Olevia 232v Invalid Format message

Lbsutke

Shared on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 11:04

So I purchased a used hdmi 360 kit on ebay last week for 25 bucks with shipping. I wanted to see if I could get a little more sharpenss out of my man cave rig, and while taling with Tank and others, they said using the hdmi would/could help, even if my Olevia is only 720p max res.

So my little purchase shows up yesterday, I get all giddy like a school girl (or our friend Phreak "the Cougar of XBL" when she gets to talk to 17 yr olds online) and start tearing down my rig and set up up the new hdmi hawtness....five minutes later I am all set up, grab the remote, flip through the different inputs, and Blam!!! HDMI hawtness here I com......Invalid format is showing up in the left hand corner of my screen....WTF is that...You piece of crap machine....how the hell is this an invalid format? Using hdmi cable check, tv supports native 720p (and upscales to 1080i if I want it to) check...what the hell is going on?!?!?!?!

So I disconnect and reconnect everything twice, same message, I reconnect my component cable, go to the dashboard, switch video output to 1080i from 720p just to see if that might work...nothing...So now the rage is starting to set in....did I get screwed on my purchase? Is my tv broken? Is my hdmi port on my 360 bad? WTF...

Next step, hop on the interwebs and go to Olevia's site and check for a FAQ or TECH help...Nada...nothing....zip.....zero....Ok...time to troll the interwebs....I type in Invalid format, Olevia....Blam......page after page after page of forum posts on this problem...Fuq...they are all saying the same thing...common problem....no help from xbox or Olevia....even one douchehole suggested some crazy ass fix of using both the vga cord and hdmi at the same time, then pulling the vga cord and then the hdmi cord will work...Are you freaking serious, wtf kind of solution is that...

Then someone said, you might want to check the firmware and see if you can upgrade to the current firmware version from Olevia...Really...my tv has firmware that can be upgraded...Holy crap....something else I got to worry about...

So I remember there is a usb port on the back of my tv, check it out and it says usb port/firware upgrade...Ok back to Olevia I go...

Find the firmware section, read the really easy how to do section (no sarcasm, it was really easy, just need a thumbdrive and format it to Fat32, they even tell you how to do that) download the most recent firmware, after I supply the FM number on the back of my tv. Turn the TV off, stick in the thumbdrive, turn the tv off and boo ya...it starts to update the firmware..

About 3 minutes later, tv turns back on, I pull the thumb drive, turn tv offf, set everything back up...flip to the hdmi input and after about a half second....HHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! HAWT PICTURE GOODNESS!!!

HOLY CRAP I did it, and I did not screw anything up!!!

Now please do not think I am totally brain dead when it comes to electronics (I am braindead about many things, but not the AV stuff) I have a decent amount of knowledge on how to set up audio/video equipment (I even read Home theater for dummies!!!). But when it comes to picking the right firmware, or messing around in a computer registry, I get super cautious, cause one little slip and boom your screwed (Deliverance Style).

So now I am all HDMI guy now for my 360. And Tank and the other tech guys were right (Thanks by the way) my picture is sharper and brighter. COD looks even better, and I cannot wait to check out the H3 with my new hook up..

I just wanted to share my little adventure and post this so other Olevia 232v owners can do this easy fix for the Invalid Format error.

Comments

ekattan's picture
Submitted by ekattan on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 11:13
I know how it feels. When you get this great new tech toy and get home and try it and it doesn't work. LOL Happens alot to me. Specially with video cards or computer components. That is why I'm sticking with console gaming. I noticed that between Component and HDMI screen resolution at 1080i, there isn't a difference I can tell. How about you?
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Submitted by Lbsutke on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 11:18
well the 360 is selecting my tv highest native resolutin (I think it is like 1360x768 or something like that) automatically. I preffer this then trying to upscale to a higher res. So people notice a slight delay with game play when the video is getting upscaled... but I did notice my picture was sharper and brighter..But nothing dramatic like going from s-video to component...
darth_chibius's picture
Submitted by darth_chibius on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 11:19
Olevia the pinnacle of HDTVs(rolleyes)
Lbsutke's picture
Submitted by Lbsutke on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 11:33
suck it chibi!!! I got a 32 inch lcd tv, with hdmi, and decent numbers for 540 bucks out the door, with sales tax and a 3 yr extended wrnty.. I poop in your general direction..:D
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Submitted by darth_chibius on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 12:10
does "you get what you paid for" ring a bell i blow a load in your general direction
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Submitted by Lbsutke on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 12:46
firmware update was free and my lcd has had no other issues... Now go back to playing on your 19 inch zennith crt you Darksage loving douchebag!!!! KKKKKHHHHHAAAANNNNNN!!!!!
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Submitted by LadiesLuvMe on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 13:57
LB - Do you use Tritton headphones? I was going to hook-up via HDMI but it doesn't look like you can do it given the 360 HD connector. Just wondering if you had found a way to do it if you had the Trittons.
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Submitted by gabrielnight on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 20:43
Ok now that Olevia is caput I am looking for firmware for the 532-b12 model and cant find it anywhere. Do you stil l have the firmware and would you be interested in sending it my way. Thanks in advance

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