Balancing HDMI Cords and Ports

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  keverns on 10/04/2018 - 20:47

  try changing the cable around with a working one, at least it'd isolate the problem whether the cable is good or not…otherwise it sounds old, maybe wear and tear kinks/broken wire cores.

  secondly to test the ps3 on ie HDMI1 slot. could be a faulty port of the tv?

  i had issues when i bought some cheap eBay hdmi…until i did further research on how thick the wire gauge is. the cheaper ones use thin or very little amount of strands.
  short distance i.e 1meter was ok but going for distance and walls, it failed.

  for my 10meter distance…i had drop outs and flickers on the tv.
  so i spent a bit more, 30-40bux on some premium cable, as i didn't want to keep ripping apart my wallplates or going thru the roof to reach and and pulled the cable thru the walls all the time.

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    Faro on 10/04/2018 - 21:41

    So I tried moving some cords around and have found the issue does seem to be from the HDMI switch box unfortunately

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  KaTst3R on 10/04/2018 - 20:51

  You already know it is an old cable. Just swap them around to isolate the problem. If it still d/c, it could be the hub, then try another port for direct connection. Use some logic!

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    Faro on 10/04/2018 - 21:41

    So it turns out it was the HDMI switch box

    Any recommendations on an alternative?

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      Broke-Ken on 11/04/2018 - 17:46

      I got the following Kogan 3 port HDMI switch when it was on sale for $7
      https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/3x1-hdmi-switch-remote-control/

      Works great.

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  holoz0r on 10/04/2018 - 22:00

  If you use an AV reciever (Or plan to get one) now would be a good time as HDMI switchers of quality and entry level, basic recievers cost about the same… except you can plug speakers into one and not the other.

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    Diji1 on 10/04/2018 - 22:30

    as HDMI switchers of quality and entry level, basic recievers cost about the same

    The hell you smokin son?

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      holoz0r on 10/04/2018 - 22:53

      You can get a cheap piece of shit one off eBay for ~$30 , or you can buy a second hand, entry level receiver for about $100…

      I realise that's 3x more, but the benefit is using a single HDMI channel for most your devices, and keeping the cables under control.

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  Toons on 11/04/2018 - 18:56

  What TV do you have I've had one that had this effect.

  Does your TV have an auto or (auto 24p) in screen selection, for picture i.e in settings where you can choose pre set display options like vivid, home cinema, animation, etc so you get the best picture for input?

  If so set that HDMI input to one dedicated scene like graphics or game whatever looks best for you, it stops tv from hunting for a better option as things change or it might not quite like the input.

  If TV is UHD setting you need to run the standard setting on that input select 4.2.0 for older things instead of 4.2.2 which your input could be confusing the TV.

  Both of these can do what you describe and you can get around it by changing some settings.