A hearty welcome to all those of you who recently joined the HD DVD and home theater world by way of the recent sales and promotions. Hopefully, your new player plugged right in, and everything worked smoothly, and you were able to enjoy high-definition movies on your HDTV right away. But there are likely to be some people who encountered a few problems.
I’ve had my cable box suddenly stop “speaking” to my HDTV a couple of times while I was switching between HD channels, and the only fix was to turn both my TV and cable box on and off to get them to “talk” to each other again. It’s all related to HDMI magic that I just barely understand. Thankfully, this issue doesn’t come up too frequently. So you see, it’s not just you. Everybody can have a problem now and then with their electronics.
The world of home theater can be complicated and confusing. There are numerous models of HDTVs, each with their own quirks about how you hook things up to them, what kinds of resolutions they support, and even how they handle audio. On top of that, some home theater setups also include A/V receivers which can be equally finicky about the audio coming in or going out of them.
Adding a new component to the mix, can introduce new reasons for things to stop working, or work differently than you’ve been accustomed to.
It’s beyond the scope of this website to field all the numerous issues or questions that might come up with HD DVD installations, but there are a few places where you can get help from some very helpful and knowledgeable people. I’m referring to the forums where home theater and HD DVD enthusiasts hang out. At the end is a list of places where you might get some help.
Before you ask your question, please check if your particular question or a similar one has already been asked and if the existing solutions work for you as well. It’s bad forum etiquette to barge in and repeat topics that have already been addressed in the past. Doing so might turn the normally helpful participants into being less friendly. Try the forums in this order:
- AVS Forum HD DVD Players (Highly recommended!) Start here: New HD DVD Owners
- Home Theater Forum - HD DVD area
- HD DVD area at HighDefDigest.com
To keep this useful and focused, the only comments allowed on this posting are those that point to additional forums, websites, or other resources to add to the list above, or additional advice.
