| Post 1 made on Tuesday March 12, 2002 at 16:39 |
johnv Founding Member |
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I recently switched to S video cabling between my DVD player, my receiver, and my TV. I now notice (it may have been there all along) a faint vertical line moving from right to left on my screen every 5 - 7 seconds whenever I play DVDs. A slight distortion, a slight irritant, and one I'd like to avoid if possible.
As the question may suggest, I am a home theater neophyte and have little technical understanding of such issues, so any help/education much appreciated. What's causing this (please don't say poor equipment!)? What if anything can be done about it?
Many thanks!
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| Post 2 made on Wednesday March 13, 2002 at 18:40 |
dpva59 Founding Member |
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Try changing cables. If it were horizonal lines scrolling up the screen, I would say it is a ground loop problem which is common. I guess a ground loop could cause vertical distortion, but I've never seen it.
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| Post 3 made on Wednesday March 13, 2002 at 19:15 |
John Pechulis Loyal Member |
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Just a question, but do you have an S-video and composite video connected to the same input on the TV?
JJP
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