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I have had my SA V+ box for a number of years now and had no problems at all with it but over the last couple of days it has developed a fault.
It will be fine for a few hours then the picture will start to pixelate and steadily get worse until it is unwatchable. If I move the box the picture will clear up and be fine for a few more hours.
I have checked all the connections and even disconnected all the cables and reconnected to make sure they are all in properly.
I have not had the chance to ring faults yet but has anybody seen this before? is the box on it's last legs? I need to know before the engineer comes out so I can watch all the stuff i have recorded!
EDIT: I forgot to say that the box has been in the same position for years and has good ventilation so it is not an overheating problem.
It could be a signal fault inside the V+ box (hence moving it changed the picture) or the cabling from the wall socket to the box, either way you need a tech out to investigate.
Mine was doing the same, in Technical Stuff menu, what is your signal level at? If mine goes above 55Dbmv the picture starts to pixelate.
I disconnected all the coax cables connecting the STB, modem and splitter to the service box and re-connected, streightening any bends in the cables. This then brought my signal back down to 47Dbmv and the issue resolved.
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