General Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Pixelation on TVs

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Running Bear

Running Bear Report 20 May 2008 08:44

does anyone have a problem with pixelation on TVs, only last a few seconds, but its very off putting, sending us crazy, any answers please.

Jax in Wales

Jax in Wales Report 20 May 2008 08:49

Is it through Sky or a freeview box Archie?

Mais

Mais Report 20 May 2008 08:50

We have this problem on freeview since we have had our hd tv. but no probs with it on virgin cable, Mais

Lin in Sussex

Lin in Sussex Report 20 May 2008 08:55

Try taking out scart plug from back of TV and putting it back in.................we've been having to do this with ours !!! Good luck.

Lin x

Jax in Wales

Jax in Wales Report 20 May 2008 09:01

Lin its because of a build up of static that interferes with the signal

if just taking the scart out fails try a full mains reset, turn the box off at the wall, unplug scart and remove card, leave for a couple of mins put scart back in, switch on then when it asks for your card put it back in.

Running Bear

Running Bear Report 20 May 2008 09:10

we get it on cable, freeview and on dvds when we play them

Lin in Sussex

Lin in Sussex Report 20 May 2008 09:24

Thanks Jax will tell OH cos if I do it it will probably blow up lol.

Lin xxxxx

Jane

Jane Report 20 May 2008 09:41

Sorry for being an ignoramous but what on earth is pixelation?

Jax in Wales

Jax in Wales Report 20 May 2008 09:43

Works the same way Archie unplug the scart and the ariel leave off a couple of mins then put back in.

Helen Pixelation is where the screen distorts into little squares.

Sally Moonchild

Sally Moonchild Report 20 May 2008 11:53

We had trouble and tried everything Arch.......got the man out and it happened mainly in windy weather.......turned out it was our tree in the back garden, when the wind blew up it would disturb the signal........felled the tree and no more problems....

.....this was the last resort - but it worked for us.....

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 20 May 2008 12:06

Every time one of those pop pop bike's flies past everything dissapears...thats with free view

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 20 May 2008 15:44

We have it... but we are resigned... we are surrounded by trees that are HUGE... a dirty great big Pylon... the fanciest in the row.. 3 out of 5 cats fighting for sleeping space in the back of the unit...
We are assured that when it is all sorted and when we all go digital proper, it will be ok... but... we had only recently got it right with monologue!!

It was ok with Sky, but I am not paying all that money out for the three programmes a week I watch, lol!

Love

Daff xxxx

Joanne in Burgess Hill™

Joanne in Burgess Hill™ Report 20 May 2008 15:55

We have go an TV with integrated Freeview which is perfect unless we put the CAM card in. I'm not sure if it is Setantas fault or the actual card. Setanta is perfect viewing, but all the other channels pixelate badly. So, CAM card stays out unless we want to watch Setanta.