any one else have this problem?

millerman 3732

I've had this problem for a while but havn't posted about it. I have a Samsung HD931 dvd player, one of the frist with a DVI output so its pretty old as far as DVD players go, and when I run the Avia test disk I have a problem with bright and the and picture test. when I run it through the component, with or without progressive scan active, or the S-video output, the test runs prefectly every thing works like its suppose to, but when I run the test through the DVI output the bars in the picture test as well as the bright test are never visable. I've tried using the setting from one of the other outputs but when you switch back over to DVI the color is over saturated and darker movies are almost black and nearly impossible to see. has anyone else had tis problem and does anyone know how to fix it. thanks for any suggestions

SuperDave

List the other stuff thats hooked up(your whole setup). I have heard some TV models have problems with DVI...

SuperDave
Yamaha RX-V992 (Center,Rears)
Adcom GFA-5500 (Main)
Denon DVD-1920
Sony XBR 27"
BrightHouse DVR
Polk LSi25 Main
Polk LSiC Center
Infinity RS1 Rears
Monster THX Cables

millerman 3732

my tv is a sony KF-60WE610 (60'' LCD RPTV) and the only other things that are hooked up to the tv is a dish network 611 receiver (component) and a HK 635 (S-video) I had the 611 hooked up a year or so ago through the DVI but I don't remember ever having any problems with it

danger boy

yeah i had the same exact problem when i had the same Samsung DVD player hooked up using the DVI input on the TV. tube tv here. i went instead with another player and back to component video cables.

millerman 3732

danger boy wrote:

yeah i had the same exact problem when i had the same Samsung DVD player hooked up using the DVI input on the TV. tube tv here. i went instead with another player and back to component video cables.

thats what I've also done , but using the same player, just wondering if there was anything I could do to use the DVI output on the player, I mean isn't DVI suppose to be better than the component

danger boy

millerman 3732 wrote:

thats what I've also done , but using the same player, just wondering if there was anything I could do to use the DVI output on the player, I mean isn't DVI suppose to be better than the component

yes it's suppose to be better.. becasue it keeps everything digital from your DVD player to your TV. Whereby component has to convert the DVD signal to analog, then in some cases back to digital to your TV.

jeffwalter

DVI is better but does not always mean it is compatible from all sources to all displays. Not sure of a fix for this one.

millerman 3732

I got one of the new hd toshibas and thats added alot more detail to dark movies so i guess the only fix for my problem was to replace the dvd player