[gabagoo]

i have had this tv for just over a week and it was working fine until tonight.
I was watching TV tonight and after about 5 min of viewing the screen suddenly went black for a second, and then again, and then it seemed ok and then again and again and on and on.
I checked the high def box and it seemed ok each time it went off and I can only think it is the tv itself. I have it hooked up with a hdmi cable I had purchased from Tiger Direct about a year or so ago. The HDMI cable was cheap and now I wonder if it is the problem, although for a week and a half the TV worked just fine.
what do you think?

 

[reidw]

It would help if you told us how you are doing your viewing? (OTA, cable, satellite).

 

[gabagoo]

Sorry Rogers Cable..... all the other TV;s inthe house did not have this problem. Tomorrow morning I am going to remove the hdmi and just run the composite cables and see if that works properly. Short of that I can think of nothing else that could cause it. My son used the set today but for his x box and said it was working fine

 

[57]

It could just be a poor connection. Here's the FAQ on HDMI issues and things to check. Try unplugging and replugging the HDMI cable at both ends a few times to get a good electrical connection and make sure the cable is secure and not drooping.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=71112

 

[gabagoo]

OK thanks. So after reading that I now am unsure if the cheap 3' hdmi i bought 2 years ago for $12.00 is the problem. Am I making a mistake thinking that the more expensive units will work properly?

 

[57]

Price is not a determining factor in the quality of an HDMI cable or whether or not it will work. A properly made HDMI cable can be purchased very inexpensively on the web or from a computer store or other places. This is especially true if the length of the cable is 10' or less. See the following thread on the topic:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=30452

 

[Oryx]

What is your presence sensor settings at

 

[JamesK]

Price is not a determining factor in the quality of an HDMI cable or whether or not it will work.

Quite so. I buy inexpensive cables too. However, cables and connectors are a common cause of problems, so it's often a good idea to try a spare cable or a different port, to see if that fixes the problem.