Mike,
Thanks for your patience. This last week was busy, as I was in meetings, at the Int'l Consumer Electronics Show, and ramping up for 2009. I apologize for the delay in the response, and hope to get my response level back down to the 24-hour timeframe that I normally shoot for.
Do you have Anynet+ enabled that might be sending a signal that conflicts with the STRDG820? I'm also curious to know what flavor of HDMI that might support. I'm thinking HDMI incompatibility; do you have any leanings or initial hypthesis?
--HDTech
Symptoms:
Audio ceases and screen goes black for approximately 1-2 seconds; time/resolution dialog boxes appear (appears to be renegotiating the HDMI signal). The interval when the symptoms occur isn't constant. It occurs both when playing content and when content is paused. The same problem appears on both LN40A550 and LN52A550 TVs BUT ONLY IF connected to the Sony STRDG820 receiver. I have not noticed the problem when the PS3/STB/AppleTV are directly connected to the A550.
Connected Devices:
Samsung LN40A550 or LN52A550 TV (upgraded to 1006 firmware version; doesn't matter)
Sony STRDG820 receiver
Sony Playstation 3
AppleTV
Motorola DCH3416 DVR (Comcast)
Only HDMI connections are used.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mike

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