HELP phillips dvd5960/37 hdmi to dvi

[mobstatus]

I really need your help. i just purchased a phillips dvp5960/37 dvd player and i hooked it up with the hdmi to dvi cable. when i turn it on i get the main screen with black lines from left to right going up the screen then when i put a dvd in to play as soon as the dvd starts it goes to a fuzzy snow screen but there is still audio. when i hook it up normally with the regular cables it works fine picture perfect. i wanted to use the hdmi to dvi so i could use the upconverting feature. i have messed with it now for hours and i have researched it on the internet for even more hours but i cant find nothing about it. my firmware is 37.06.42.33 and i have a samsung TXN3098WHF television. PLEASE HELP.

[FulciLives]

I'm not 100% on this but I was under the impression that you have to first hook it up with composite video (maybe even component) and go to the player's built-in menu and select HDMI output then the HDMI output should work.

I hope it is that simple for you but then again you said you did your research so perhaps it ain't that simple but worth double checking I guess.

The other thought is a bad HDMI/DVI converter cable.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[jman98]

Philips DVD players are pretty cheap and you should know that if you have a good HDTV like a Samsung, your TV will very likely do a better job of upconverting than a cheap DVD player. While this advice does not solve your problem, I would strongly advise you that if you get it working to do a comparison and see if the TV or the DVD player does a better job of upconverting rather than just assuming that you have to use the DVD player to upconvert.

[Fearnot]

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[mobstatus]

i didnt try hooking it up with component first but i doubt that will work as in the settings it s already set to hdmi. i appreciate all your help.

[mobstatus]

the funny thing is the hdmi to dvi cable works just fine in my digital cable box.

[Krispy Kritter]

All you should need to do is plug in the cable and choose HDMI output in the video setup menu. So you either have a bad cable, faulty player (HDMI output), or the player and your TV don't like each other (ie: the HDCP handshaking across the HDMI link isn't working properly).

I would start by returning/exchanging the player.

[mobstatus]

when i go to the settings its already on hdmi and there is no way to change it. i guess im gonna try exchanging the player. ill let you guys know what happens.