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Bob SeverinOGR Forum Member

After recording the "I Love Trains" TV show on RFD TV, I found that the whole show was pixelated. I contacted Verizon Fios and the tech offered me a fix I could do myself. I thought I'd pass it along to the forum, and although not entirely train related, it might prove useful to other members who might experience a similar problem. This could pertain to any cable system or any TV show.

Cleaning the copper "stingers" on each of my cable connections has eliminated the pixelation problem I was having. I took each connection apart, pressed the copper stinger into a pencil eraser, turned the pencil a few times, and the copper was clean again. Not every connection was bad, but a few were dark, not quite black, but were nice shiny copper again after cleaning. Thought I'd pass this along if anyone else has a pixelation problem.

11/14/1412:51 PM

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Matthew B.OGR Forum Member

Bob, are you insinuating some of us are pixilated?

11/14/143:25 PM

BradFOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Originally Posted by Matthew B.:

Bob, are you insinuating some of us are pixilated?

Not that there's anything wrong with that !

Brad

11/14/144:02 PM

MartyEOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER

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11/14/144:21 PM

Bob SeverinOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by Matthew B.:

Bob, are you insinuating some of us are pixilated?

Well, there is a distinct possibility, but, remember, I never mentioned PIXY DUST.

11/14/148:11 PM

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