Loud humming noise from my television

paddy147

When I plug in either the UPC digital set top box,the flat screen TV develops a loud humming noise from the speakers.Its rather annoying.:(

But when I diss-connect the set top box,and watch the TV on the standard cable (standard 18 channels),theres no humming noise at all.

Why is the TV giving off a loud humming noise when I plug in the set top box and scart lead??




And ideas??

Thanks.:)

meercat

have you tried another scart lead paddy?
just throw it in temporary to test it
make sure its pushed in firmly both ends
try a different input on your tv
also try the cable on a different tv to eliminate that(though i vaguely remember a thread about fitting a tv over fireplace so not sure this is possible in your case)
is there no hdmi connection?(better quality)
know you like to use your camera so any chance of a pic?;)

mlumley

I get this when I use my Lydl box. The way I cure it is to use the tv remote to lower the sound, then raise the sound using the Lydl remot to get rid of the hum. Dont know how, but it works for me.:)

paddy147

meercat wrote: »

have you tried another scart lead paddy?
just throw it in temporary to test it
make sure its pushed in firmly both ends
try a different input on your tv
also try the cable on a different tv to eliminate that(though i vaguely remember a thread about fitting a tv over fireplace so not sure this is possible in your case)
is there no hdmi connection?(better quality)
know you like to use your camera so any chance of a pic?;)

Tv is an LG 42 inch.Plenty of HDMI connections on the TV but none on the UPC box though.:(

Who said pics?:D

Keith186

mlumley wrote: »

I get this when I use my Lydl box. The way I cure it is to use the tv remote to lower the sound, then raise the sound using the Lydl remot to get rid of the hum. Dont know how, but it works for me.:)

Sound advice

Paddy check out the HD box from UPC, only an extra fiver a month it has much better pic quality even on the non HD channels due to the hdmi connection.

meercat

have come across this before and im betting on the scart lead

paddy147

I,ll dig out a scart lead from elsewhere and give that a try so.

Trying to watch the Moto GP races from Philip Island on Eurosport at the moment,and the backround humming noise is wrecking my head.

GreySquirrel

We have the same problem but it is still there when tv switched off. I'm putting it down to the hard drive in the upc box

danjo-xx

mlumley wrote: »

I get this when I use my Lydl box. The way I cure it is to use the tv remote to lower the sound, then raise the sound using the Lydl remot to get rid of the hum. Dont know how, but it works for me.:)

That's exactly what I have to do with my Ferguson Arivia 120 box. Glad to hear others are having the same problem

Stoner

the drive on some of the UPC boxes is loud, you could consider ringing UPC and negotiating a better deal for yourself with a better box, that's a very old box you have there TBH.