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Why is the connection time longer? and why is it that with every other product that uses HDMI there is no issue. The 'handshake' takes about 1 second!
If the pixelisation is the fault of the cable company why is it other brands dont suffer to the same degree??
I own the North American version of the Beovision-7, so it's possible that the behaviour is somewhat different.
If I have the TV on, the DVD recorder on (upscaling to 1080i, connected with HDMI), and the set top box on (same settings as the DVD recorder, also HDMI), here are my own timings.
From TV (analogue) to V.MEM (set-top box) : 6 seconds
From TV to DVD2 (DVD recorder): 6 seconds
From DVD2 or V.MEM to TV (analogue) 3-4 seconds.
From any source to DTV (ATSC tuner) 3-4 seconds.
So the extra switching time caused by the HDMI handshaking protocol is about 2 seconds.
Concerning pixelisation on SD channels, it is a well known problem not specific to the BV-7.
If, on Google, you type pixelisation overcompression cable as keywords, you will find plenty of complaints from cable customers.
Just an example picked at random:
http://www.dbstalk.com/archive/index.php/t-22282.html
One thing may help: If the set top box has a pass-through option for the output resolution, it is better to select it and let the TV do the upscaling. Standard resolution channels will be sent to the TV at a resolution of 720x480 pixels and the Beosystem-3 will do the upscaling itself. Upscaling done by the STB is usually very poor: when you look closely at the picture, you can still see the original definition scan lines (more visible on text). When it is done by the Beosystem 3, the text is continuous without lines.
Regards,
Jean