Question:
Hi, i bought a DVD player at lidl's this weekend and am trying to hook it up to my toshiba 32zd26p via the component video output. I can get a picture but its a weird colour almost like its missing the blue. So is there anyway i can test which unit {dvd or tv** is faulty? If i switch the leads around from the DVD player the picture changes colours so i suppose all connections must be working fine (this also rules the lead out). Any other ideas?
Thanks, jon
If you switch the leads around and the picture changes colour - surely this suggests that one of the three component leads is faulty?
Easy way to find out which one is to pull out 1 lead at a time and find the one which does not affect the picture.
Then substitute another cable for that one and see if that fixes the problem.
Sorry i didnt explaing myself properly. What i meant was that if i take the blue lead out it doesnt affect the picture but then if i take the red lead from the red socket and put it in the blue it affects the picture. so after that i suppose it must be the TV?:nuts:
Jon
I'm still a bit confused.
You tried:
R -> R
B -> B
G -> G
that didn't work.
Then you tried:
R -> B ?
Have you tried lead 1, lead 2 and lead 3 swapped in different positions but always connecting like colour to like colour?
If so - then it does sound like the TV's input or the DVD's output
You can't really find out which it is without first getting another TV or DVD player to experiment with.
Yeh thats right, i tried it to see if it would affect the signal on the TV (which it did) meaning that the component phono in question must have an output at least becuase it affected the colour of the picture (allbeit with the signal going to a different colour phono on the PC)
So surely this means the TV is buggered?
Thanks for your help mate, sorry about the confusion but im crap at putting things like this in writing!
jon
Not necessarily as by removing the R->R connection when you did the R->B connection, the removal of the R->R may have caused the change rather than the addition of the R->B.
The only way to know for sure is by using another source (DVD player) or target (TV)
What kind of cables are you using ?
Sounds like the Y cable is OK and either the Pb or Pr cables are causing the problems.
I originally thought that the cables were the problem but apparently he has tried all the cables in all the colour combinations and still gets the problem.
Easy test for cable would be:
Pull out 1 lead at a time and find the one which does not affect the picture.
Then substitute another cable for that one and see if that fixes the problem.
Originally posted by 8-]
I originally thought that the cables were the problem but apparently he has tried all the cables in all the colour combinations and still gets the problem.
I'm thinking he's using a scart > component cable.
Originally posted by Keith
I'm thinking he's using a scart > component cable. Ah - I thought he was using component -> component.
Please clarify Jonny :)
Well getting another source or target is not that simple so ill take the DVD player back and exchange it, If it does it agian i know its the TV.
Its not the cables as i tried tharound the component sockets.
Thanks for the help and suggestions guys.
When you take the player back, why not get them to test it (in front of you) with one of the TVs that the shop has in stock/on display?
Originally posted by Jonny
Well getting another source or target is not that simple so ill take the DVD player back and exchange it, If it does it agian i know its the TV.
Its not the cables as i tried them in the stereo and composite video sockets to make sure they were working. I have also swapped them around the component sockets.
Thanks for the help and suggestions guys.
What model of player is it ?
Might be worth trying the setup menu on the player and check what signal is being outputted , Svideo,RGB,Component etc.
Im using component to component but they are only standard phono leads, i take it these are ok?
Jon
Originally posted by Jonny
Im using component to component but they are only standard phono leads, i take it these are ok?
Jon Should be fine using standard phono leads.
Have you tried the method I suggested to find out which connection (R, G or B) is not sending/receiving the signal?
Pull out 1 lead at a time (replacing it aferwards) and find the one which does not affect the picture when removed. This will be the connection which is causing the problem (whether it be input into TV or output from DVD which is the problem).
When I remove the red the picture is not effected, but if I put the blue into the red on the DVD player the picture changes.
Jon
But like I said before that doesn't tell you whether the red is really working or whether the picture changed because you removed the blue signal from the equation.
Pull out 1 lead at a time (replacing it aferwards) and find the one which does not affect the picture when removed. This will be the connection which is causing the problem (whether it be input into TV or output from DVD which is the problem).
