Archive for the ‘Home Audio/Video’ Category
Posted by jpluimers on 2019/12/09
I had a problem similar to [Archive.is] MX613ST Color space conversion issue (detects YUV instead of RGB) – Google Product Forums.
In my case I had a Chromecast 1st generation connected to a [WayBack] Harman Kardon BDS 580, which was hooked up to a [WayBack] Samsung MU6100 TV.
Everything, especially the white and grey areas, had a greenish tint over it, and I think there was also a purple mismatch.
I think it has to do with YUV versus RGB, similar to [WayBack] Force RGB Color Space over HDMI? – Apple Community.
Though I did not notice that with an Apple TV 4th generation (which you can switch between YCbCr/RGB-High/RGB-Low) hooked up to the same BDS 580.
The solution: plug the Chromecast in the TV, then the ARC (Audio Return Channel) will automatically route the audio to the BDS 580.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/09/06
No AUX possibility:
AUX possibility:
For the Alpine and VDO models, also check the below tables that I copied from those pages:
Siemens VDO:
| Date / Model number letters |
<= 10-2002 |
> 10-2002 to 07-2004 |
> 07-2004 |
| PH |
CD |
CD |
CD, AUX |
| VD |
n/a |
CD, AUX, CD MP3 |
CD, AUX, CD MP3 |
Alpine:
| Last three digits of part number: |
241, 711, 072, 963 |
902, 903, 505, 506 |
429, 430, 215 |
| features: |
CD |
CD, AUX |
CD, AUX, CD MP3 |
Further reading: [WayBack] Guide to Buying E46 BMW Business CD53 Alpine Radios that play MP3 Data CDs!
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/07/26
Experienced first hand myself, all my Harman Kardon amplifier equipment (including subwoofer) have shown power supply issues after about 2 years of use.
Signs are devices not powering up any more, giving only a limited amount of power (for instance a subwoofer only blinking the power led), or intermittent shutdown failure (more often when it is warmer than 22 degrees Celsius).
There are companies making a living of just these power repairs (for instance Audiocare.nl who git all my defective equipment to work again for about EUR 100 per device: [WayBack] Harman Kardon – AudioCare.nl).
This is how you remove the power supplies:
The biggest issues are failing capacitors, and glue becoming conductive.
Related blog posts:
Some videos below the fold.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/03/07
It was fitting to bump into [WayBack] Packet Sender is a good tool when debugging protocols…” Written by Dan Nagle… – Lars Fosdal – Google+ on the day presenting [WayBack] Conferences/Network-Protocol-Security.rst at master · jpluimers/Conferences · GitHub
It also means that libssh2-delphi is getting a bit more love soon and will move to github as well after a conversion from mercurial.
Some of the things I learned or got confirmed teaching the session (I love learning by teaching):
Here is some more info:
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2017/08/04
The first method I try for any Apple TV issue is to reset the device (Hold the Play & Menu button simultaneously on the remote for 6 seconds)
Source: [Wayback] Fix Apple TV No Sound Issue – AppleTV2
This usually works for me too and is easier/faster than fiddling with the solutions mentioned at Wayback: Apple TV: HDMI audio stops working – Apple Support (which now has moved to [Wayback] Get help with audio, video, or power on Apple TV – Apple Support).
After releasing Play&Menu buttons, wait for the Apple TV to reboot itself and listen if your remote-buttons will give you audio-feedback from the Apple TV. If that works, then audio on multi-media works fine too.
This is way cheaper than putting additional hardware in the HDMI chain as described in [Wayback] The fix for AppleTV HDMI audio and video woes and HDMI problem solving | The Poor Audiophile
In my setup the [Wayback] Apple TV 3rd generation is hooked up to a [Wayback] Harman Kardon BDS 580 receiver/blue-ray-player.
–jeroen
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