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Default Motorola DCT6416 HDMI failure

On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 8:27:51 PM UTC-5, fred wrote:
The HDMI port on my Motorola DCT6416 suddenly stopped working.
The composite Video still works ok. Searching for HDMI failure on that
model comes up with plenty of hits (seems to be a common problem),
but I cannot find anything on what the exact component(s) are that
fail. I opened it up and checked for any visible problem, but didn't see
anything obvious.
Has anyone dealt with these DVRs or can provide any idea of what's
involved, or if it is even worthwhile trying to get it fixed? Thanks


Most HDMI failures are either from corrupted firmware or a bad HDMI transceiver chip. Follow the fine foil lines from the HDMI jack to an IC. Get the number off it and check on line for the datasheet. That's what usually causes the problem. HDMI ports are notorious for being whacked by lightning hits, and it doesn't take much.