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Bought a new LCD Widescreen TV for my girl for x-mas. I have Roger's Digital at my girl's house, and while the TV works fine, I get these strange pixelated pics sometimes. The picture will be fine and then it gets all pixelated across parts of the screen

Is this the cable or the TV? If it's the TV (an off brand) I'm taking it back. If it's Roger's, at least I know it's not the TV.

Need help, thanks.

Mao
 
The pixelated graphics happen when an MPEG decoder fails to properly decode the data stream. Usually, this is caused by dropped bits in the digital connection.

I would be checking cables. It is usually a cabling / signal strength problem. If you have an external digital decoder from Rogers, I would be looking at the external decoder or the cable connections into it.
 
I'm not an expert, but try watching a DVD, if it still happens then it's your TV. If nothing happens then it's your Digital reveiver.
 
I get that sometimes as well, usually once or twice for a couple seconds during a PPV or VOD
 
Cassini said:
The pixelated graphics happen when an MPEG decoder fails to properly decode the data stream. Usually, this is caused by dropped bits in the digital connection.

I would be checking cables. It is usually a cabling / signal strength problem. If you have an external digital decoder from Rogers, I would be looking at the external decoder or the cable connections into it.
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Thanks for the tip. When you say an "external digital decoder from Rogers" do you just mean the Roger's set top box? That's all I have, and the only cabe I have is the one that runs the set top box into the TV. I haven't done any other cabling (don't understand any of it yet!).

So it's def. not the TV then?
 
Did you have this problem before on another set that you had the rogers box connected to? From your description it sounds like a rogers problem as I have even seen it occur on the rogers displays in their stores.
I also suggest you see if there is an ATSC or HD tuner built in because you could buy a simple UHF antenna and get better HD pictures off air.
 
my2cents said:
Did you have this problem before on another set that you had the rogers box connected to? From your description it sounds like a rogers problem as I have even seen it occur on the rogers displays in their stores.
I also suggest you see if there is an ATSC or HD tuner built in because you could buy a simple UHF antenna and get better HD pictures off air.
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Nope didn't have this problem before, but hard to compare because the previous TV was a piece of shit and simply didn't get certain channels.

I'm really concerned that in getting one of those boxing day blowout brands (PRIMA) that I might have wasted my money on another piece of shit lol.
 
My picture cleared up a little when I changed my cable jacks in the wall as existing were not rated for satellite or digital cable.

common jacks are rated at 900MHz, you should get some that are 2.1GHz and ensure you are using RG6 cable
 
Papi Chulo said:
My picture cleared up a little when I changed my cable jacks in the wall as existing were not rated for satellite or digital cable.

common jacks are rated at 900MHz, you should get some that are 2.1GHz and ensure you are using RG6 cable
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Good tip, thanks. My Rogers cables are def old school.
 
I get the same thing happening on Expressvu from time to time.

I'm not sure whether it's a compression issue on Bells end or reception.

So long as it's not constant it's more then likely not the TV.
 
It even happens with a regular tv on regular cable, so its the signal not your tv.
 
On a similar vein, do you have the HDMI cable running from the rogers box to the TV or just a regular co-ax?

If you don't, and the rogers set top box is capable of decoding HD, I'd suggest you get one asap......
 
Sheik said:
Definitely not the tv but the signal itself. Others have pointed out the obvious, check the cables, replace the old with the new, if it continues, get rogers to come in and check the box and the cable running to the unit.

Sometimes the lines outside can be the problem.

Had to have them replace the entire cable from the street to my house since it was so bad sometimes. Now it only happens on the odd occasion
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Thanks Sheik. Turns out you can be quite handy when you want to be. ;)
 
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