Re: Help - Is my TiVo faulty?

["ianh1000" <ianh1000@xxxxxxx>]

Hi

Not sure if this is similar to a ground loop issue i had. I have a
Tivo and also an HP MP3 Jukebox. I had a complete nightmare with the
video display for the Jukebox as it had a similar display issue to
that you describe. This seemed to be caused by the Earth on my cable
TV causing a ground loop, I have managed to fix this recently with an
inline Isolator from Telesignal ( very nice people) A filter would
not stop the groundloop if that is your problem.

Regards
Ian


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "stevecrick2000" <steve.crick@b...>
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The warrenty is almost up and I notice a fault. Can anybody tell me
> is this a known issue with a work around, or is it broken....
>
> With the new TV in place, I have started to use RGB for the TiVo
> connection. On dark areas of the picture, I have noticed what can
> only be described as 'smoke' blowing from left to right, with a
> sweep time of around a second.
>
> Not major, but noticable (even by SWMBO), and now we see it, it is
> annoying.
>
> After tireless faultfinding I have tracked it down, and I think the
> TiVo is faulty. It only occurs on RGB when the TiVo is on (rather
> than standby). Nothing is noticable when Sky is on direct view. So
I
> think the TiVo sees a return echo from the output (but it still
does
> it with no TV SCART connected).
>
> The best way to spot it is to put Sky onto a music channel, as the
> solid blue background shows a band of 'pixels' sweeping from left
to
> right. The pixels freeze if I pause the TiVo (so not the TV).
>
> I have done everything possible; I use topdraw SCARTS; I have moved
> TiVo and Sky; used FreeView instead; re-routed SCARTS and audio
> leads (cross-talk?); changed the mains feed (and added filters);
> Nothing stops it.
>
> My warrenty is up in a few days, and I woundered if anybody sees
> anything like this on their TiVos, or has heard of a fix?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Steve