[mythtv-users] Horizontal seam in picture - contradicting EDID

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Thu Jul 17 00:25:58 UTC 2008


On Jul 16, 2008, at 5:17 PM, EJS wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am making my first foray into HD and trying to set up a new flat  
> screen, a Samsung LNT4069FX. Everything looks great except there is  
> a horizontal distortion that becomes more aparent during fast moving  
> scenes. It looks like there is a horizontal line where everything  
> above the line is offset slightly to the right of everything below  
> the line. It looks kind of like a seam in the picture. The line  
> seems to move slowly down the screen from top to bottom until it  
> recycles. Again, it is only visible during scenes with movement (the  
> menus look fine).
>
> I have tried the TV settings without much luck, at this point I am  
> wondering if the problem is with the X settings since it seems like  
> X is having problems with the EDID (see below).
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Are you trying to do 1080p over HDMI? I have this same problem with my  
PS3 connected to my 1080p display. I had to tell the PS3 to output  
only 1080i and the line went away. It also goes away with 1080p  
connected to component (but I'm out of component inputs, so I have to  
keep it on HDMI).



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