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Help...DVD problems (I think??)

Hi...I just purchased my first DVD player, and I have noticed several problems with my first two movies. There seems to be a graininess to the background (skies, walls, etc) and I also really noticed it on the white lettering during the opening credits (very distorted...if that's the word). I also occasionally notice some straight lines (window frames, hallway walls, etc) being "curved", but it doesn't happen in every scene or every shot (and it usually seems to happen in the top right hand corner). Are these common DVD problems? Are they problems with my player (Pioneer Elite DV-05), cable (Vampire S-Video), or TV (a 5 year old Mitsubishi 31")?? My player has gotten rave reviews, so I'm hoping it's a simple fix. Any suggestions or info will be much appreciated. Thanks. (PS...one of the movies is nothing technically special, but the 2nd was a new DVD..."The Cradle Will Rock")
phild
treyhoss
287 posts
 
I disagree with the speaker being the problem here. Usually speakers that aren't shielded properly will cause distortion in the color - like casting a green or red tint in the area near the speaker. I would check the cable. Try the RCA outputs once and see if that changes anything. Sometimes those S-video cables have a problem with the "pins" breaking loose. Good luck.
bmpnyc
713 posts
 
It is definetely not the Pioneer DV-05.
phild OP
603 posts
 
Okay...I switched cables. I tried a different brand of S-Video cable and I also tried it with the regular video out, and both problems continue. My speakers are about two feet in front of the TV, not next to it (2-channel comes before home theater, I say...), and it's definitely not magnetic interference from the speakers. I guess that means it's the TV?? I thought Mitsubishi made good TVs? And I've hardly watched this one over the past 5 years. I'll try it on another TV. I'd love to hear about it if anyone ever had a problem like this before.
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Sounds like the scan velocity modulator to me.
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Back to one more thing I overlooked. The Sharpness control? Got a setup disc? It shows an example of the sharpness overused It will make a straight line bend.
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