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Saorview box cutting off dvd picture

  • 24-12-2012 4:49pm
    #1
    bodhrandude
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    I am using a Thomson East European plasma television and have been having problems with the remote control and for viewing DVDs. The TV repair guy told us to scart the dvd player through the Saorview box, you see we have been having problems viewing videos as its coming out in black and white rather than colour. So we took the TV guys advice and connected through Saorview, he told us to turn off saorview box to view colour video which worked out last night OK, but today we tried to put on a Xmas DVD for the nephew, doing the usual procedure of turning off Saorview box, but Saorview kept restarting and cutting out the video picture. So what to do I do now?

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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Stupid.
    The socket on the Saorview is for VHS Record/Replay. Probably only composite. Maybe the DVD player is set to RGB or Y/C?


  • #3
    Richard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    I am using a Thomson East European plasma television and have been having problems with the remote control and for viewing DVDs. The TV repair guy told us to scart the dvd player through the Saorview box, you see we have been having problems viewing videos as its coming out in black and white rather than colour. So we took the TV guys advice and connected through Saorview, he told us to turn off saorview box to view colour video which worked out last night OK, but today we tried to put on a Xmas DVD for the nephew, doing the usual procedure of turning off Saorview box, but Saorview kept restarting and cutting out the video picture. So what to do I do now?

    Does the TV have several SCART inputs? What happens if you connect the DVD player directly? Does the Saorview box and the TV have HDMI? If so, try connecting them that way, and maybe invest in a DVD or Bluray player which can be connected via HDMI also.


  • #4
    Ronnie Raygun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Ronnie Raygun


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    ... today we tried to put on a Xmas DVD for the nephew, doing the usual procedure of turning off Saorview box, but Saorview kept restarting and cutting out the video picture. So what to do I do now?

    So it seems the DVD player, when switched on, is "waking up" the Saorview box?

    You could try disabling pin 8 on the scart lead connecting these 2 devices together.


  • #5
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,489 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Any possiblity that the remotes are clashing?

    In Cavan there was a great fire / Judge McCarthy was sent to inquire / It would be a shame / If the nuns were to blame / So it had to be caused by a wire.



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