811 Poor picture quality

[drain69]

I have everything connected correctly from my 811 to my bigscreen which has an integrated HD tuner. My 811 is connected using the dish composite cables which came with the 811. I would go the DVI route but my TV does not have a DVI in. The picture looks 300% better color wise by using a straight S video cable. When in HD viewing a channel in 1080i the screen is much darker with a terrible yellow tint. The colors are very dim and barely stand out.

Any suggestions??

Bad cable?

 

[AndyMon]

Did you really mean 'composite' cables? Or did you mean 'component'?

 

[normang]

If you meant component not composite cables (composite has a single connection, component has three) You may have them connected incorrectly if you are not getting the appropriate colors or one connection maybe bad..

 

[mboy]

You may also need to tweak the picture when in 1080i mode if you have never had a 1080i image before. Tint/contrast/etc.