INABILITY TO VIEW HDMI SIGNAL THROUGH HD PIONEER PLASMA

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I have recently brought a Pioneer PDP 504HDG HD TV back from overseas. This TV has a media receiver box into which there is an HDMI input, as well as component and composite inputs and a double wire connection out to the plasma unit itself. The TV works fine with composite and component inputs and also when routing an HDMI direct from a Pioneer Blue ray Player where it translates across at 1080i.

I have just also acquired a Humax HD Freeview box in order to take advantage of freeview HD channels. However, although my plasma accepts an hdmi signal from the blue ray player it refuses to accept the HD signal through the hmi connection from the humax. Each time I try and connect, either the plasma highlights an error message "Signal not supported" or I get a mass of fine grey flickering pixels. I have tried downgrounding the hdmi output signal from the humax to lower resoultions but all are not accepted. I have also tried routing the output hdmi from the humax box through an hdmi splitter and from there into the pioneer media receiver box. Nothing works. Instead I end up having to watch the humax freeview channels through the composite outputs routed into an AVR receiver, and thence upgraded to 625i via component outputs to the pioneer media box.

Can anyone shed any light on what the problem could be?? Is the problem with the humax box or my plasma?? I have tried tweaking the various menu options on the pioneer but to no avail.

Any ideas or help would be gratefully appreciated.

Regards,

Murray

 

[chudleighpaul]

Have you any other tv you can test the Humax box with? If not take the Humax box back to the shop and try it via HDMI on one of their TV's.

 

[Anonymous]

I think it's possible your media box doesn't support hdmi ver 1.3, which is likely what your Humax requires. I would check the Pioneer manual first, and then see the Humax manual to determine what type of signal it is outputting.

Also, I would try out an hdmi 1.3 cable as well (wide range version), since that is also something you're Humax would need.