VIP211 green screen

[Hindu55]

Looks like our VIP211 in the bedroom is dying. We get random green screens, no message, it sometimes locks up when this happens and requires unplugging from main to reboot it. Other times it reboots on it's own. The VIP211K in the living room has given us no problems and is several months older. Switch and signals show fine when it is working.

 

[sodly]

I had this happen when it was hooked to tv with a bad HDMI cable
Try switching cables and see if problem follows the cable
Don

 

[Hindu55]

I'll try that, thanks.
Jim

 

[Hindu55]

Swapped out HDMI cable with known good cable. Thought it might have fixed problem then again, green screen and lockup about half an hour later.

 

[boba]

Looks like our VIP211 in the bedroom is dying. We get random green screens, no message, it sometimes locks up when this happens and requires unplugging from main to reboot it. Other times it reboots on it's own. The VIP211K in the living room has given us no problems and is several months older. Switch and signals show fine when it is working.

Actually your 211 is older than the 211K. You may have gotten it after you had the 211K but 211's went out of production before the 211K was introduced.

 

[Hindu55]

Yeah I know the 211 is older and asked for the 211K when we went to HD in bedroom but Dish gave me the 211. Probably to clear inventory but it's been a pain in the you know what receiver. The 211K has never given us any trouble.

 

[Hindu55]

Good thing a DIRT member got a replacement headed this way. The green screen and lockup ups were getting more frequent and now it only gets started on acquiring signal, maybe 2 minutes and green screen lockup. No more viewing with this 211.