Question:
when I use RGB instead of SVHS from my Wharfedale 750 into any TV I get a better quality picture. The problem is there are faint vertical bands that show up most on a dark picture. Changing the cable doesn't make any difference. SVHS is better in this respect, but doesn't have as sharp an image.
The reviews I've seen for the wharfedale give it good picture quality, which I suppose it is for MPEG decoding quality.
It's not a terrible problem, but it is annoying when on certain scenes you can see the bands. It seems it is a problem with the wharfedale's RGB output, anyone have this problem,know of a reason, or better still, a remedy?
Unfortunately it's the combination of your DVD Player and TV. I have the same issue with my Toshiba widescreen TV. You can reduce the effect by careful use of the contrast / brightness function, but I don't believe I ever solved it completely. As as result I've stuck to s-video. Only marginal quality difference between the two methods of connection anyway IMO.
I had this problem when I connect my DVD750S through the RGB passthrough on my Sky Box.
I could never get it to go away (even with a quality Ixos SCART). I put it down to a dodgy SCART connector on the Sky box and went back to S-Video (where the quality difference is hardly, if at all noticeable).
Have you noticed if its R1 only?
This has been discussed before and it seemed that it was the NTSC signal causes problems with the TV.
Might be worth investigating what outputs your DVD player can do for R1 discs.
That's helpful Joe ... it reminded me that I found the problem was also linked to the way in which the TV handled the NTSC / Quasi PAL signal. It seemed that the Auto setting on the TV wasn't handling either particularly well on the RGB input.
It was bad on the last R1 I watched. Thanks for the info, I'll have a play with the settings
had the same problem with my pioneer 350 and thomson tv, could'nt find a way to fix it so if i want to watch a r1 disc i use svhs lead instead of rgb scart, it's a solution i can live with and one that means i don't have to buy a new tv!
oh speaking of which, is there any downside to keeping both leads permanantly connected? i read something on a cheap dvd player thread about output being unbuffered and you lose quality if you have multiple outputs connected or something like that, is that the case with a pioneer?
The reviews I've seen for the wharfedale give it good picture quality, which I suppose it is for MPEG decoding quality.
It's not a terrible problem, but it is annoying when on certain scenes you can see the bands. It seems it is a problem with the wharfedale's RGB output, anyone have this problem,know of a reason, or better still, a remedy?
Answers:
Unfortunately it's the combination of your DVD Player and TV. I have the same issue with my Toshiba widescreen TV. You can reduce the effect by careful use of the contrast / brightness function, but I don't believe I ever solved it completely. As as result I've stuck to s-video. Only marginal quality difference between the two methods of connection anyway IMO.
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I had this problem when I connect my DVD750S through the RGB passthrough on my Sky Box.
I could never get it to go away (even with a quality Ixos SCART). I put it down to a dodgy SCART connector on the Sky box and went back to S-Video (where the quality difference is hardly, if at all noticeable).
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Have you noticed if its R1 only?
This has been discussed before and it seemed that it was the NTSC signal causes problems with the TV.
Might be worth investigating what outputs your DVD player can do for R1 discs.
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That's helpful Joe ... it reminded me that I found the problem was also linked to the way in which the TV handled the NTSC / Quasi PAL signal. It seemed that the Auto setting on the TV wasn't handling either particularly well on the RGB input.
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It was bad on the last R1 I watched. Thanks for the info, I'll have a play with the settings
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had the same problem with my pioneer 350 and thomson tv, could'nt find a way to fix it so if i want to watch a r1 disc i use svhs lead instead of rgb scart, it's a solution i can live with and one that means i don't have to buy a new tv!
oh speaking of which, is there any downside to keeping both leads permanantly connected? i read something on a cheap dvd player thread about output being unbuffered and you lose quality if you have multiple outputs connected or something like that, is that the case with a pioneer?
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