not going through any other device.
and it can't the dvd player.
The litmus test would be to hook up player to another TV, play the same discs, and see if the problem migrates to the new set.