Requesting some trouble shooting help?

[Guydowood]

My set-up is as follows:

Samsung TV PN50B550
Samsung BD Player - P1600
Onkyo HTS - S6100
Directv DVR

I have all the units with HDMI set-up running through the reciever for optimum use. But for some reason when I want to watch a movie, switching from DTV to BD the signal may or may not connect via the HDMI. I have tried hooking the HDMI ports in all 4 that are on the TV w/ no luck. It is currently in HDMI 1 which is labled DVD on the TV. At first I thought it was the silly anynet function that was causing the problem, but I turned all those functions off on both the BD & TV. I'm not sure what could be causing the no signal issue unless my HDMI cords I bought a year ago are fried. I can't recall if they are 1.3 or not, or could it be a firmware issue w/ the BD player. I just don't get what the "bug" may be. Sometimes it works and somwtimes it doesn't.

Can anyone offer up some suggestions so that I can enjoy the blu's and not have the blues......

[Nick4Blu_81]

Originally Posted by Guydowood

My set-up is as follows:

Samsung TV PN50B550
Samsung BD Player - P1600
Onkyo HTS - S6100
Directv DVR

I have all the units with HDMI set-up running through the reciever for optimum use. But for some reason when I want to watch a movie, switching from DTV to BD the signal may or may not connect via the HDMI. I have tried hooking the HDMI ports in all 4 that are on the TV w/ no luck. It is currently in HDMI 1 which is labled DVD on the TV. At first I thought it was the silly anynet function that was causing the problem, but I turned all those functions off on both the BD & TV. I'm not sure what could be causing the no signal issue unless my HDMI cords I bought a year ago are fried. I can't recall if they are 1.3 or not, or could it be a firmware issue w/ the BD player. I just don't get what the "bug" may be. Sometimes it works and somwtimes it doesn't.

Can anyone offer up some suggestions so that I can enjoy the blu's and not have the blues......

What you have described sounds like a "handshaking" issue to me. I myself have experienced it only a couple times. I upgraded all of my HDMI cords to 1.3a, category 2(Monoprice). I have not experienced this issue since doing so. Im not saying that is the issue, but I am saying this is what I did to help solve my issue which sounds about the same. Im sure someone much smarter than myself will offer some better advice. Good luck.

[Xenomorph]

+1^
If it only does it sometimes it sounds like a bad cable. Do you have another HDMI laying around that you could try?

Funny, I just did an install last night and the guy was complaining of a buzzing sound coming from his new LCD. He was tearing his hair out trying different connection options. Turned out to be a bad cable.

Always seems that the last thing you check is the easiest solution.

[Guydowood]

Thanks for the tips and suggestions on the HDMI cables. I will pick up a new set and see what happens.......I'll follow up when I do

Thanks guys.........

[Guydowood]

Originally Posted by Nick4u_81

What you have described sounds like a "handshaking" issue to me. I myself have experienced it only a couple times. I upgraded all of my HDMI cords to 1.3a, category 2(Monoprice). I have not experienced this issue since doing so. Im not saying that is the issue, but I am saying this is what I did to help solve my issue which sounds about the same. Im sure someone much smarter than myself will offer some better advice. Good luck.

thanks dude, I orderd three of the ones you suggested so hopefully this will fix my problem. I tried another HDMI cable directly from the BD to the TV and it worked fine. I also tried two of the other HDMI ports on the reciever but for some reason they did not connect. Hopefully I don't need a new reciever. The one I have is only a year old.