I know this is a long shot and the stupid people at the cable company have no clue (well I didn't even get to talk to a techie, only the phone lady, grr.)


Anyway, here is my problem:

I used to have basic cable and had no problems watching dvds. Everything was normal. Then, I get HDTV which is similar to digital cable, where they hook up a box to the TV which gets you all the channels, etc. Ever since I got that HDTV, I have a very loud and annoying interference noise when trying to watch a dvd - needless to say, I can't watch dvds now.


When I called, the first lady told me to run the DVD cable through the HDTV box, as it has the three color hookup on the front. I tried that, but then I can't find the channel on TV. Plus, I am not sure what program (Video 1 (which is my regular DVD), Video 2, Component 1 (which is HDTV), or Component2) to choose, but none seem to be the right one.

The second lady I spoke to told me she has never heard of hooking the DVD player up through the HDTV box and is sure that you have to hook it up directly to the TV. Other than that, she was useless and had no clue what she was talking about.

If anybody has any idea what this interference might cause, please let me know. I'll give it a couple more days, then I'll cancel my HDTV service, but I am afraid the digital cable service might be similar (though in the old house I had digital cable without any interference noise from my DVD player).

Oh, and I tried playing with the volume button, but that is a stupid suggestion (again from the cable company) because the volume is that same whether I use the TV remote or the cable remote for DVD purposes (unlike TV purposes).

Anyway, any input is greatly appreciated.