[Fixed] Blurry video

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[Fixed] Blurry video

Post by Lanceomni » Sat Jul 09, 2016 9:14 am

I got my Pi zero in and immediately wanted to play. I soldered wires to the video out and ground to a composite plug, plug it into a car monitor (powered seperately), put in a correctly formatted micro sd card and power on! Only to get a skewed and fuzzy image.

Things I've done to troubleshoot:

Resoldered connections (22 gauge wire)
Tested that the ground ohms out to the ground connection above it (on the Pi zero)
Tested the car monitor with a PI 1 and it works fine (tested on same inputs)
Tested on both video inputs (through a plug and direct connection)
Going to try hdmi today when cable comes in.

Did I miss anything? Ideas on a resolution?
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Re: Blurry video

Post by kakan » Sat Jul 09, 2016 9:20 am

This link might help you to configure the screen

https://learn.adafruit.com/using-a-mini ... e-and-test

You can probably use putty or another ssh software to connect to a pc if you have a hard time reading the text

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Re: Blurry video

Post by Lanceomni » Sat Jul 09, 2016 9:32 am

I'll give that a try, but I have a feeling it is something more serious. Especially since the screen works perfectly with a Pi 1. Photo attached.
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Re: Blurry video

Post by kakan » Sat Jul 09, 2016 9:40 am

Do you have a picture of your soldering?

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Re: Blurry video

Post by Lanceomni » Sat Jul 09, 2016 9:45 am

Here you go. And yes I know that I'm using the ground above the marked "TV" spot. I tried both; the ground above and the ground next to the "TV" spot - same result.

And - I'm a novice at soldering. Be gentle. :)
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Re: Blurry video

Post by Lanceomni » Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:06 pm

It was my soldering.

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Re: [Fixed] Blurry video

Post by RazorX » Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:32 pm

a lot of ppl have been over soldering and having issues dont worry about it just use a little bit of solder, as long as the wire is attached your good also a little bit of hot glue over the top helps just be sure to test it first before using hot glue :D

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