No picture through HDMI
 

Evening all. The latest problem with my V+ box is that it will not give me any pictures through HDMI. I have reinstalled the scart lead and can now get a picture but obviously not in high def.

I don't think the fault lies with my television. So what do you experts think? Is it the box or is there a fault at Virgin's end?

Re: No picture through HDMI
 

it's either be a box fault, the cable, or the TV.

Can you possibly check the hdmi cable and TV with another device? (dvdplayer/ps3 etc), to rule them out?

This is of course assuming you've made the change in the V+'s video options and confirmed the change (IIRC you have to set it to HDMI, press ok, change to HDMI on the TV and press ok again if you see a picture).

Re: No picture through HDMI
 

Thanks Nilrem, it was the cable. I just happened to have a spare one about my person, fitted it, and the picture has now returned. Thank you for your help.

Re: No picture through HDMI
 

...but was it the cable itself or had it just come loose? Try re-installing the 'old' cable to find out.

Re: No picture through HDMI
 

The old cable, supplied by Virgin was definitely dodgy. As I couldn't quite believe this I did reinstall it and, lo and behold, no picture. The new cable only cost me a couple of quid on eBay so I think I might invest in a £20 one from Argos. But I do recall reading that the cheap HDMI cables are as good as the expensive ones.

Re: No picture through HDMI
 

nothing to do with changing the cable, its the act of unplugging and this seems to reset the HD element in the tv.

apophis

Re: No picture through HDMI
 

You are right Apophis, I plugged the old cable, which I thought was faulty, back in and the picture reappeared. Mystery solved!