Why does my new HDTX pixelate so damn much on cable systeM?

JUST received my new Panasonic 32" 1080p TV from New
Egg

Connected up to my cable system and it pixelates!!

WTF!!!

I'm not very happy

What's going on? I checked all connections and they
are tight.

wrote:
JUST received my new Panasonic 32" 1080p TV from New
Egg

Connected up to my cable system and it pixelates!!

WTF!!!

I'm not very happy

What's going on? I checked all connections and they
are tight.


You sure it's not the cable system? They drop packets
all the time. If you have a DVD burner hooked up,
record the program to it, then play it back on your computer.
If it's a far end problem, the pixellation will show up
on your computer, too.

--
Les Cargill

On Oct 2, 6:17*pm, wrote:
JUST received my new Panasonic 32" 1080p TV from New
Egg

Connected up to my cable system and it pixelates!!

WTF!!!

I'm not very happy

What's going on? *I checked all connections and they
are tight.

Many questions.
1: is this your only digital TV on cable?
2: Are you using a cable box?
3: Do you have another cable box to try?
4: If you have a second digital set, does _it_ work properly?
5: Can you try the second set (if available) on the same cable the new
set workd bad with?
6: I presume you have more that 1 set even if it's analog. Have you
tried the new set on another cable feed?
7: You likely have analog channels on your set. How do they look?
Noisy?
8: ?????????

Need more info to help.

G²

Most MSO's recompress HD channels.

Jim wrote:
Most MSO's recompress HD channels.

The recompression would show up as less detail in the picture or
macroblocking on fast motion scenes, not breaking up with pixelation.
The OP problem is likely due to poor signal level caused by weak signal
levels reaching his house or problems in his internal cable. Since he is
paying the cable company for the service, he needs to call the cable
company for a service call (however much of a pain that may be).

Alan F

Les Cargill wrote:

You sure it's not the cable system? They drop packets
all the time. If you have a DVD burner hooked up,
record the program to it, then play it back on your computer.
If it's a far end problem, the pixellation will show up
on your computer, too.

Yes it could be them

But I didn't get the TV till Friday night so couldn't
call them

wrote:

Many questions.
1: is this your only digital TV on cable?

Yes

2: Are you using a cable box?

No

3: Do you have another cable box to try?

No

4: If you have a second digital set, does _it_ work properly?

This is my ONLY set

6: I presume you have more that 1 set even if it's analog. Have you
tried the new set on another cable feed?

No second set but will move this TV to another feed and
try it there

"Jim" wrote:

Most MSO's recompress HD channels.


That's what I'm thinking as well

I have an outdoor antenna I could use and just drop the
cable..... but not sure I can mount it outside anywhere

wrote:
Les Cargill wrote:

You sure it's not the cable system? They drop packets
all the time. If you have a DVD burner hooked up,
record the program to it, then play it back on your computer.
If it's a far end problem, the pixellation will show up
on your computer, too.

Yes it could be them

But I didn't get the TV till Friday night so couldn't
call them


But what I was describing was how I would debug such a thing.
You have to know whether the data loss is coming from the cable company
or from the set.

It may be possible that the thing is good enough that the
pixellation has been there all along, and you just couldn't
see it.

--
Les Cargill

wrote:
"Jim" wrote:

Most MSO's recompress HD channels.


That's what I'm thinking as well

I have an outdoor antenna I could use and just drop the
cable..... but not sure I can mount it outside anywhere

I have *no exposure whatsoever* to these, but there are
"powered rabbit ears" antenna units that carry HDTV
frequencies. Might work; depends on signal strength.

--
Les Cargill