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Problem Solved! Hdmi Now Works On Hr20! No thanks to DirecTV, my problem is now solved. DirecTV technical support told me by phone that a software fix was in the works to correct a compatibility problem between a chip in my Samsung TV and the HR20-700 and I was told to use component cables...

Still trying to get HDMI to Work Since my HR20-700 is only two weeks old from Best Buy, and since my Samsung TV is less than one year old from Best Buy and with a four year warrany, and since I couldn't find a contact for Samsung, I called Best Buy and told them my problem. I was very...

Another Followup on HDMI Problem on Samsung TV And Direct TV Receiver Well, another day in the saga of the inoperative HDMI. Thanks to everyone for the advice. I checked the settings and "native" is off, I have selected every resolution available and still nothing helps. DirecTV tells me that...

New Update On My DirecTV HDMI Problem DirecTV has sent me an e-mail stating that they believe that some new HD TV's are using chips that are not compliant with HDMI protocal. They are working on a list of TVs that are not HDMI compatible and will let customers know what TVs are on this list. In...

As Ronald Reagan would say, excuse me for the misspeak. That was an H20 receiver problem with the same HDMI compatibility problem in Feb 2006 and HR20 problems in August of last year. The point is that DirecTV has had these compatibility problems as long as a year ago which means they know that...

I hope you are wrong about the HDMI quality not being any better than component because I can switch back and forth from over the air local HD broadcast and DirecTV broadcast of the same channel and there is a definite difference in quality with the over the air local broadcast being much better...

Follow-up on HDMI Problem I just got off of the phone talking to DirecTV technical support about the HDMI problem I'm having connecting my DirecTV HR20-700 DVR to my Samsung TV. They told me that there is an HDMI compatibilty problem between the HR20s and Samsung TVs. They say that there will...

Samsung S4253 and DVR HDMI Problems I have the same Plasma TV and I have an identical problem. The HDMI on my TV works fine using my DVD up converter (except that I sometimes have to shutoff and restart the TV to straighten the picture out) but I'm having big trouble using the HDMI on my new...