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Question

LN-S4092D Shows No picture thru 2 Dif Receivers only sound

May 10, 2015 1:26AM PDT

I have the titled Samsung LCD TV. It's probably over 10 years old. When I hooked up a new Denon Receiver it only the sound was heard, no picture with HDMI cable. When connecting Cable box directly to the TV the picture and sound e=was fine. Then I tried a Sony new Sony receiver and the same this happened, No picture only sound.

Is this TV not compatible with the newer receivers ??? HELP !!
Thanks

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Sounds possible.
May 10, 2015 1:36AM PDT

HDCP was a crappy idea that causes a lot of these issues. As the HDCP is part of the HDMI chips there is no workaround or firmware update.

My next thought is to see if this is a 720p set. http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/LN-S4092D was strangely vacant on that.

Looking in the product manual it looks 720p so here's the issue. Your receiver may not pass along the 720p information to the source so it's possible the source flips out to 1080p and you get no picture. Given the gear is dated and no firmware may fix this, MANUALLY set the sources to 720p.

Hope that clears it up.
Bob

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Samsung older 720P doesn't show picture with newer 1080P
May 10, 2015 11:13AM PDT

Hi Bob,

Ok well I guess because its an older set at 720P is not compatible with the newer 1080P receiver. I called Samsung and those dopes couldn't tell me that ??? I called Sony the receiver manufacturer and they didn't mention that either even after I told them it was an older TV.

Ok so sounds like I need to get a 1080P new TV unless I can down scale the input???. But rather have the 1080P

Thanks much !!!!

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You don't have a 1080p TV. Just set sources to 720p.
May 10, 2015 11:28AM PDT