BuzzTV Classic/ Samsung S84F issue - Blinking screen

[JC1]

This is probably something which I hope can be fixed through some setting.

- On my previous TV, an old 2018 Sony, the screen would blink 2-3 times rapidly after initial boot as if it was synching with the TV and then all would be fine.

- On my new  Samsung S84F, if the box is turned on after the TV is turned, the screen will  constantly intermittently blink (about every 30-45 seconds or so) and go dark for a second (it actually seems to impacting the data as well since video will start over the last 2-3 seconds like you sometime get with a problematic channel) . It sometimes goes completely off synch before getting the main menu screen and the TV no longer sees the box as and HDMI input. If I make sure the Classic is on prior to turning on the TV, it generally is fine.

I tried playing around with the video settings and disabling all HDMI CEC options, this did not seem to have any impact. I go through an HDMI switch and my HW800 soundbar, I am not sure this plays any role in this since this was fine with the previous TV and has not changed.

 

 

[dishuser]

have you tried auto resolution?

[JC1]

6 minutes ago, dishuser said:

have you tried auto resolution?

Thank you for your response.

Yeah that was the first thing I tried. I just removed the HDMI switch and am using eARC instead (I had some antiquated notion that the TV would strip the 5.1 sound from the soundbar if it went through the TV). I will see how that goes.

[Emporium]

I don't recall if there is an "AFR" (Auto Frame Rate) option available on this device under advanced video settings, but if it does, it can sometimes help if you turn it off.