white and black bar on top of the screen? - Blu-ray Forum

TonyDanzaRulz · 01-04-2009, 04:27 AM

Roommate has a 46" sharp 1080p hdtv, and when watching cable and on SD channels and even on hd channels when it is not hd, there is often a small bar on top fo the screen that has flickering white lines or something like that in it, someone told me it was an audio track showing up? but what would that mean? and when it is not hooked up using the hdmi cable it doesnt show up, the component cables dont do that but component cables suck so i want to use the hdmi, how do I get rid of this annoyance? any help would be great...thanks

JasonR · 01-04-2009, 04:34 AM

It is because he has some form of 1:1 pixel mapping enabled. It is good for movies, but bad for television as there is usually extra information the consumer is not supposed to see. I leave it on for everything and just ignore it, NBC is the only one it shows up on for me anyway....

JasonR · 01-04-2009, 04:41 AM

This is a good resource for you...

http://pixelmapping.wikispaces.com/P...ping+explained

TonyDanzaRulz · 01-04-2009, 04:54 AM

Thanks for the help

NJ_RAMS_FAN · 01-04-2009, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by TonyDanzaRulz

Roommate has a 46" sharp 1080p hdtv, and when watching cable and on SD channels and even on hd channels when it is not hd, there is often a small bar on top fo the screen that has flickering white lines or something like that in it, someone told me it was an audio track showing up? but what would that mean? and when it is not hooked up using the hdmi cable it doesnt show up, the component cables dont do that but component cables suck so i want to use the hdmi, how do I get rid of this annoyance? any help would be great...thanks

ha.. I get this 2.. what's the cable company? I noticed you in NY. I have optimum. <-- suck!!

DarkhovaHT · 01-04-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by melsbluespecv

ha.. I get this 2.. what's the cable company? I noticed you in NY. I have optimum. <-- suck!!

They sure do i just switched to Directv and i like them a whole lot better

Jayromy · 01-04-2009, 12:17 PM

It could also be the Closed Caption info track showing. Often times, if your display is set to "Dot by Dot" you will see it. Try to reposition the screen or switch to "Stretch" or "Zoom" or another pre-programmed aspect setting, and it should not be visible.

TonyDanzaRulz · 01-04-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by melsbluespecv

ha.. I get this 2.. what's the cable company? I noticed you in NY. I have optimum. <-- suck!!

I have time Warner and they blow as well

01-04-2009, 04:27 AM	#1
TonyDanzaRulz Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Saratoga, NY	white and black bar on top of the screen? Roommate has a 46" sharp 1080p hdtv, and when watching cable and on SD channels and even on hd channels when it is not hd, there is often a small bar on top fo the screen that has flickering white lines or something like that in it, someone told me it was an audio track showing up? but what would that mean? and when it is not hooked up using the hdmi cable it doesnt show up, the component cables dont do that but component cables suck so i want to use the hdmi, how do I get rid of this annoyance? any help would be great...thanks

01-04-2009, 04:34 AM	#2
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	It is because he has some form of 1:1 pixel mapping enabled. It is good for movies, but bad for television as there is usually extra information the consumer is not supposed to see. I leave it on for everything and just ignore it, NBC is the only one it shows up on for me anyway.... Last edited by JasonR; 01-04-2009 at 04:38 AM.

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01-04-2009, 04:41 AM	#3
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	This is a good resource for you... http://pixelmapping.wikispaces.com/P...ping+explained

01-04-2009, 04:54 AM	#4
TonyDanzaRulz Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Saratoga, NY	Thanks for the help

01-04-2009, 12:17 PM	#7
Jayromy Senior Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2008 Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:64	It could also be the Closed Caption info track showing. Often times, if your display is set to "Dot by Dot" you will see it. Try to reposition the screen or switch to "Stretch" or "Zoom" or another pre-programmed aspect setting, and it should not be visible.

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