Video Asylum

Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on November 20, 2003 at 20:31:02

In Reply to: Thanks (you bastard)... posted by Bosh on November 20, 2003 at 13:54:30:

It's easy to get a coax cable to start messing up -- just touch it. If it's not the cable itself, it's the demodulator. I have a 12 year old Emerson television in the bedroom that's more sensitive than Richard Simmons when it comes to the position of the coax cable. You have to get it just right for a perfect broadcast signal. Otherwise, it's a total crap picture. Good thing we go through the RCA input for the porn.

If you're OK with it going away by itself, you may be in for a surprise and a big letdown when it shows up again. Is that what you want? Huh, Plasma Junkie? What you gonna do for a fix then, huh?

I'm sure you know that just unconnecting and reconnecting cables (all kinds) might clear up the problem. Next time you're watching broadcast television, start unplugging the cables and power cords (of the off components, of course) not necessary for your viewing pleasure. You may come upon the culprit that's playing the gopher to your Bill Murray. Wouldn't you like to know the problem's solved, rather than in remission?

It may even be someone running an appliance next door to you at certain times. Shut off their main breaker if it's not on your end, just in case. Leave no stone unturned.

Did you try a search on AVS forum like I told you to? I took a quick look, but could only find references similar to the situations that I've already described. Sorry.

By the way, clean up your own cable mess. I'm not your damn maid. Come to think of it, maybe your hodge-podge of a cable mess could be causing some of your troubles (mixing and paralleling power cables with video cables). Worth a try to "neaten" up a bit and see. Know what I mean, Oscar?