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nevwg's avatar
nevwg
On our wavelength
2 months ago

Two of my channels are intermittently pixellated

Of the channels I watch regularly, two are intermittently pixellated: Sky Arts HD and BBC 4. It is the broadcast signal that is the problem: I've checked by concurrently switching between Freeview and Virgin. Sometimes it's just the odd flicker; sometimes the channel becomes unwatchable. I'd be grateful for some contact from Virgin to fix it.

  • japitts's avatar
    japitts
    Very Insightful Person

    Just to clarify, are you reporting that Freeview exhibits the same pixellated picture as Virgin Media, at the exact same time?

    • nevwg's avatar
      nevwg
      On our wavelength

      Sorry: I missed your reply; it wasn't flagged to me.

      No: the exact opposite. Freeview is NOT pixellated, but Virgin media is.

  • Hi nevwg, 

    Thanks for taking the time to contact us via the Community. It's lovely having you on board with us in the Forums.

    We're sorry to hear you're having some issues with channels pixelating. Checking some things here, we've not been able to run full diagnostics as the box is showing offline. Please turn the box on, post back here to let us know and and leave the box on so we can run through more specific diagnostics. 

    In the meantime, there are some checks you can do to help improve things. Please check that the cable is securely connected to both the set top box and the TV - disconnect and reconnect the cable to be sure. You could also try connecting the cable to a different port on the TV. 

    Let us know if these resolve the pixellation you're seeing. 

    Thanks, 

    • nevwg's avatar
      nevwg
      On our wavelength

      Sorry: I missed your reply. I will turn the box on now and leave it on. It isn't the cable: it is only on those two channels of the channels that I watch.

    • nevwg's avatar
      nevwg
      On our wavelength

      Hi -- I have just turned the box on. I'd be grateful if you could test and get back to me, thanks!

    • nevwg's avatar
      nevwg
      On our wavelength

      Have turned my box on again, with 24h before standby. Would be grateful to know about diagnostics. Thanks.

      • Ayisha_B's avatar
        Ayisha_B
        Forum Team

        Hi nevwg 

        We're still having problems communicating with the box. Is it currently online?

        Can you try disconnecting and reconnecting the cable or rebooting just to be sure?

        We also have some troubleshooting steps here