Help! There's a Poltergeist in my cable box!

ROHfan
ROHfan Posts: 1,014
edited April 2011 in The Clubhouse
Every time I get up from my couch while watching something on cable I lose the picture and it returns in about three seconds. I've tried to recreate the issue by jiggling wires, jumping up and down, banging on the side of the box, but nothing happens until I leave the couch for a pee break. Never happens while watching a blu-ray. Is my box haunted??? Or do I need an airhole?
TV: 65" Samsung QLED 4K
Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
AIYIMA Tube T7 preamp --- Nobsound 12AX7 tube preamplifier
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited April 2011
    This is definitely a new one but I can tell you there's a lot of issues with Sharp TVs when hooked up HDMI to cable boxes. I would hook it up Component Video and see if the issue persists... And the HDMI issues only get worse if you ever do switching through a receiver. No matter how nice Sharp is on the picture, the software seems to be troublesome.
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited April 2011
    Try turinng on the the Reciever, then the TV then the cable box in that order. I have noticed sometimes if I do not follow this order, the signal will flash until I turn off the cable box and then turn it back on.

    If they are all hooked to one remote, try to turn them on separately in the order listed to see if that cures the issue.
    May not be the same in your case, but may be worth a try.
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  • Outfitter03
    Outfitter03 Posts: 563
    edited April 2011
    Get one of these to save your place on the couch!
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  • ROHfan
    ROHfan Posts: 1,014
    edited April 2011
    Toxis wrote: »
    This is definitely a new one but I can tell you there's a lot of issues with Sharp TVs when hooked up HDMI to cable boxes. I would hook it up Component Video and see if the issue persists... And the HDMI issues only get worse if you ever do switching through a receiver. No matter how nice Sharp is on the picture, the software seems to be troublesome.

    I had the same problem with my old TV, a Samsung LCD. It's JUST when I get off the couch! Keiko, if I did do drugs at least that might explain it! :biggrin:
    TV: 65" Samsung QLED 4K
    Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
    Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
    Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
    Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
    AIYIMA Tube T7 preamp --- Nobsound 12AX7 tube preamplifier
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited April 2011
    ROHfan wrote: »
    It's JUST when I get off the couch! Keiko, if I did do drugs at least that might explain it! :biggrin:

    Maybe your sitting on the spare remote! :eek::biggrin:
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