It's most likely your TV that is at fault.
Have a look a this thread (http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37894) on the AVForums, a few people have had problems with component input boards on the 32ZD26P.
Thanks, jon
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If you switch the leads around and the picture changes colour - surely this suggests that one of the three component leads is faulty?
Easy way to find out which one is to pull out 1 lead at a time and find the one which does not affect the picture.
Then substitute another cable for that one and see if that fixes the problem.
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Sorry i didnt explaing myself properly. What i meant was that if i take the blue lead out it doesnt affect the picture but then if i take the red lead from the red socket and put it in the blue it affects the picture. so after that i suppose it must be the TV?:nuts:
Jon
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I'm still a bit confused.
You tried:
R -> R
B -> B
G -> G
that didn't work.
Then you tried:
R -> B ?
Have you tried lead 1, lead 2 and lead 3 swapped in different positions but always connecting like colour to like colour?
If so - then it does sound like the TV's input or the DVD's output
You can't really find out which it is without first getting another TV or DVD player to experiment with.
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Yeh thats right, i tried it to see if it would affect the signal on the TV (which it did) meaning that the component phono in question must have an output at least becuase it affected the colour of the picture (allbeit with the signal going to a different colour phono on the PC)
So surely this means the TV is buggered?
Thanks for your help mate, sorry about the confusion but im crap at putting things like this in writing!
jon
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Not necessarily as by removing the R->R connection when you did the R->B connection, the removal of the R->R may have caused the change rather than the addition of the R->B.
The only way to know for sure is by using another source (DVD player) or target (TV)
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What kind of cables are you using ?
Sounds like the Y cable is OK and either the Pb or Pr cables are causing the problems.
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I originally thought that the cables were the problem but apparently he has tried all the cables in all the colour combinations and still gets the problem.
Easy test for cable would be:
Pull out 1 lead at a time and find the one which does not affect the picture.
Then substitute another cable for that one and see if that fixes the problem.
Answers:
Originally posted by 8-]
I originally thought that the cables were the problem but apparently he has tried all the cables in all the colour combinations and still gets the problem.
I'm thinking he's using a scart > component cable.
Answers:
Originally posted by Keith
I'm thinking he's using a scart > component cable. Ah - I thought he was using component -> component.
Please clarify Jonny :)
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Well getting another source or target is not that simple so ill take the DVD player back and exchange it, If it does it agian i know its the TV.
Its not the cables as i tried tharound the component sockets.
Thanks for the help and suggestions guys.
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When you take the player back, why not get them to test it (in front of you) with one of the TVs that the shop has in stock/on display?
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Originally posted by Jonny
Well getting another source or target is not that simple so ill take the DVD player back and exchange it, If it does it agian i know its the TV.
Its not the cables as i tried them in the stereo and composite video sockets to make sure they were working. I have also swapped them around the component sockets.
Thanks for the help and suggestions guys.
What model of player is it ?
Might be worth trying the setup menu on the player and check what signal is being outputted , Svideo,RGB,Component etc.
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Im using component to component but they are only standard phono leads, i take it these are ok?
Jon
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Originally posted by Jonny
Im using component to component but they are only standard phono leads, i take it these are ok?
Jon Should be fine using standard phono leads.
Have you tried the method I suggested to find out which connection (R, G or B) is not sending/receiving the signal?
Pull out 1 lead at a time (replacing it aferwards) and find the one which does not affect the picture when removed. This will be the connection which is causing the problem (whether it be input into TV or output from DVD which is the problem).
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When I remove the red the picture is not effected, but if I put the blue into the red on the DVD player the picture changes.
Jon
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But like I said before that doesn't tell you whether the red is really working or whether the picture changed because you removed the blue signal from the equation.
Pull out 1 lead at a time (replacing it aferwards) and find the one which does not affect the picture when removed. This will be the connection which is causing the problem (whether it be input into TV or output from DVD which is the problem).
Answers:
It's most likely your TV that is at fault.
Have a look a this thread (http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37894) on the AVForums, a few people have had problems with component input boards on the 32ZD26P.
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