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mbenson

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31. January 2008 @ 22:17

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I just got this tv, cause liked what I saw in the store. However, I got it home, and set it up to see the images not quite as nice.

I have it set up as follows.

Digital Cable box (not an HD box) setup via s-video (the only option besides a/v) with the audio going to a surround system.
The standard dvd player is hooked up via component video.

The dvd movies look fine, but my cable sucks. Do I have to have the HD box for it to look right, or am I just missing something?

Just for your consideration, I tried using the Avia home theater dvd video patterns (basic only, as I don't have any color filters at this time). After running throught those, the cable tv video was terrible, so I played with the settings for a while until it was at least watchable.

My current settings are:

Contrast - 27
Brightness - 41
Color - 42
Sharpness - 48
Tint - 0
Backlight - 33

I realize these aren't corrent, but for right now, at least I can tollerate the screen.

Any info is very much appreciated.

Thanks guys,

-Mike

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mbenson

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7. February 2008 @ 16:27

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Thought I'd update this.

I got a Cable HD receiver, and hooked up with the provided component video cables. Works great. The HD channels, at least. I didn't get the DVR version, for now, which would have the HDMI connection, for 1080p. I would like to also say that the digital channels got a bit of an upgrade too. Overall, it's worth the purchase for the HD box, and the 5.99/month for the Hd channels. I get about 14 HD channels right now, and I also get some digital channels I didn't have before, and most of those are good enough to watch.

I did re-do the video test patterns from Avia, and they are good. I will be getting a red and a blue filter to set the color and tint so they are better.

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