chackett
03-28-2006, 05:18 PM
I have a very interesting problem. I did a quick search, and didn't see this exact problem described. It's kind of obscure, so maybe I didn't use the right search terms.
Anyway, here's the setup. I have a Phillips DirecTV, dual tuner. I don't remember the model number, but it's a couple years old, and it's silver.
My wife and I picked up a MovieBeam from the Atlanta Home Show the other day for $99.00, no subscription, no set up. Just $99. Figure I'll give it a go.
So the MovieBeam has only a single set of composite inputs, and when the moviebeam is in standby, it passes the signal through.
My TV has an s-video input, a single set of composite inputs, and an RF input.
The only way to hook everything up is to take the composite video out of the tivo and plug that into the moviebeam, and plug the composite out of the moviebeam into the tv.
Seems all well and good enough. However, there's this really strange scrolling pattern on the screen. It's not random, or static, or interference or "noise." It's very intentional, and I don't know if this pattern is coming from the Tivo or the MovieBeam.
The strange pattern is present when the moviebeam is on, and I'm viewing a picture or movie from the moviebeam. However, if I disconnect the video cable at the input (from the Tivo) at the back of the moviebeam box, the strange scrolling bar dissappears, and I can watch the moviebeam video without interference.
However, when the moviebeam is in standby mode, and the video signal is simply being passed through the moviebeam box, the strange scroling bar is gone.
Here is a link to a short video clip of my tv that shows the scrolling bar. Notice toward the top of the screen training from the top of the scrolling bar, is a thin, horizontal bar that is almost long enough to reach the next scrolling bar. And that it's followed by a fat part of the next thin line. It almost looks like it's supposed to represent a plug or something.
Has anyone seen anything like this before? I've called MovieBeam, and so far haven't been able to get in to the level 2 or three or whatever level tech that might be able to figure this out.
Here's the link:
.. well... ok it won't let me post a url until I make more posts ..
Thanks!
Chris Hackett
Anyway, here's the setup. I have a Phillips DirecTV, dual tuner. I don't remember the model number, but it's a couple years old, and it's silver.
My wife and I picked up a MovieBeam from the Atlanta Home Show the other day for $99.00, no subscription, no set up. Just $99. Figure I'll give it a go.
So the MovieBeam has only a single set of composite inputs, and when the moviebeam is in standby, it passes the signal through.
My TV has an s-video input, a single set of composite inputs, and an RF input.
The only way to hook everything up is to take the composite video out of the tivo and plug that into the moviebeam, and plug the composite out of the moviebeam into the tv.
Seems all well and good enough. However, there's this really strange scrolling pattern on the screen. It's not random, or static, or interference or "noise." It's very intentional, and I don't know if this pattern is coming from the Tivo or the MovieBeam.
The strange pattern is present when the moviebeam is on, and I'm viewing a picture or movie from the moviebeam. However, if I disconnect the video cable at the input (from the Tivo) at the back of the moviebeam box, the strange scrolling bar dissappears, and I can watch the moviebeam video without interference.
However, when the moviebeam is in standby mode, and the video signal is simply being passed through the moviebeam box, the strange scroling bar is gone.
Here is a link to a short video clip of my tv that shows the scrolling bar. Notice toward the top of the screen training from the top of the scrolling bar, is a thin, horizontal bar that is almost long enough to reach the next scrolling bar. And that it's followed by a fat part of the next thin line. It almost looks like it's supposed to represent a plug or something.
Has anyone seen anything like this before? I've called MovieBeam, and so far haven't been able to get in to the level 2 or three or whatever level tech that might be able to figure this out.
Here's the link:
.. well... ok it won't let me post a url until I make more posts ..
Thanks!
Chris Hackett