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tron2005
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by tron2005 » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:35 pm
Hey guys. I just got an early FZ1 3DO and im having a problem with it and was wondering if anybody has any ideas?
When i turn on the 3DO the initial screen the insert disk screen has this Blue static looking lines . artifacting in the black after awhile it seems like its not as bad but its still there. these lines show up for RCA as well as RF connections. Ive tried my buddies 3DO on the same TV and cables and his doesn't do this. .. anybody have any ideas?
Thanks
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by bitrate » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:39 pm
Hello,
I take it that these lines are persistent throughout gameplay as well?
Any chance you could grab a photo or screen capture of the lines?
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tron2005
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by tron2005 » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:22 pm
bitrate wrote:Hello,
I take it that these lines are persistent throughout gameplay as well?
Any chance you could grab a photo or screen capture of the lines?
the lines are for the most part only apparent when the system is not in full screen. eg it is displayed when there is a solid black background
i can post screen shots when i get home from work
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by tron2005 » Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:27 am
Below is some screen shots using the Svideo connection the Composite and RF look the same
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by BryWI » Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:18 pm
yikes. My only suggestion to you is to open it up and see if it needs some cleaning inside. I doubt dust could cause that though :/ Maybe someone else has some more technical info.
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by bonefish » Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:36 pm
I would try powering it on with the cover off and pushing on the chips to see if the condition goes away. Use the plastic end of a screwdriver. Maybe you have a loose or bad solder connection.
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by tron2005 » Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:45 pm
I opened it up and cleaned it when i wasnt sure if it was cables or not i will reopen the system and see if there is anything obvious and i will try Bonefish's suggestion. i will update after i take it apart ..
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by 3DOKid » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:29 am
The only thing I can think of is a dry solder joint. I've seen that kind of thing before, with the blue, but the RGB connector was cream-crackered. It worked fine on RF.
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by WindowsKiller » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:02 pm
Pretty much a faulty video encoder.
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by tron2005 » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:45 pm
well i took it apart and the solder joints looked good didnt even see anything questionable.
im starting to think WindowsKiller is right that its a bad video encoder or a bad part of some kind.