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Saturday, October 11th, 2014 12:03 AM

After latest update all channels have a fog to them

Please help. All channels have a matte or hazed finish to them, like a loss of brightness.

This happened after the latest update of slight improvements to the recordings selections and menu highlights.

When I first turned on the d.v.r. there was no audio. A reset of the vip2250 fixed that but the "fog" remains. I did reset the gateway and even went through trouble shooting in the menu without a fix.

I know if I call ATT they'll just replace the dvr and I'll lose everything.

 

Come on gurus! What do you think? Does anyone else notice this problem? Help, please.

ACE - Expert

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36.9K Messages

10 years ago

Have you checked the aspect ratio setting?

 

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Explorer

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18 Messages

10 years ago

Yes ive checked the aspect ratio ive rebooted both gateway and wireless receiver and its still prominent and its just ridiculous how this update has destroyed the pq

Guru

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93 Messages

10 years ago

ATT needs to fix this and now. Whoever knows the right people, please contact them.

Explorer

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18 Messages

10 years ago

If u find or recieve a solution to this problem please let me knw asap and vice versa

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865 Messages

10 years ago

 

Hello antman_2,

 

I'm sorry about the results you experienced after the recent update. We received your private message and are researching your reported trouble. Our network teams have been notified of the issue and are also investigating the situation to resolve this as soon as possible. 

 

 

SadathCS

ATTU-verseCare

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93 Messages

10 years ago

@macmane32 @mibrnsurg 

This is the original thread and it bled over to yours. I will let you know and you me if you would with any resolutions. 

As you see above, customer care is aware and looking into it.

By the way for previous viewers I do use the vip2250 hooked via hdmi and the cloudiness is through 720p or 1080i.

Rebooting the gateway or box softly or physically disconnecting the power did not resolve this issue. Unplugging the d.v.r. for 10 seconds then rebooting gave me the picture back for about 20 minutes then the update kicked through I suspect.

Guru

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93 Messages

10 years ago

@macmane32 @mibrnsurg And others interested:

So apparently ATTs field team found no issues and deemed it a localized problem such as my dvr. I think their just guessing if they even looked into at all. They seem sincere but I am very frustrated. 

Now I have to get a new d.v.r. and lose ALL my recordings and this may not even fix the darn problem. Don't know what to do. 

Any suggestions? 

Thanks.

Guru

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93 Messages

10 years ago

UPDATE TO FOG ISSUE:

ATT came out on Saturday and agreed with and understood my complaint. The signal stregth to and in the house was great. We replaced the d.v.r. with another 2250 unit (not Motorola this time).

Unfortunately the fog remains in darker situations. Very frustrating. The picture is awesome though, unless it's a dark seen. 

Unaware of what to do at this point? Another update?

Any suggestions anyone?

Re: @mibrnsurg  and @macmane32 

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4.3K Messages

10 years ago


@antman_2 wrote:

UPDATE TO FOG ISSUE:

ATT came out on Saturday and agreed with and understood my complaint. The signal stregth to and in the house was great. We replaced the d.v.r. with another 2250 unit (not Motorola this time).

Unfortunately the fog remains in darker situations. Very frustrating. The picture is awesome though, unless it's a dark seen. 

Unaware of what to do at this point? Another update?

Any suggestions anyone?

Re: @mibrnsurg  and @macmane32 


You've been talking about the dark crush problem on 2250s on HDMI, so the update has not fixed it.  When I had the 2250, I just gave up HDMI for component cables.

 

Did you get an ARRIS 2250?  They bought the Motorola division awhile ago but were shipping the Moto's they got in the deal first.  😉

 

Chris
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93 Messages

10 years ago

Yes Chris I got the 2250 arris (built in August btw) and I am currently hooked up hdmi. This should not be an issue I think. Should I go component to eliviate this issue and if so, would this not eliminate the 1080i resolution and drop it to 720p?. Frustrated....

@mibrnsurg 

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10 years ago


@antman_2 wrote:

Yes Chris I got the 2250 arris (built in August btw) and I am currently hooked up hdmi. This should not be an issue I think. Should I go component to eliviate this issue and if so, would this not eliminate the 1080i resolution and drop it to 720p?. Frustrated....

@mibrnsurg 


Leave it at the native resolution on your TV (1080p), so 1080i, the TV turns it into a progressive image to show.  Mine is at 1080i even on component.

 

Must be thinking of 1080p (Blue-Ray) that component can not carry, must use HDMI or DVI. 😉

 

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93 Messages

10 years ago

I'll try going to component. Just very frustrating. Did going component solve your issues completely? I've read component doesn't transfer data as quick as hdmi.

Thanks for your time.

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4.3K Messages

10 years ago


@antman_2 wrote:

I'll try going to component. Just very frustrating. Did going component solve your issues completely? I've read component doesn't transfer data as quick as hdmi.

Thanks for your time.


Even when black crush was on HDMI on 2250, component was perfect.  It works great on component, most people can't even notice the difference when PQ on HDMI/component is working properly.

 

For me I could always see a slight difference between the 2 on my Panasonic plasma, component was very slightly 'softer' than HDMI.

 

Don't worry about data rates, Uverse TV works fine on component. 😉

 

Chris
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93 Messages

10 years ago

Thanks Chris. Will try this weekend and let you know. 

Guru

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93 Messages

10 years ago

Called ATT and although policy states they can't give a $ adjustment for lost recordings they did however credit me well for "service interruption".

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