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Thursday, November 9th, 2023 7:42 PM

Cannot watch 4k without blackouts

Whenever we try to watch something on our 4k Samsung TV, the picture will intermittently go black for a moment or two and then come back to the live feed. It's not fun to watch sports this way. The blackouts come and go but it's annoying enough that we don't bother with anymore. 

ACE - New Member

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5.2K Messages

1 year ago

It must be a handshake issue between your TV and DIRECTV receiver. In the future try plugging the directv receiver into a different HDMI port (i.e. HDMI2 instead of HDMI1). You can also try using a different HDMI cable.

ACE - Sage

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46.1K Messages

1 year ago

4K video requires a higher-quality HDMI cable. 

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1 year ago

To detuch254 and litzdog911,

Thank you. I am ordering an 

iBirdie 8K HDMI 2.1 Cable 8 Feet 8K60hz 4K 120hz 144hz HDCP 2.3 2.2 eARC ARC 48Gbps Ultra High Speed compatible with Dolby Vision

Cable. I will swap it out and report back. Thank you both!


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