Hi. I have a SA 4250HD receiver (just installed) and I'm having MAJOR
issues switching between 480i and 1080i resolution channels. I have
TWC as my HD provider. They had been charging me $8 per month for a HD
receiver with DVR. I switched to the 4250 to save the $100 per year
charge for something I didn't need/use. The reason I received the 4250
is that I use an HDMI connection between my receiver and TV.
Evidently, this was my only option according to TWC. However, when I
switch between HD channels (1080) and regular TV (480), the picture
justifies to the left edge of the screen and the picture is actually
worse than normal 480 resolution. With my old receiver, the 480
channels stayed in the CENTER of the screen with two black bars on the
sides. It was perfect (for 480, i mean) - with no 'switching between
resolution' problems I'm having now. The only way to get the 480
channels in the CENTER of the screen is to turn off the TV and turn it
back on (which i believe just resets the signal sent from the HD
receiver). Also, the 4250 receiver will NOT let me adjust aspect
ratios because I'm using an HDMI connection. Whereas the old receiver
allowed me to change/set the aspect ratios (forcing 480 resolution
channels to 1080 aspect ratio - which 'centered' the picture on the
screen). But now, with this new box, I do NOT have the ability to
change the aspect ratios. Weird. Any help out there? I was thinking
that if i bypassed the HDMI cable with component cables or something -
just long enough to force the aspect ratios on the receiver, that this
will alleviate the problem. PS - I can't keep the component cables
hooked up because my conduit (which runs behind plaster walls) is not
big enough to accommodate a whole slew of wires from the receiver, DVD
player, etc. - which is partly why I'm using HDMI cables (the other
part being that I THOUGHT my clearest reception comes from HDMI
connections).

Thanks in advance for your help.

Can't you just set it to output one resolution so it doesn't switch? My
plasma is 720p so I have my 8300DVR set to always output 720p. It
upconverts automatically. If the 4250 can't do that ask for a 8000HD.


"Woodlandites" wrote in message
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Hi. I have a SA 4250HD receiver (just installed) and I'm having MAJOR
issues switching between 480i and 1080i resolution channels. I have
TWC as my HD provider. They had been charging me $8 per month for a HD
receiver with DVR. I switched to the 4250 to save the $100 per year
charge for something I didn't need/use. The reason I received the 4250
is that I use an HDMI connection between my receiver and TV.
Evidently, this was my only option according to TWC. However, when I
switch between HD channels (1080) and regular TV (480), the picture
justifies to the left edge of the screen and the picture is actually
worse than normal 480 resolution. With my old receiver, the 480
channels stayed in the CENTER of the screen with two black bars on the
sides. It was perfect (for 480, i mean) - with no 'switching between
resolution' problems I'm having now. The only way to get the 480
channels in the CENTER of the screen is to turn off the TV and turn it
back on (which i believe just resets the signal sent from the HD
receiver). Also, the 4250 receiver will NOT let me adjust aspect
ratios because I'm using an HDMI connection. Whereas the old receiver
allowed me to change/set the aspect ratios (forcing 480 resolution
channels to 1080 aspect ratio - which 'centered' the picture on the
screen). But now, with this new box, I do NOT have the ability to
change the aspect ratios. Weird. Any help out there? I was thinking
that if i bypassed the HDMI cable with component cables or something -
just long enough to force the aspect ratios on the receiver, that this
will alleviate the problem. PS - I can't keep the component cables
hooked up because my conduit (which runs behind plaster walls) is not
big enough to accommodate a whole slew of wires from the receiver, DVD
player, etc. - which is partly why I'm using HDMI cables (the other
part being that I THOUGHT my clearest reception comes from HDMI
connections).

Thanks in advance for your help.

On Sep 10, 2:42 am, "Art" wrote:
Can't you just set it to output one resolution so it doesn't switch? My
plasma is 720p so I have my 8300DVR set to always output 720p. It
upconverts automatically. If the 4250 can't do that ask for a 8000HD.


Yeah, the 4250 doesn't 'permit' you to force the resolutions (which is
really just forcing the aspect ratio) when you use an HDMI cable.

Forcing resolution on the 8300 HD is not related to aspect ratio. That is a
separate setting. The 8300 can up and down convert resolution. To make
channel switching faster, set it for one resolution and leave it there. If
the 4250 can't do that see if they will give you the better model.


"Woodlandites" wrote in message
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On Sep 10, 2:42 am, "Art" wrote:
Can't you just set it to output one resolution so it doesn't switch? My
plasma is 720p so I have my 8300DVR set to always output 720p. It
upconverts automatically. If the 4250 can't do that ask for a 8000HD.


Yeah, the 4250 doesn't 'permit' you to force the resolutions (which is
really just forcing the aspect ratio) when you use an HDMI cable.