Could AVR's cause any TV Display blackouts?

[bozobytes]

Anyone have 665 AVR issues with HDMI causing TV blackouts?

I have uploaded the latest firmware patch for this TV to help the issues of this problem, but it still does it.

First I thought I could be having issues with the Samsung 46A750 TV which the display shuts off from 5-10 seconds, but sound is still playing, then I thought it could be the Cable Box, Time-Warner came over today to tell me that the signal was good, but they are having software problems with the OCAP HD-DVR boxes, but that is not one of the issues.

Samsung wanted me to do some troubleshooting steps to make sure it's the TV, before they come over to fix.
The TW tech told me it (maybe) just a possibility that if the HDMI cable goes from TV into the AVR, and everything else goes into the AVR including the TIME WARNER Box,
Bluray Player, then there might be a problem with the AVR. Something to do with the chain of components.

I did not buy Monster Cables, I bought them from Monoprice, which I have heard good things about, but he said maybe I'm getting half the signal since Audio and Video make up the HDMI, and maybe I got some bad cables. I checked them and they are in tight.

SOOOooo, has anyone had problems with the TV display going completely black, out as a result of something wrong with the Yamaha RX-V665?

Thank you for any replies!

[Mike P.]

I have seen issues tracked down to a bad HDMI cable in the past. I suggest you swap out the HDMI cable first and take it from there.

[lcaillo]

Bypass the receiver and connect directly to the TV. This will allow you to determine if one component is bad, the TV is bad, or the problem is in the receiver.

Also, please keep the discussion of a problem in one thread in the future.

[tonyvdb]

Dropouts of the video can also be caused by a handshake (HDCP) issues. Receivers are hit and miss with this problem due to being another device in the loop. Going directly to the display may be the best choice.

[cavchameleon]

tonyvdb wrote:

Dropouts of the video can also be caused by a handshake (HDCP) issues. Receivers are hit and miss with this problem due to being another device in the loop. Going directly to the display may be the best choice.

Yes, and also if the resolutions of everything in the chain do not match. Make sure that everything is setup (sources and AVR-if it's not just a pass-through of HDMI signal) to the resolution of the display.

Ray