Recent content by monusalv

Removes egg from face. Sorry to throw this into the mix at such a late stage but just tonight I realised the elephant in the room which I hadn't mentioned is that my sound is processed through an inherited JVC receiver/amplifier. It's a model RX-5062S and although it's described as an...

After that slight interruption from @Faust Just for clarification, I'm not "pointlessly trying to avoid an HDD reformat". On the contrary and as the thread title suggests, I'm trying to learn how to understand my symptoms and systematically diagnose where the problem lies. It's really not my...

Latest tests suggest that a) the sound drop-outs are not exclusive to HD channels, I was getting them on SD BBC1 today, b) Unplugging the HDMI cable and using AV leads or Scart leads appears to resolve the problem (although I'm no longer getting HD quality tv). So, is the suggestion that the...

Thanks all for your replies. prpr is correct about being cagey with full postcode, . Yes, aerial is pointed correctly by compass per UKFree.tv bearing. Yes, TV is daisy chained through Hummy and except for very occasional glitches (less than a couple of times a month) I get no signal errors on...

So we finally gave up on the 9200 - didn't see the point in sourcing another disk after 2 had already corrupted - and now proud owners of 2000T. First impressions are ok but if you're taking the display off to save costs, the dim/bright red for standby/recording is pretty poor. Now to the...

I know this is way out-of-date but if anyone happens to read this, I'd try a locality-based advert site where you're required to collect goods rather than have them delivered: Gumtree - you may get something for it. Freecyle.org or Freegle.org.uk These are both good places to dispose or find...