DVDs appear greenish?

[arevee]

Guys,

I have a Sony 55" RPTV and JVC dvd player connected thru; component output. For some reason, whenver I play DVDs, the picture takes on a greenish tinge which I do not see when I am watching normal TV. Is this beacuse my DVD player is gone kaput or is it an issue with faulty component cables? Anything else which might cause this issue?

Please advise...

 

[mytzen]

If you have a Best Buy or Circuit City near you, you could go buy a new player and cables. They have good return policies that you can take advantage of. Just make sure you keep the receipt and all of the packaging materials.

Try a new cable with the old player if it still has the greenish tint then try the new player.

 

[talannar]

I had that happen to me once and it was because one of the component cables was loose in the back. Check your connections, and if they are all nice and tight and you still have green, I'd try a new set of cables.

 

[RLA]

Hello Arvee

Simple test
You have the cheap yellow composite cable that came with the player.
Use that cable as a test cable by disconnecting each component cable and replace it with the yellow composite cable starting with the green. Look at displayed image between each swap.

This will tell you if you have a faulty cable creating a sync issue between the DVD player and the display device with no cost out of your pocket.

You don’t indicate if the DVD player you are using is set for progressive or interlaced output. If it is progressive make sure that the component input you are using supports a progressive signal as some older display devices had separate inputs that supported interlaced only component connections and another set for progressive.

Report back here with your evaluation for further assistance

Hope this helps
Ray

 

[mtrycrafts]

If you have a Best Buy or Circuit City near you, you could go buy a new player and cables. They have good return policies that you can take advantage of. Just make sure you keep the receipt and all of the packaging materials.

Try a new cable with the old player if it still has the greenish tint then try the new player.

We don't know yet if his player is given up the ghost, or his cables are bad, yet you want him to replace everything without some troubleshooting first??? Curious.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Guys,

I have a Sony 55" RPTV and JVC dvd player connected thru; component output. For some reason, whenver I play DVDs, the picture takes on a greenish tinge which I do not see when I am watching normal TV. Is this beacuse my DVD player is gone kaput or is it an issue with faulty component cables? Anything else which might cause this issue?

Please advise...

Before you run and replace everything do some troubleshooting as RLA suggested.
Is this the first time use? Or, been fine and now it is belly up???

DVD players are software heavy based. Mine had some issues after 4 month. Called the maker and gave me the code to reset everything, reboot like a computer. That will be another option when all else fails and before purchasing a new one.

 

[arevee]

Cool! I will try that and post back! Thanks!

 

[Toji]

Check your connections to see if you plugged the cable in the right place. Make sure you don't got the red connector on the audio input.

Then check your DVD player's video mode. There is CVS, YUY, and P-Scan

CVS will make a weird greenish tint on Component cables. You want it on YuY. Note P.scan uses YuY mode just in progressive scan (480p). YUY can be used to ouput interlaced scanning (480i) for SDTVs that have component inputs.

By default DVD players are on CVS for output via Composite (standard A/V) or S-video.

Read the DVD player manual on how to switch the video to component output.