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Methods for Bypassing Faulty VChips?
corporal_clegg asks: "I bought a Sharp 27" TV a year or so ago to serve as a second TV and PS2 gaming platform. When I recently attempted to play a DVD through the game console, the VChip kicked in and presented a beautifully rendered black rectangle on the screen. No amount of menu manipulation on either the game console or the TV can remove the VChip blocking; both system menus report the VChip as disabled, yet it continues to block all programming: golf, kids shows, everything. This occurs if the game console is attached and operating or completely removed. Of course the operating manuals provide no help on addressing these issues, and the manufacturers' web sites are likewise useless. So the question is: does anyone out there in slash-land know how to identify and remove, bypass or hardware reset the VChip/ blocking technology? I am very comfortable working at the board level and would much rather crack my case and fix this problem myself than take an 80lb TV to a repair shop only to be charged it's replacement cost to address the problem."
Will giving out information on how to bypass the V-chip violate the DMCA?
Try the trusty tool available from any Viking Supply House.
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Instead of brining your tv to the store and getting a NEW one, you want to crack it open, void your warranty, and rick breaking it so you can hack your v-chip?
You'll have that sometimes...
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i had a problem like that on a hitachi 52" projection
what the problem was that the captioning was turned on and was just putting the aformentioned black rectangle on the screen
i turned off all captioning and it fixed the problem
Because if you're not, we could implant it in a potty-mouthed 3rd grader and endow him with super-electro-zappy powers..
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A black rectangle? If it was the VChip, the entire signal would be blocked, not obscured by a black rectangle.
I think you're barking up the wrong tree; you should look at the captioning.
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Try calling Sharp, or taking it back to the store for replacement, since your tc is almost as defective as you.
It's the captioning stupid.
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Get a camera and go in the wild to take some pictures. Buy a bike and go mountaing biking. Stop watching that fattening tube.
I am usually a vigorous defender of ask slashdot, but christ-on-a-crutch is this ever dumb.
You've got text mode captioning on, man. Turn it off and watch the amazing pictures flashing in the magic box again.
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We know you're really 9 years old. You're going to have to wait a few years before we'll let you watch "The View".
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But it does pose an interesting technical question: how does one bypass the V-Chip? Assuming the V-chip only blocks audio and video transmissions, a simple bridge might suffice. However, the industry might have come up with a few more difficult technical hurdles, despite having to retain backwards compatability.
Does anyone have a pinout diagram for a V-Chip? I can't seem to google one.
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report the VChip as disabled, yet it continues to block all programming: golf, kids shows, everything.
As it should.
I hope the original poster actually reads these comments, because I'm virtually positive that they're correct.
:p
Now all that's left for him is to find whoever hit the captions button, and make their lives hell.
Good thing all these techies are saving you from "reading the F****** manual" I'll send you a bill for the time wasted reading your post.
When I first read this, I thought "wow, a beautifully rendered black triangle???"
Then I realised that it was actually a RECTangle not a TRIangle, and that I needed to sleep. And, the question asker needs to adjust his closed captioning settings.
Oh, and that Slashdot does occasionally need a "Delete Story" button when someone makes a mistake that seems that moronic. I'm not saying that the person who didn't realise it was CC was a moron, that letting this story stay in the light of day is moronic.
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Under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) a buyer can revoke his acceptance of purchased goods if there is an undiscovered inherent defect that significantly impairs the value. (Google "UCC revocation acceptance" for more info.) Then, write to the mfr. and/or retailer citing the UCC and stating that you are hereby revoking your acceptance of the TV set, and you are hereby requesting a full refund and a prepaid RMA number. If after receiving the letter they do not accept return of the goods, take them to small claims court.
if asked for a password on your PS2, simply press "select" when asked for a password. this will change to the option "delete password." Now enter the master password of "7444." Now re-register your new password!
btw, do NOT turn your ps2 off or it will reset back to the old password. simply eject and re-enter the dvd, re-enter the new password, then shut off. guess it wasn't permanent if the password needed to be deleted only temporarily for repair persons...