Color flicker on HDMI

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • Tom41
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Oct 2005
    • 336
    • England

    #1

    Color flicker on HDMI

    I have a fairly old Toshiba TV (don't know the model number). It doesn't have built-in digital tuner so must be old. It's connected to a HD cable box via HDMI, and it copes well with 1080p HD.

    In recent months it's started doing an annoying flicker on the HDMI input, and it's gradually getting worse. There's no noise or anything on the picture, but it's like the colors are being inverted for a few frames. Reds turn into blues and vice versa, for example.

    It's very random when it occurs; not 2 frames every second or anything like that. Tried both HDMI ports and power-cycling both the cable box and the TV, and the problem persists. The worst I've seen it is when it did two whole seconds of inverted colors before flipping back to normal.

    Not sure if it's the lead as I don't have a spare HDMI lead to test it with - nor do I have any other HDMI sources in that room. Do you think it could be the lead, or the TV, or the cable box?
    You know there's something wrong when you open your PC and it has vented Rubycons...
  • tom66
    EVs Rule
    • Apr 2011
    • 32560
    • UK

    #2
    Re: Color flicker on HDMI

    It is possibly the lead, I have experienced some issues with HDMI leads flexing at the connector causing similar symptoms.
    Please do not PM me with questions! Questions via PM will not be answered. Post on the forums instead!
    For service manual, schematic, boardview (board view), datasheet, cad - use our search.

    Comment

    • twbranch
      Mad Nerd
      • Oct 2012
      • 153
      • USA

      #3
      Re: Color flicker on HDMI

      Not sure if this is same issue but I got a HDMI cable with my cable box free. It must have been cheap because it would do the same thing but more like a bad signal. When I replaced it with a higher quality cable it worked fine. Just to be sure it was the cheapo I put it on my other tv and did the same thing.

      Comment

      • tom66
        EVs Rule
        • Apr 2011
        • 32560
        • UK

        #4
        Re: Color flicker on HDMI

        I've been using the 99p store 1m HDMI cables with great success, though they are definitely minimally shielded because flicking a lightswitch on leads to momentary interruption of the signal. Can't expect much for less than a quid, though.
        Please do not PM me with questions! Questions via PM will not be answered. Post on the forums instead!
        For service manual, schematic, boardview (board view), datasheet, cad - use our search.

        Comment

        Related Topics

        Collapse

        • japlytic
          Certain DisplayPort-HDMI cables can disable HDMI CEC communication
          by japlytic
          With a setup including a TV and AV receiver where HDMI Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) and Audio Return Channel (ARC) functions were working, these two functions stopped working after changing some connections (not the one between the AV receiver and TV), so I believed it was a corrupt setting in the AV receiver or TV, but when I disconnected a passive DisplayPort-HDMI cable (which a Multimode DisplayPort connector supports HDMI with a low cost passive cable or adaptor) connected to a home theatre PC, HDMI CEC and ARC functionality was restored.
          An examination of the HDMI CEC wiring...
          07-10-2022, 09:48 PM
        • spleenharvester
          Toshiba 50UL2063DB randomly rebooting with HDMI-CEC and/or HDMI-ARC enabled
          by spleenharvester
          I have this TV hooked up to only an AppleTV 4K and a Creative soundbar. Originally HDMI-CEC and HDMI-ARC wouldn't work at all, I replaced all the HDMI cables with decent UGREEN cables meeting the latest standards, now it all works perfectly but once or twice a day the TV itself reboots while watching a program, the AppleTV keeps running. I haven't fully pinned down whether it is ARC or CEC causing it yet. All are running latest firmware.

          I assume it is just HDMI-CEC being buggy as usual on a shitty Vestel machine, but can anyone think of anything I can try before disabling it?
          03-12-2025, 03:42 PM
        • RossMoodley1967
          LG LCD TV HDMI PORT FAULTY
          by RossMoodley1967
          LG LCD TV picture comes on intermittenly using hdmi port.The sound is on permantly.The hdmi ports looks fine and soldered in securely.The 3.4v coming to the main board is not present(not sure if will affect the hdmi port or where that voltage goes.)The hdmi cable is fine because it works on another tv.The ceramic caps connected to the hdmi controller ic is reading 39 ohms.Could the hdmi controller ic be faulty(feels very warm to touch).The RCA jacks work normally .Thank you in advance for your assistance..
          02-28-2024, 08:38 AM
        • budwich
          ESD Diode on HDMI output of Yamaha a1050 RCVR
          by budwich
          I lost one of the two hdmi outputs on a yamaha rx-a1050 receiver. Of course, it is the hdmi1 which has the arc capability which was useful. The second output hdmi works OK.

          I got an hdmi breakout board which gave me access to the "little guys" in the hdmi. I did some gross DC voltage measurements to ground and found that the Data1 pair (4 and 6) had a lower voltage than the working hdmi.... 1.1v versus 2.9. All others pins seem to be OK. Further when plugged into a display, there is no video but a message on the screen which I assume is the display's status for the...
          09-11-2023, 12:21 PM
        • Wittie
          Philips 55OLED803/12 HDMI ports "half" defective
          by Wittie
          Hello everyone, Please excuse my poor English, but I'm using Google Translate ^^ I'm having a problem with the HDMI and USB ports on my 55OLED803/12. It's no longer possible to connect an HDMI device and see the picture. No matter which port I use, it only recognizes the device as an input source and displays it in the list (BD player, Fire TV, etc.). However, the actual picture doesn't appear in the same state. My home theater system also runs via the BD player - it still receives a signal and plays the sound correctly (e.g., from the TV program or an app like Netflix). This works with both HDMI...
          03-19-2025, 09:38 AM
        • Loading...
        • No more items.
        Working...