LG BH200: bug tracking thread (non-disk specific) - Page 6

I initially refused to buy 2 separate players, but since HD-DVD is dead now I can live with that, I can even tolerate swapping HDMI cables if I have to. However I won't tolerate having to manually switch anything from 16x9 to 4x3 or vice-versa, I want that done for me automatically just as they're played in their correct shape on 4x3 TVs.

I have two BH200 both manufactured March 2008, running latest FW/SW, bought BB at $199.99 each open box. One is outputting 1080i via component to NEC50MP1 and the second outputting 1080i via HDMI to Panasonic 42 inch plasma. Both units have displayed thin horizontal lines (I can not reproduce them in the same spot on BD). When outputting sound via HDMI into panny there is noticeble 2-3 sec sound delay on a startup (picture is present - no sound). After 2-3 sec sound comes along just fine. I called LG about thin white lines but they were no help and said they never heard about this issue. Anybody?

The sound issue is typical of HDMI handshaking. Whenever the HDMI mode changes, the player, (receiver if you have one) and TV will all do the dance again to make sure everyone is happy. Unfortunately that seems to take a couple of seconds (equipment dependent). It happens all the time with my DVD player too. You can try adjusting the HDMI resolution settings - maybe by avoiding the AUTO setting and picking "1080i" or something means the player doesn't have to re-think every time. Annoying, and probably not fixable, so you might just have to live with it.

As for the thin white line: have you tried a different output resolution, like 720p? I can't say I have read about that problem here before, but that doesn't mean others haven't experienced it.

As far as I recall, YMMV, etc,

shinksma

I bought one of these units a acouple of weeks ago and I have updated to the latest firmware. So far, I've watched three movies (Shaun of the Dead, Italian Job and Planet Earth) and each time I have suffered two or three two-second audio and video dropouts. I haven't had a "clean" viewing experience yet. It must be an HDMI issue, because when the dropout happens the input label appears as if I have changed sources. I used the same setup with a Tosh HD player with no issues, however. Any thoughts to what might be causing this?

My problem with the BH-200, screen all green with HDMI,component works fine.But I loose the upconversion on sd-dvds.Anybody else have this problem?Toshiba Hd-a30 and Samsung BDP-1400 no problem.

Whuch firmware are you running? (This is a common problem with the old November firmware)

Thanx for the quick response. I'm running june firmware,meaby I should try to reinstall it.keep you posted.

As it turns out nothing wrong with the HDMI output on the Bh-200......My Olevia tv seems to have an issue with the Bh-200 and my cable box.I plugged the unit in a Sharp lcd NO PROBLEM..........Just a follow-up

It is the BH200's fault - They are overly sensitive to non-HDMI v1.3 TV's!

I have 2 and and they both are perfect on my 32" Sony LCD TV (HDMI v1.3) but play-up when connected to my Marantz AVR (HDMI v1.2) + 50" Pioneer Plasma (DVI-D w/HDCP).

You are right,I have a Toshiba Hd-a30 and a Samsung BDP-1400 and they're both fine with the Olevia HDMI input

Strange, I was having a lot of audio dropouts on Max Payne DVD tonight. I'm using HDMI to DVI-HDCP at 1080i and optical audio cable with Dolby Digital 5.1 and a Yamaha HTR-5250 receiver (ancient). Looks like the problem was with the DD5.1 stream, since the AVR wasn't detecting any disconnects in the data stream (ie: it said DOLBY DIGITAL all the time, never switched back to PRO LOGIC, meaning it never lost the digital signal).

I'm new to the BH200, and haven't watched many SD DVDs on it. Is this normal? I usually just watch HD DVDs using DTS re-encoding, so far without issue.

Thanks in advance.

Just to update, after reading this forum for a while, I think it was the seamless branching that was the problem. (discussed http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...1080197&page=4 ) This DVD did have rated/unrated on the same side, and I have noticed the trend that I do get audio dropout at the branch points, even on SD DVDs. This particular DVD came from Redbox, btw.

So I guess it's somewhat normal. I also have Forgetting Sarah Marshal SD DVD, which has the same thing (rated/unrated). I'm willing to bet it will have audio dropouts as well.

I had a heap of dropout issues with normal DVD's @ 1080i before I got me edge scaler, now they are gone.

That's cool, most DVDs didn't cause problems but every now and again I'd play one that would have audio dropouts worse than any bd or hd movie and the resolution made no difference at all.

Thankfully the only issues I have now are usually related to grubby discs - I find bd movies to be the worst as I have to frequently clean them with an optical cloth before playback.

I get the same thing, although mine is probably averaging only 1 dropout per 3-4 movies I watch. My HDMI switch is 1.2, but that's because the 1.3 I had would not work at 1080p, so I dusted off the old 1.2 Monoprice I had sitting in a closet. It works fine, but with this very rare dropout.

Casey, can you add the following to your HDMI compatibility section please:

Fix the BH200 so that if the CEA extensions to the display EDID data are not present (eg DVI-D w/HDCP displays like my Professional 50" Pioneer Plasma Monitor), the BH200 will actually accept being told to output 1080p(@50/60/24) and not being too smart for its own good and constantly reverting to 1080i?

casey, I'd like to expand the reported bug about the BH200 and the Denon 4806 to include all Denon AVRs from that model year. I have the Denon 2807 and it has the same problem with stereo being received when it shouldn't. (The 2807 is of the same model/year line as the 4806, just like the current models are numbered 2809, 3808 and 4808.) I would guess that the 3806 has the same problem as well, though no one has specifically reported it.

Thanks.

I actually just purchased one of these from BB for $99 anywho. Ive been reading about them for awhile now. Does anyone have one that plays movies without issues. My main issue is video loss for a few seconds and it is very hard to get the sound setup right (digital)
So im curious as to what audio settings you use on the BH200

If you're using HDMI connection search around, there's lots of comments regarding HDMI audio and video dropouts. Hopefully will be addressed soon.

Son of a gun... don't know how long this has been going on, let me explain.
Our BH-200 was pretty much relegated to playing movies ever since we've had it. Well, today I decided to listen to some music CDs... usually I just play them from my HTPC but today I wanted to listen to a CD that I hadn't yet bothered to rip to the HD, so I thought I'd pop it into the BH-200 and see how it handles music. During the first song I thought I could hear a damaged EMIT tweeter... when I walked up and place my ear near to the suspected tweeter it was plain that there was bad distortion coming from it. I was bummed. So then I decided to also check the other main speaker, sure enough it produced the same distorted high freqs... I check the center channel same thing, etc. So it was either my Onkyo or the BH-200. I then ripped the CD to the HTPC and upon replaying from the HTPC every note was crystal clear. To make a longer story not as long... I eventually discovered that if I switch the BH-200 HDMI Audio in the menu to PCM and then back to Pass-thru the problem fixed itself, every note is crystal. However if I ejct and then put in either the same or another disc the distortion happens again until I go back into the menu and manually switch to PCM and then back to Pass-thru. Even though I never really use this player for listening to CDs it still bugs me. Has anyone else noticed something similar happening with their BH-200? Is it yet another bug in the new firmware update or is it something that has always been there (a known issue)? This sucks!

I'd be happy to check it out, but can you try rolling back to an earlier version?

With the latest firmware I'm getting video dropouts. I've never had this issue before this update. Will revert back to an older firmware.