Playback after pausing a programme is very poor and lumpy

[Samsung79513]

If I pause any programme when it is then restarted the picture is very jumpy an pixelated. Tried turning on and off with no improvement. Ideas please 

[japitts]

Do you find any problems with recorded programmes? If live TV is ok, it could be symptomatic of hard drive problems.

[Samsung79513]

The problem is only on live TV that is paused

[japitts]

Hard drive problems would affect recordings & paused/delayed programmes equally.

The other possibility is signal issues, which would affect live viewing on the affected channel(s) and the resultant recordings.

Are there any channel(s) - including HD/SD - that are particularly problematic?

[Samsung79513]

All channels when viewing live are ok no picture distortions -- the pause/playback issue occurs on all channels

[japitts]

That sounds like a hard drive issue if live TV is ok.

The hard drive is used for recordings and delayed/paused TV, may be worth setting a few test recordings incase "old" ones are ok but "new" ones become problematic.

[Samsung79513]

Many thanks will do some different random recording as well as pause TV