magnavox nb500mg9 hdmi help

[soccerplaya1345]

I bought the magnavox blu ray player for my girlfriend for christmas but we cant get the hdmi cable to work. It works fine with the red white yellow rca cables but of course is not in high def. all we get when we try the hdmi is a blank blu screen that says hdmi. We're hooking it up to a westinghouse tv and have tried hdmi cables from my 360 and ps3 any help would be greatly appreciated. Im considering trying a hdmi to dvi cable or component cables if for some reason we cant get it to work. Hdmi to dvi is better then component correct? I would prefer to get the hdmi working though thanks.

blu ray player specs
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=9864613

westinghouse tv specs
http://westinghousedigital.com/details.aspx?itemnum=114

[get1080pnot720p]

I also have this player, and hooked it up via DVI out-of-the-box without a hitch. Your player could be set to output at 1080p (someone might have pressed the "HDMI" button on the remote too many times), in which case you will get no picture on your particular television. Press the "HDMI" button on the remote until "1080i" is displayed on the front of the player (see page 13 of the manual for further clarification)...your problem should be solved.

Your TV has VGA, not DVI. Components are fine for 1080i TVs, however (just keep the cables under 6'). Let me know if changing the setting doesn't make the HDMI output work, though.

[b15nut]

Go into the set up menu on the player and make sure you have everything set to HDMI and like the above poster mentioned make sure the video output is set to a compatible level with your TV. I would use 720p over 1080i.

[get1080pnot720p]

Originally Posted by b15nut

Go into the set up menu on the player and make sure you have everything set to HDMI and like the above poster mentioned make sure the video output is set to a compatible level with your TV. I would use 720p over 1080i.

Any particular reason? His TV has 1440x900 pixels...not 1280x720...and this is a Blu-Ray player, not a PS3. As his display in 16:9 would be 1440x810, 1080i will give him an extra 27% over 720p (provided it deinterlaces properly (it does)), and owning a (second) TV of the same size, I can tell you that it does make a visible difference (especially if he chooses to crop to 1440x900).

Don't go into any menus...follow the player-specific instructions I provided and you're all set (again, I own the same player). The television doesn't even need to be turned on to fix the problem if you do what I stated in the original reply. My player might have been set to 1080p24 out of the box, now that I think about it...

[b15nut]

Originally Posted by get1080pnot720p

Any particular reason? His TV is 1440x900 pixels...not 1280x720. As his display in 16:9 would be 1440x810, 1080i will give him an extra 27% over 720p (provided it deinterlaces properly (it does)), and owning a TV of the same size, I can tell you that it does make a visible difference.

Don't go into any menus...follow the player-specific instructions I provided and you're all set (again, I own the same player). The television doesn't even need to be turned on to fix the problem if you do what I stated in the original reply. My player might have been set to 1080p24 out of the box, now that I think about it...

I can't see the specs for his TV from my work as that site is blocked. I have always been told to use the 720p compared to 1080i due to the progressive over interlace signal.

I have the same player as well and your suggestion is the easiest but to be sure everything is set correctly he should go into the menu to verify as well as make himself familiar with the player itself.

[get1080pnot720p]

Originally Posted by b15nut

I can't see the specs for his TV from my work as that site is blocked. I have always been told to use the 720p compared to 1080i due to the progressive over interlace signal.

I have the same player as well and your suggestion is the easiest but to be sure everything is set correctly he should go into the menu to verify as well as make himself familiar with the player itself.

If the display were the typical 1366x768, I'd agree with you, due to potential deinterlacing issues outweighing the slight gain in resolution. You're right; he should verify all settings in the menus (though he'll need to use his composite connection to do so unless he adjusts via "HDMI" first). People should also *read manuals* before posting, as well... I attempted to upload the manual here (I don't have the link), but apparently 11 MB well exceeds the posted limit of 20 KB or whatever it is...lol. Anyway...it's on page 13.

[b15nut]

Very true about hitting the button first as you need picture to see the menu lol The owners manual is already posted on here: Owners Manual