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       Sparklies (aka Static)
    Driver
    post Oct 30 2009, 02:04 PM
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    I have a brand new WD TV LIve hooked to a Sony XBR4 46" LCD via 1.5ft HDMI.

    Anyone else seeing 'noise' in their output? I see a intermittent flicker with white single pixel dots (about 40 of them) here and there, usually in the lower left side of the screen. Never in a single line, just kind of hit and miss, happens too quick to turn out in a photo and is a constant flicker. Happens in both the Menus as well as video output.

    Tried all the normal stuff such as connections, cycling power, making sure it's up to date, etc...
    ???
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    post Oct 30 2009, 10:14 PM
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    QUOTE (Driver @ Oct 31 2009, 07:04 AM) *
    Tried all the normal stuff such as connections, cycling power, making sure it's up to date, etc...
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    Have you tried a different HDMI cable?
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    Driver
    post Oct 30 2009, 10:36 PM
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    Narrowed it down further. Turning off Deep Color (12bit to 8Bit) and the issue went away. Hmm...
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    post Nov 17 2009, 03:36 AM
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    Hi I had exactly the same problem on the same sony xbr 46" tv (with glass frame).. turning deep color to 8bit worked. Thanks !!

    I now still have a problem with my TV not recognising 'digital' audio output for .mkv with digital sound (5.1).
    Connection is via HDMI (off course). Do you have that problem too ? is it because the tv is not HDMI1.3 compatible ?

    TV was ok when I connected DVD player via the same HDMI cable..

    Tx
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    post Dec 3 2009, 11:19 PM
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    Hmmm... cycling between 12 and 8 bit didn't make a difference.

    I've rebooted, unplugged/replugged... nothing. I still have pretty significant "sparklies".

    I just bought the WD TV Live today, first time plugging in got the latest firmware downloaded/installed. I'm in the process of getting media libraries accessible from Windows 7 (another chore for another forum post), but the "sparklies" are *really* annoying.

    Any other suggestions?
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    post Dec 29 2009, 01:53 PM
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    QUOTE (RamjetFDO @ Dec 3 2009, 10:19 PM) *
    Any other suggestions?

    RESOLVED (for me at least): New HDMI cable and I have rock-solid video now.
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    post Nov 19 2010, 03:04 AM
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    Hi, I've read that the HDMI cable is likely tro be the cause. Google HDMI Sparklies and you'll see. I have this problem and i'm going to replace the HDMI cable.

    Hope that helps.
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