What's wrong with this picture? - Blu-ray Forum

zachd73 · 03-26-2009, 03:23 AM

Literally.. this is a MITS HC3000 I have. I have it connected component cables to bdp-2500.

Check out pic of the picture.

http://backspinrecords.net/ht/bottle1.jpg

The fleshtones are..uhhhh.. obviously way off! In general the picture is very dark and very red. I have some other shots but this was the more extreme. This is at 1080i 60 - bottle rocket on blu ray playing.

Does anyone think there is anything I can do about this or is this pj shot?

It looks to me like the colors in the menus are good.. that maybe it has to do with the inputs or something else in the path from component to the screen.

I never could get it to work over HDMI, and no longer have a cable.
I did double check I had the component cables on correctly..I know that can do weird things if you leave one off or switch them up.

If there is any troubleshooting I can do for this red picture issue, I'd be grateful to hear what it is.

Trix · 03-26-2009, 03:34 AM

I would start by quintuple checking every component cable, on the projector end, and on the player's end. It kind of seems like the Pb (Blue) cable may be the problem, since you have luminance and you have Pr.

If you're completely sure everything is good, I would go into the BDP menu and make sure all the video output settings, including color range, are properly set.

I would say that you are right in saying that it is a connection issue, but it could be a player issue. Do you have another component source to try? Are there maybe adjustements that have to bo done via the projector? I'm sure someone smarter can answer that question.

Best of luck.

zachd73 · 03-26-2009, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trix

I would start by quintuple checking every component cable, on the projector end, and on the player's end. It kind of seems like the Pb (Blue) cable may be the problem, since you have luminance and you have Pr.

If you're completely sure everything is good, I would go into the BDP menu and make sure all the video output settings, including color range, are properly set.

I would say that you are right in saying that it is a connection issue, but it could be a player issue. Do you have another component source to try? Are there maybe adjustements that have to bo done via the projector? I'm sure someone smarter can answer that question.

Best of luck.

Thanks for the reply.. I plugged in my ps2 and it had guitar hero in it.. sadly, the colors are so wild on that it was kind of hard to tell if there was an issue or not... it did not look obviously bad though. Maybe it is a cable issue. The only other cable I have is to my good projector in the ceiling so I can't use that one. Maybe I'll find a different game for ps2 that will be more revealing of color. I will say that before when I was using the cable I know is good I had some issues there also.

zachd73 · 03-26-2009, 04:14 AM

I just thought.. seems I could shift the cables all over one color.. if the picture looks bad in the same way, it is not the cable. If the picture is bad in a different way (different color) then it probably is the cable.

I think that makes sense. I will try it!

SammyG · 03-26-2009, 04:28 AM

I would try getting another set of cables. See if a buddy has a known good set you can borrow, so you don't have to waste money. If that doesn't work, see if you can reset the tv to factory default settings. Good luck and keep us updated!

zachd73 · 03-26-2009, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SammyG

I would try getting another set of cables. See if a buddy has a known good set you can borrow, so you don't have to waste money. If that doesn't work, see if you can reset the tv to factory default settings. Good luck and keep us updated!

I think one of the cables has a short.. or I had one switched.. it was pretty hard to see which was which behind the equipment rack on the dvd player.

It now seems to have some other issues that I may or may not try and diagnose. It doesn't want to display 480p for some reason but will play a blu-ray fine at 1080i or 720p.

LifeOfAPirate13 · 03-26-2009, 01:06 PM

LOL that lady looks like a Demon. Sorry to hear about your TV problems it does sound like a cable issue as stated above. Lets just hope that the TV is not defective. If there is a restore to default setting on your TV you might want to try that as well just to make sure. But first I would try to get another set of cables and see if that is your issue.

kpkelley · 03-26-2009, 01:43 PM

In the menu flip between the RGB and YpBpRp settings.

bhampton · 03-26-2009, 03:06 PM

Looks fine to me.

Seriously though..., Firs thing I would do is go trough the menus with nothing hooked up to the pj.

If everything looks fine with no input... Start with a composite video cable (the yellow RCA type) and try that. Then check S-Video. If you don't have these types of cables they are cheap.

