Posted by Jukka Aho on 09/19/06 21:53

Linea Recta wrote:

> Sometimes when I play a DVD, I can vaguely see shadowy patterns
> passing by in the background. Not to be confused with the
> 'interlacing issue', because this effect remains even when I
> pause the disc. It occurs randomly and mostly disappears again
> after a while. Any ideas?

Your email address points to the Netherlands, so you're probably using a
SCART cable between your DVD player and tv set.

A badly screened SCART cable can cause these sort of problems.

TV sets equipped with a SCART connector typically send composite signal
from their own tuner to the SCART pin number 19. (The tv set's built-in
tuner is active all the time, even if you're watching a DVD.) If you
open the SCART connector at the tv's end and disconnect the pin number
19, these interference patterns will usually disappear.

Or, alternatively, just buy a better cable.

--
znark

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