Has anyone else had this error message with a Samsung LCD TV?
Okay.... bear with me here. I have the same problem and I think I may know the cause and at least a temporary solution. I still need the same help you might need so let's hope someone out there has the final answer and is willing to provide it.......
Any help is greatly appreciated. Be gentle to us newbs!!
I have a LN-52610A5F (Samsung 610 TV) with a Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-ray (among other components) hooked up through an Onkyo receiver.
I have the blu-ray hooked up to the receiver via HDMI as well as an optical audio cable. The HDMI cable goes from the blu-ray into the "Blu-ray input" on the receiver and then another HDMI cable goes from the Onkyo receiver output to the TV into the "HDMI/DVI 1" input.
This works most of the time. But every now and then, I get a "Mode Not Supported" message when I try to play a DVD or Blu-ray.
When I switch the HDMI cable from the "HDMI/DVI 1" to the "HDMI 2" input on the back of the TV it seems to fix the problem. This had me stumped for quite a while. Why would it work through one input and not the other? Aren't all HDMI inputs created equally?
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Now..... if anyone knows the actual reason please correct me.... I don't claim to have the actual solution here. I'm just suggesting a possible one.
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It seems that the inputs ('HDMI/DVI 1' and 'HDMI 2') are only capable of specific formats. For example: one input is capable of 1080i or higher and one input is only capable of 480p. So it depends on what device you have hooked up to that input and what format the device is putting out. This would explain why the same blu-ray player I had hooked up only worked 50% of the time (because sometimes I was playing a regular DVD and sometimes I was playing a blu-ray disc - one is 480p and the other is 1080p).
So, if anyone who is schooled on this kind of thing can confirm this as the reason.... I would like to know if there is an input on my Samsung TV that can accept all formats so that I don't have to switch my HDMI cables around each time I switch from cable, to DVD, to blu-ray, to PC etc etc etc. It gets quite frustrating.
There are four HDMI inputs on the back of the TV. They are as follows:
HDMI/DVI 1
HDMI 2
HDMI 3
HDMI 4
Since my Onkyo receiver only has one HDMI output for all the devices, I have hooked into it. I must choose one of the above four HDMI inputs on my TV.
Basically, I would like to know which inputs are capable of what formats etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Here's the make/model of the devices I've got hooked up. If anyone can help out with the correct way to hook them all up. I'm all ears:
TV: Samsung LN-52610A5F
Blu-ray: Samsung BD-P1600
Receiver: Onkyo HT-5200
PD: HD Pavilion dv7-1428ca
Cable: Motorolla DCT-6200
Okay.... bear with me here. I have the same problem and I think I may know the cause and at least a temporary solution. I still need the same help you might need so let's hope someone out there has the final answer and is willing to provide it.......
Any help is greatly appreciated. Be gentle to us newbs!!
I have a LN-52610A5F (Samsung 610 TV) with a Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-ray (among other components) hooked up through an Onkyo receiver.
I have the blu-ray hooked up to the receiver via HDMI as well as an optical audio cable. The HDMI cable goes from the blu-ray into the "Blu-ray input" on the receiver and then another HDMI cable goes from the Onkyo receiver output to the TV into the "HDMI/DVI 1" input.
This works most of the time. But every now and then, I get a "Mode Not Supported" message when I try to play a DVD or Blu-ray.
When I switch the HDMI cable from the "HDMI/DVI 1" to the "HDMI 2" input on the back of the TV it seems to fix the problem. This had me stumped for quite a while. Why would it work through one input and not the other? Aren't all HDMI inputs created equally?
*************************************************************
Now..... if anyone knows the actual reason please correct me.... I don't claim to have the actual solution here. I'm just suggesting a possible one.
*************************************************************
It seems that the inputs ('HDMI/DVI 1' and 'HDMI 2') are only capable of specific formats. For example: one input is capable of 1080i or higher and one input is only capable of 480p. So it depends on what device you have hooked up to that input and what format the device is putting out. This would explain why the same blu-ray player I had hooked up only worked 50% of the time (because sometimes I was playing a regular DVD and sometimes I was playing a blu-ray disc - one is 480p and the other is 1080p).
So, if anyone who is schooled on this kind of thing can confirm this as the reason.... I would like to know if there is an input on my Samsung TV that can accept all formats so that I don't have to switch my HDMI cables around each time I switch from cable, to DVD, to blu-ray, to PC etc etc etc. It gets quite frustrating.
There are four HDMI inputs on the back of the TV. They are as follows:
HDMI/DVI 1
HDMI 2
HDMI 3
HDMI 4
Since my Onkyo receiver only has one HDMI output for all the devices, I have hooked into it. I must choose one of the above four HDMI inputs on my TV.
Basically, I would like to know which inputs are capable of what formats etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Here's the make/model of the devices I've got hooked up. If anyone can help out with the correct way to hook them all up. I'm all ears:
TV: Samsung LN-52610A5F
Blu-ray: Samsung BD-P1600
Receiver: Onkyo HT-5200
PD: HD Pavilion dv7-1428ca
Cable: Motorolla DCT-6200
