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The TV screen appears as solid green or as blocky pixels when you use Windows Media Center to watch HDTV content on a Windows Vista-based computer

Consider the following scenario:

  • You use Windows Media Center to watch high-definition television (HDTV) on a Windows Vista-based computer.
  • You have installed the 932968 hotfix on the computer.
  • You do one of the following:
    • You switch the HDTV format between the 1080i format and the 720p format.
    • You open a different DVR-MS file.
    • You change the live TV programming to a different high-definition channel or to a different standard-definition channel.

In this scenario, the TV screen may appear as solid green, or it may appear as blocky pixels. This behavior continues until the next key frame is displayed.

There is a download that resolves this issue. See Hotfixes for details. This issue is resolved in SP1.

For more information on this issue, including potential causes, workarounds, and resolutions, see: Microsoft KB Article KB943195.

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