For three hours the TV tech did a process of elimination yesterday morning. He was almost certain that the problem was in a cable that runs through the ceiling of the fifth wheel, from the component closet in our bedroom to the TV in the living room. There was no way that that we were going to run a new cable through the ceiling, so he suggested an alternative. We could eliminate the cabling altogether by placing a wireless HDMI device in each location, and transmit the signals wirelessly over that distance. It required ordering those devices from a retailer - which I did through Amazon.com, and he started putting the components back together again to use temporarily while waiting on the new devices to arrive. While putting things together again before leaving, he stumbled on a possible solution. He switched the cables to a different port on the "smart box" that is the box where the signals are transferred from the receiver to the TV and directs the signals to the proper TV. Sounds confusing, but as soon as he switched the ports on that box, the picture cleared up and was excellent once again. I quickly cancelled the order from Amazon for the wireless devices and he left by 12 noon. His time already cost us $225 for three hours, so we were thankful to save the other $200+ for the canceled equipment we didn't need. So, the problem all along was a bad port on the "smart box". It's good to have a great picture on our TV again.
We took a drive to Michael's in the afternoon and I purchased some custom framing for my cross stitch piece while Josie picked up more yarn and supplies for her projects. We're good to go now for some time on new projects.
Josie snapped this photo this morning of the beautiful sunrise:
It sure is nice when there are just a few clouds in the morning - or at night - to catch the full effects of the Sunrises and Sunsets in AZ. With perfect weather and beautiful skies - and a perfect TV - we are thankful to be here right now...
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