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I recently switched to Comcast cable and tried to watch some NFL playoff games in HD on my projector. The Motorola cable box is connected via component to the 1056, which in turn is connected via component-to-RGA to the projector. I had watched a few HD movies that way before and everything worked fine.
Well, the first playoff game I made it almost to halftime before I finally turned it off due to the picture jittering and/or the projector losing the signal. Actually, come to think of it, the audio would sometimes disappear as well (picture still there), and switching to another channel and then back would resolve that. This all happened intermittently and was bearable at first, but then increased and I ended up moving to another TV.
Following week, different ballgame, same story. Then came the super bowl, and after a quick check right before the game to confirm that the problem was still there, I directly connected the cable box to the projector, routing only the audio into the Rotel. Behold, rock solid picture, no issues whatsoever.
So now I have two suspects, the component cable (provided by the cable company, that definitely puts it on the list
), and the 1056. Strange thing is, the movies I had watched before didn't show those problems (as I recall), but they were on a different channel (maybe it's related to the station broadcasting 720p vs 1080i? - the Motorola box converts 720p and outputs 1080i).
I will try out another component cable next to see if that makes a difference.
Frank
Well, the first playoff game I made it almost to halftime before I finally turned it off due to the picture jittering and/or the projector losing the signal. Actually, come to think of it, the audio would sometimes disappear as well (picture still there), and switching to another channel and then back would resolve that. This all happened intermittently and was bearable at first, but then increased and I ended up moving to another TV.
Following week, different ballgame, same story. Then came the super bowl, and after a quick check right before the game to confirm that the problem was still there, I directly connected the cable box to the projector, routing only the audio into the Rotel. Behold, rock solid picture, no issues whatsoever.
So now I have two suspects, the component cable (provided by the cable company, that definitely puts it on the list
), and the 1056. Strange thing is, the movies I had watched before didn't show those problems (as I recall), but they were on a different channel (maybe it's related to the station broadcasting 720p vs 1080i? - the Motorola box converts 720p and outputs 1080i). I will try out another component cable next to see if that makes a difference.
Frank
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