PQ issues with HD Fury and my 1272

I tried searching the forums for a thread on this, but didn't find one. Please direct me to an existing thread if I missed it.

I have a Sony 1272 and am trying to connect a newer version of DirecTV's HD receiver (H21-100C-R )to it using the HDMI cable through a HD Fury 1, but am getting a somewhat garbled image that cuts out completely to a black screen after 15 minutes or so. The tech at DirecTV thinks it a handshake issue and suggests using the component cables instead of HDMI.

I would trust the readers of this forum's opinions over his. Any suggestions? Are handshake issues a common problem with the first gen HD Fury? I might consider getting a Moome card if that has proven more compatible.

If I end up using component what is the best way to connect that to my pj?

Thanks

Rosenbush, thanks. Yes the cable is an earlier one. I bought it several years ago when I got the HD Fury 1, but have been sidetracked on the project until now. I will get a newer cable and post back on the outcome.

draganm, you make good points about the cable length, but my HDMI is only about a meter long and the VGA breakout cable on the other side is heavy duty and about 2 meters long. If a new HDMI cable doesn't do he trick, I might try a power supply for the HDF, but I'm guessing that is not causing my issues, Thanks for the suggestion.

Thank you to everyone who has tried to help.

I bought a new HDMI 1.3 rated cable only 4 feet long, but that did not change anything except my checking account balance.

I have run a couple of experiments using my 1920x1080 computer monitor in place of the projector. The monitor has HDMI, DVI & VGA inputs.

I first connected the monitor directly to the DirecTV receiver using a HDMI-to DVI-cable using the DVI input and that worked perfectly.

I then tried using that same cable from the receiver's HDMI output to the DVI input of the HD Fury and then into the VGA input of the monitor. That resulted in no picture. At least when I used that setup with the projector, I at least got a couple minutes of garbled flickering image before it went to a black screen. Yes, I did select VGA input on the monitor (after forgetting to at first). The monitor just give a mesage saying "no signal".

Now one thing I did discover is that the DirecTV receiver automatically chooses the highest video input the TV will accept, so if the HD Fury can accept 1080p then that is what is sending and there is no manual limit setting on the receiver. If so, then the projector is being sent a 1080p signal and it can't handle that. The only thing that makes me question that theory is that the monitor should have been able to receive a 1080p signal from the HD Fury but didn't.

I don't think I have any other hdmi devices, but my DVD does have a dvi output, although it will allow an analog signal out on the dvi, so that is how I have it set.

Any other suggestions?
Thanks

Aggies#1, good to hear from someone with 1st hand experience with the HD Fury. I figued there was some compatability issue with it. Do you think I would still have problems with even the HDF3 since I can't limit the receiver's output to 1080i?

Curt, thanks, but I don't want to run 1080p through the HDF - my 1272 definitely can't handle it - but the DirecTV HD receiver automatically chooses the highest output that the TV (HDF1 in this case) will accept. There seems to be no way to limit the redeiver to 1080i. Would a Moome card work in this case better than a HDF3?
I don't want to switch to a digital projector, but it is getting increasingly difficult to keep my CRT one connected to the digital sources.

draganm and Curt were, of course, correct. I added a power supply this evening and it works like a charm. Image was even perfectly centered on the screen.
Thanks for all the help guys!