Is this true or bunkham?

A friend has a Sony 1080p 40" TV on which he watches Waltham from near the middle of Nott'm (hilltop LoS.) He keeps getting sound dropouts on BBC HD1 and ITV1HD but not on BBCHD or Ch4HD. He has queried Sony and they have replied that it is due to the BBC switching between 1080i and 1080p and this causes sound dropout while it gets back in sync.

Neither of us believe it - does anyone here?

A Sony tech told him today that it is due to the current weather conditions - which is odd since it has been doing it since Waltham DSO2!




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Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

Woody wrote:

A friend has a Sony 1080p 40" TV on which he watches Waltham from near
the middle of Nott'm (hilltop LoS.) He keeps getting sound dropouts on
BBC HD1 and ITV1HD but not on BBCHD or Ch4HD. He has queried Sony and
they have replied that it is due to the BBC switching between 1080i and
1080p and this causes sound dropout while it gets back in sync.
Neither of us believe it

I believe Mr Carver has mentioned that exact issue here, and that
there's a fix available

I thought the p/i switching was live on all DVB-T2 channels now.

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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Woody wrote:

A friend has a Sony 1080p 40" TV on which he watches Waltham
from near
the middle of Nott'm (hilltop LoS.) He keeps getting sound
dropouts on
BBC HD1 and ITV1HD but not on BBCHD or Ch4HD. He has queried
Sony and
they have replied that it is due to the BBC switching between
1080i and
1080p and this causes sound dropout while it gets back in
sync.
Neither of us believe it

I believe Mr Carver has mentioned that exact issue here, and
that there's a fix available

I thought the p/i switching was live on all DVB-T2 channels
now.




Thanks Andy. I didn't realise p/i switching was even used!

Now Mark, could you fill in the rest please?



--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

Andy Burns wrote:
Woody wrote:

A friend has a Sony 1080p 40" TV on which he watches Waltham from near
the middle of Nott'm (hilltop LoS.) He keeps getting sound dropouts on
BBC HD1 and ITV1HD but not on BBCHD or Ch4HD. He has queried Sony and
they have replied that it is due to the BBC switching between 1080i and
1080p and this causes sound dropout while it gets back in sync.
Neither of us believe it

I believe Mr Carver has mentioned that exact issue here, and that
there's a fix available

I thought the p/i switching was live on all DVB-T2 channels now.

Yep, of course the p/i switching will only occur if the encoders are triggered
to do so by the picture content, which will vary on a scene by scene, or even
GOP by GOP basis.

We've discussed this several times in here over the last 6 months.

Anyway

Two ways to fix.

1: Connect the TV set via ethernet to your broadband router, enable the
ethernet connection in the TV's menu, and auto update, and keep the TV on, or
in standby for a couple of days. It'll pick up the latest firmware, and install.

2: Start here

http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/hub/LCD

Navigate to the model in question, and download the latest firmware to a USB
stick. Using the instructions on the website, stick the USB stick into the
telly, and update.


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Mark
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"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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Andy Burns wrote:
Woody wrote:

A friend has a Sony 1080p 40" TV on which he watches Waltham
from near
the middle of Nott'm (hilltop LoS.) He keeps getting sound
dropouts on
BBC HD1 and ITV1HD but not on BBCHD or Ch4HD. He has queried
Sony and
they have replied that it is due to the BBC switching between
1080i and
1080p and this causes sound dropout while it gets back in
sync.
Neither of us believe it

I believe Mr Carver has mentioned that exact issue here, and
that there's a fix available

I thought the p/i switching was live on all DVB-T2 channels
now.

Yep, of course the p/i switching will only occur if the
encoders are triggered to do so by the picture content, which
will vary on a scene by scene, or even GOP by GOP basis.

We've discussed this several times in here over the last 6
months.

Anyway

Two ways to fix.

1: Connect the TV set via ethernet to your broadband router,
enable the ethernet connection in the TV's menu, and auto
update, and keep the TV on, or in standby for a couple of days.
It'll pick up the latest firmware, and install.

2: Start here

http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/hub/LCD

Navigate to the model in question, and download the latest
firmware to a USB stick. Using the instructions on the website,
stick the USB stick into the telly, and update.


--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

www.paras.org.uk



Thanks for the prompt reply Mark, I have passed it on. Now we
wait and see...........?


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Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

On 07/12/2011 20:43, Woody wrote:
A friend has a Sony 1080p 40" TV on which he watches Waltham from near
the middle of Nott'm (hilltop LoS.) He keeps getting sound dropouts on
BBC HD1 and ITV1HD but not on BBCHD or Ch4HD. He has queried Sony and
they have replied that it is due to the BBC switching between 1080i and
1080p and this causes sound dropout while it gets back in sync.
Neither of us believe it - does anyone here?
A Sony tech told him today that it is due to the current weather
conditions - which is odd since it has been doing it since Waltham DSO2!

--
Woody
harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

Woody -- not bunkam -- some Sony TVs need a firmware update to stop
audio dropouts when the transmission switches between 1080i/50 and
1080p/25 GOPs. I had to apply new firmware to my Sony TV to fix just
this very problem. Check the Sony website for details of the firmware
update(s) required.

HTH


Clem