programming "skips", not quite audio dropouts - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

alandla · 2012-05-09, 12:38 PM

I have been noticing lately that while watching programs on my DCX3400, every once in a while the show will skip for a fraction of a second.

It's not an audio dropout where the video plays; it's like it just skipped ahead by a fraction of a second.

It happens even when I rewind the program and play it again.

It seems to have no pattern, will happen with various shows on various HD channels, and will happen either when watching it as a DVR recorded program or live.

I'm wondering if it could be an mpeg4 issue as I have noticed the rewind/FF is now hard to control but have read about that issue on this forum.

thanks for any input.

greenshadow · 2012-05-11, 01:04 AM

ive noticed the same thing on mine. i just ignored it to bad quality but now that someone elts has noticed it maybe its the source?

ne0rmatrix · 2012-05-11, 08:37 PM

Ya same here.. Skipping a second or 2. With audio drop.. Noticed it. I it seem to come and go at random intervals.

denben73 · 2012-05-11, 08:49 PM

Not sure if it's the same thing but mine has been freezing for 2 or 3 seconds then is fine, affecting SD and HD channels randomly. I mentioned it at work and they noticed it too.

I hope this isn't a precursor to a repeat of last July when we would lose everything 3 nights a week!!

PSG. · 2012-05-16, 09:16 PM

I've been getting this ever since they started simsubbing.

denben73 · 2012-05-17, 12:44 AM

Sorry, no skipping here. We only have a handful of MPEG4 HD channels here right now so it's hard to tell. The thing I posted about a week ago has cleared up.

2012-05-09, 12:38 PM	#1
alandla Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charlottetown, PEI Posts: 122	programming "skips", not quite audio dropouts I have been noticing lately that while watching programs on my DCX3400, every once in a while the show will skip for a fraction of a second. It's not an audio dropout where the video plays; it's like it just skipped ahead by a fraction of a second. It happens even when I rewind the program and play it again. It seems to have no pattern, will happen with various shows on various HD channels, and will happen either when watching it as a DVR recorded program or live. I'm wondering if it could be an mpeg4 issue as I have noticed the rewind/FF is now hard to control but have read about that issue on this forum. thanks for any input.

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2012-05-11, 01:04 AM	#2
greenshadow Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sackville nb Posts: 167	ive noticed the same thing on mine. i just ignored it to bad quality but now that someone elts has noticed it maybe its the source?

2012-05-11, 08:37 PM	#3
ne0rmatrix Rookie Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Delta, B.C. Posts: 8	Ya same here.. Skipping a second or 2. With audio drop.. Noticed it. I it seem to come and go at random intervals.

2012-05-11, 08:49 PM	#4
denben73 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Timmins, ON Posts: 840	Not sure if it's the same thing but mine has been freezing for 2 or 3 seconds then is fine, affecting SD and HD channels randomly. I mentioned it at work and they noticed it too. I hope this isn't a precursor to a repeat of last July when we would lose everything 3 nights a week!!

2012-05-16, 09:16 PM	#5
PSG. Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 135	I've been getting this ever since they started simsubbing.

2012-05-17, 12:44 AM	#6
denben73 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Timmins, ON Posts: 840	Sorry, no skipping here. We only have a handful of MPEG4 HD channels here right now so it's hard to tell. The thing I posted about a week ago has cleared up.