did you ever get this figred out? I am having same problem with my sony. [QUOTE=kramerscw|Aug 28, 2007 8:22:49 PM] I saw some old posts about the component connection causing problems with their Sony Cineza projectors. I had a similar problem, but I don't think it's related to the component input of the projector. My Sony VPL-HS20 also goes to the memory stick input and clicks off the HDMI setting. Thinking I had a problem with the HDMI input I tried the component input as well. What I found is that it only happens when 1) I have a high-def feed coming from my cable box, 2) It happens on any and all inputs used - component, HDMI, etc... Didn't matter what length of cable I used either. I've also had three different high-def cable boxes (this current one from Time Warner is a Scientific Atlanta 8300 HD) and none of them have acted any better or worse than the others. It seems to boil down to an incompatibility between the cable boxes and the Sony - who's at fault I have no idea. I'm hoping some one else has figured out how to fix this other than selling the projector for a new one. I do notice that if I leave my cable box on for over an hour the problem seems to go away. Almost as if the cable box needs to warm up to function properly/send a strong enough signal. I also tried the auto-sensing feature (turned off) with all the different cable boxes as well as the different inputs with no luck. Anyone figure this out yet? [/QUOTE]

I saw some old posts about the component connection causing problems with their Sony Cineza projectors. I had a similar problem, but I don't think it's related to the component input of the projector. My Sony VPL-HS20 also goes to the memory stick input and clicks off the HDMI setting. Thinking I had a problem with the HDMI input I tried the component input as well. What I found is that it only happens when 1) I have a high-def feed coming from my cable box, 2) It happens on any and all inputs used - component, HDMI, etc... Didn't matter what length of cable I used either. I've also had three different high-def cable boxes (this current one from Time Warner is a Scientific Atlanta 8300 HD) and none of them have acted any better or worse than the others. It seems to boil down to an incompatibility between the cable boxes and the Sony - who's at fault I have no idea. I'm hoping some one else has figured out how to fix this other than selling the projector for a new one. I do notice that if I leave my cable box on for over an hour the problem seems to go away. Almost as if the cable box needs to warm up to function properly/send a strong enough signal. I also tried the auto-sensing feature (turned off) with all the different cable boxes as well as the different inputs with no luck. Anyone figure this out yet?

I have connected an upconverting DVD player to my HS20 with an HDMI cable. Every thing was fine for a while but the last two times I changed the projector input from component to HDMI I've had problems. The first time there was no picture and the second time the background was magenta. Both times the problem was corrected by cycling through the inputs with the remote back to HDMI. Anyone experienced anything like this? Will this likely get worse?