I do think maybe there is a chance it's expecting RGB instead of component or maybe your source is outputting something like RGB or YCbCr instead of YPrPb or whatever those are supposed to be.

Too bad you said you had no luck with the HDMI because that would likely be the easiest to configure.

zachd73 · 03-26-2009, 10:44 PM

I did get the color issue worked out... it was something with the component cable..

I briefly tried an HDMI cable and could get no image at all on the darn thing.

I have seen 4 different issues on this thing, but when it works it looks really good... for some reason it likes 720 or 1080 input and doesn't like 480 input which is pretty weird.

03-26-2009, 03:23 AM	#1
zachd73 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009	What's wrong with this picture? Literally.. this is a MITS HC3000 I have. I have it connected component cables to bdp-2500. Check out pic of the picture. http://backspinrecords.net/ht/bottle1.jpg The fleshtones are..uhhhh.. obviously way off! In general the picture is very dark and very red. I have some other shots but this was the more extreme. This is at 1080i 60 - bottle rocket on blu ray playing. Does anyone think there is anything I can do about this or is this pj shot? It looks to me like the colors in the menus are good.. that maybe it has to do with the inputs or something else in the path from component to the screen. I never could get it to work over HDMI, and no longer have a cable. I did double check I had the component cables on correctly..I know that can do weird things if you leave one off or switch them up. If there is any troubleshooting I can do for this red picture issue, I'd be grateful to hear what it is.

03-26-2009, 03:06 PM	#9
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Looks fine to me. Seriously though..., Firs thing I would do is go trough the menus with nothing hooked up to the pj. If everything looks fine with no input... Start with a composite video cable (the yellow RCA type) and try that. Then check S-Video. If you don't have these types of cables they are cheap. I do think maybe there is a chance it's expecting RGB instead of component or maybe your source is outputting something like RGB or YCbCr instead of YPrPb or whatever those are supposed to be. Too bad you said you had no luck with the HDMI because that would likely be the easiest to configure. Last edited by bhampton; 03-26-2009 at 05:50 PM.

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03-26-2009, 03:34 AM	#2
Trix Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Waterloo, ON, Canada Blu-ray collection:114	I would start by quintuple checking every component cable, on the projector end, and on the player's end. It kind of seems like the Pb (Blue) cable may be the problem, since you have luminance and you have Pr. If you're completely sure everything is good, I would go into the BDP menu and make sure all the video output settings, including color range, are properly set. I would say that you are right in saying that it is a connection issue, but it could be a player issue. Do you have another component source to try? Are there maybe adjustements that have to bo done via the projector? I'm sure someone smarter can answer that question. Best of luck.

03-26-2009, 04:14 AM	#4
zachd73 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009	I just thought.. seems I could shift the cables all over one color.. if the picture looks bad in the same way, it is not the cable. If the picture is bad in a different way (different color) then it probably is the cable. I think that makes sense. I will try it!

03-26-2009, 04:28 AM	#5
SammyG Special Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Douglassville, PA Blu-ray collection:1034 Trading Score:7	I would try getting another set of cables. See if a buddy has a known good set you can borrow, so you don't have to waste money. If that doesn't work, see if you can reset the tv to factory default settings. Good luck and keep us updated!

03-26-2009, 01:06 PM	#7
LifeOfAPirate13 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Chicago, IL Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:18	LOL that lady looks like a Demon. Sorry to hear about your TV problems it does sound like a cable issue as stated above. Lets just hope that the TV is not defective. If there is a restore to default setting on your TV you might want to try that as well just to make sure. But first I would try to get another set of cables and see if that is your issue.

03-26-2009, 01:43 PM	#8
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	In the menu flip between the RGB and YpBpRp settings.

03-26-2009, 10:44 PM	#10
zachd73 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009	I did get the color issue worked out... it was something with the component cable.. I briefly tried an HDMI cable and could get no image at all on the darn thing. I have seen 4 different issues on this thing, but when it works it looks really good... for some reason it likes 720 or 1080 input and doesn't like 480 input which is pretty weird.

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