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Paul Nowicki · September 23rd, 2006, 05:35 PM

Hey guys!

I just played back some footage taken today with my HD1. When playing directly on the my 32" HD widescreen LCD TV from the docking station connected to the TV with component cables, I noticed something troubling. There were slight crosshairs that I noticed on the screen. When I looked closer I saw these crosshairs in a few places on the TV. These almost looked like the TV was divided into square sections about 4 on the upper portion and 4 on the lower portion. I was conserned that it was the HD1 so I immediately downloaded the footage onto my laptop and the cross hairs or grid is not there. Is it my TV? (I have never seen this grid before on any other source). Is my docking station or component cable faulty? This is really weird...

Anyone else ever experienced this type of thing?

Paul

Chris Wells · September 24th, 2006, 08:01 AM

Are you certain your TV is an LCD? This sounds like the artifacts that appear in CRT and projection displays. There are suspension wires in these to support the control grid. On screen, these show up as faint vertical and horizontal lines. If it is these wires, you will notice semmetry in the line pattern.

Paul Nowicki · September 24th, 2006, 10:01 AM

The TV is a 32" widescreen flat panel LCD (Seanix RX-326).. The grid that youre talking about in CRT TVs is very fine or tiny...This grid divides the screen into about 8 squares that are about 6"x6" or so each. Its really wierd.... I have never seen anything like it and the HD1 footage is perfect on the lap top....I must ay the grid is very faint. You have to stand really close to the TV and look for it but you can see it. From far away its not visible. Oh by the way the grid is present on both video and still shots when displayed on my TV.

Paul

Karl Johnson · September 24th, 2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Nowicki

Hey guys!

I just played back some footage taken today with my HD1. When playing directly on the my 32" HD widescreen LCD TV from the docking station connected to the TV with component cables, I noticed something troubling. There were slight crosshairs that I noticed on the screen. When I looked closer I saw these crosshairs in a few places on the TV. ...

Paul

I have the same problem when I watch the video in VLC in window mode on my external screen. Think that's a graphic card issue.

Paul Nowicki · September 24th, 2006, 07:57 PM

But mine is on my TV..So what graphic card does my TV use?

Karl Johnson · September 25th, 2006, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Nowicki

But mine is on my TV..So what graphic card does my TV use?

your computer's graphic card

Paul Nowicki · September 25th, 2006, 08:25 AM

My computer is fine. The graphic card on the computer has no problems. Its the TV that has the grid... The HD1 is connected directly to the TV using the cradle and component video cables.

Felipe Del Villar · September 25th, 2006, 09:51 AM

Paul,

You need to isolate the problem. Try with your camera and another HDTV or using another component HD 720p source in your TV.

September 23rd, 2006, 05:35 PM	#1
Paul Nowicki New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 23	Weird Grid on TV Hey guys! I just played back some footage taken today with my HD1. When playing directly on the my 32" HD widescreen LCD TV from the docking station connected to the TV with component cables, I noticed something troubling. There were slight crosshairs that I noticed on the screen. When I looked closer I saw these crosshairs in a few places on the TV. These almost looked like the TV was divided into square sections about 4 on the upper portion and 4 on the lower portion. I was conserned that it was the HD1 so I immediately downloaded the footage onto my laptop and the cross hairs or grid is not there. Is it my TV? (I have never seen this grid before on any other source). Is my docking station or component cable faulty? This is really weird... Anyone else ever experienced this type of thing? Paul

September 24th, 2006, 08:01 AM	#2
Chris Wells Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kelowna, Canada Posts: 148	Are you certain your TV is an LCD? This sounds like the artifacts that appear in CRT and projection displays. There are suspension wires in these to support the control grid. On screen, these show up as faint vertical and horizontal lines. If it is these wires, you will notice semmetry in the line pattern.

September 24th, 2006, 10:01 AM	#3
Paul Nowicki New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 23	The TV is a 32" widescreen flat panel LCD (Seanix RX-326).. The grid that youre talking about in CRT TVs is very fine or tiny...This grid divides the screen into about 8 squares that are about 6"x6" or so each. Its really wierd.... I have never seen anything like it and the HD1 footage is perfect on the lap top....I must ay the grid is very faint. You have to stand really close to the TV and look for it but you can see it. From far away its not visible. Oh by the way the grid is present on both video and still shots when displayed on my TV. Paul

September 24th, 2006, 07:57 PM	#5
Paul Nowicki New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 23	But mine is on my TV..So what graphic card does my TV use?

September 25th, 2006, 08:25 AM	#7
Paul Nowicki New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 23	My computer is fine. The graphic card on the computer has no problems. Its the TV that has the grid... The HD1 is connected directly to the TV using the cradle and component video cables.

September 25th, 2006, 09:51 AM	#8
Felipe Del Villar Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 28	Paul, You need to isolate the problem. Try with your camera and another HDTV or using another component HD 720p source in your TV.