Hello everyone,

I have a Samsung "kirk" model hlp-5085w native 720p set with an HDMI issue.

My ps3, xbox 360 and Motorola HD cable box gets major picture distortion in 720 despite the fact that this is native. The picture is shifted far to the right with part of the right side of the image showing up on the left side where the space if left from the picture shifting. The picture is unstable and shaky but this happens only in 720p.

It is almost as if the timings being sent to the set are wrong.

However, when I used an hdmi to dvi adapter and tried all my components one at a time over dvi everthing works fine in 720p.

The really weird part is that the hdmi input works with every component I have IF I set it to output 1080i or 480p to the set however I dont want to use these settings for obvious reasons (scaling sucks)..

I have tried different hdmi cables and get the same result. Everything works fine when I use the hdmi to dvi at 720p. Any idea as to what this could be ? I would say bad hdmi port but since 1080i and 480p works I am baffled.

Thanks

I am not sure I understand your configuation.
Do you have HDMI outputs from all of your components?
And when any one of them is connected direct to the HDMI input on your TV using 720p you get distortation. But chaning the components output to 1080i results in no distortation.
Have you tried different picture size settings when you have the problem?

I don't have time to check, but can you veriry your Tv will take 720p signal on hdmi. It could be they only allow it on dvi.

I am not sure I understand your configuation.
Do you have HDMI outputs from all of your components?
And when any one of them is connected direct to the HDMI input on your TV using 720p you get distortation. But chaning the components output to 1080i results in no distortation.
Have you tried different picture size settings when you have the problem?


Do you have HDMI outputs from all of your components?
Yes

And when any one of them is connected direct to the HDMI input on your TV using 720p you get distortation ?
Yes

But chaning the components output to 1080i results in no distortation.
Have you tried different picture size settings when you have the problem?

Yes and yes.. and if I hit the still button to pause the screen it is centered perfectly. Weird....

How can I find if the HDMI port accepts 720p ? I would be shocked if it didnt considering the DVI, Component and Vga do. I have the service and owners manuals and see no specs on the hdmi port at all. I think I have a bad board but cant be sure. I paid for extended warranty so I can call it in but by this time I am going for the "lemon" clause.. This would be like the 8th time I havd had to call out a tech over something. I had the HDMI port in the past with my cable box and had this issue but thought it was the cable box. At the time it was the only device I had with HDMI.

I only have one HDMI input and have and adapter for HDMI on my DVI input. I moved my cable box to component.

Clueless here.

it could be you can only do this on dvi

I have the same TV my HDMI input works fine no issues, PS3 is set to 720p and it looks great.

Cool man. So then I guess it is the board. I figured it odd that it 1080i and 480p were fine..

Thanks.. Service call #9