not all HDMI is the same?
February 13, 2015 5:24 PM Subscribe
I have a Samsung LCD TV. New Apple TV works fine with it. 3 other devices refuse to display a signal: Chromecast, WDTV+, and some other digital box which has been (erroneously?) disposed of. All of the above were connected via a standard HDMI cable, no adapters needed. It's not a problem with the cable (I've experimented with different cables). What gives?
ugh i'm never buying a samsung tv again.
that power drain full power cycle trick works, and doing a factory reset might as well. I finally gave up and started plugging everything in through a receiver, and only ever using the first hdmi port.
These tvs have a weird amount of standby time off of power. Some LEDs on the bezel/inside will stay lit for several minutes after you unplug them, even if you push the power button(at which point they blink and then... come back on). I realized suddenly the problem had been solved when the power was shut off in my apartment complex for maintenance for basically half a day... and it worked again.
i really miss my panasonic plasma sometimes...
posted by emptythought at 7:01 PM on February 13, 2015
that power drain full power cycle trick works, and doing a factory reset might as well. I finally gave up and started plugging everything in through a receiver, and only ever using the first hdmi port.
These tvs have a weird amount of standby time off of power. Some LEDs on the bezel/inside will stay lit for several minutes after you unplug them, even if you push the power button(at which point they blink and then... come back on). I realized suddenly the problem had been solved when the power was shut off in my apartment complex for maintenance for basically half a day... and it worked again.
i really miss my panasonic plasma sometimes...
posted by emptythought at 7:01 PM on February 13, 2015
What resolution are those other devices trying to put out? Try connect the WDTV+ with a component or composite cable first, manually change the resolution to 1080p (or whatever you're after), then switch to HDMI.
posted by obiwanwasabi at 7:18 PM on February 13, 2015
posted by obiwanwasabi at 7:18 PM on February 13, 2015
Timing!
posted by obiwanwasabi at 7:18 PM on February 13, 2015
posted by obiwanwasabi at 7:18 PM on February 13, 2015
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posted by Huck500 at 5:31 PM on February 13, 2015 [3 favorites]