Is this an HDMI or S Video connection issue?

[imported_tconthepc3]

Ok first off I have a directv box connected to a rca dvd recorder via svideo, then the dvd recorder is connected to the lcd hdtv via hdmi cable. The issue i have is the wierd screen pixelation or horizontal lines that appear continuously through my directv channels. Is this a cheap hdmi cable issue, or s video issue, or something else I havent found out? I dont think the black lines occur through anything else, but im wondering if a new hdmi or svideo cable would correct this. Any help would be great!

 

[3chordcharlie]

What happens if you plug the svideo into the hdtv?

What happens if you plug the dvd recorder in with component or some other analogue connection?

 

[imported_tconthepc3]

Well when i hook the directv straight up to tv with svideo, it seems the lines are gone. yet when when i watch dvds on dvd recorder through same hdmi connection, I see no lines. I havent tried analog connection from dvdr to tv yet.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: tconthepc3
Well when i hook the directv straight up to tv with svideo, it seems the lines are gone. yet when when i watch dvds on dvd recorder through same hdmi connection, I see no lines. I havent tried analog connection from dvdr to tv yet.

Might be Macrovision protection, if the device is a DVD recorder.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrovision