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Carlo: What's this "super secret" service menu setting and what kind of set do you have?

I've read lots of complains/concerns about audio with the TPM disc (which I also thought was a little low and lacking). But I also noticed a fairly large amount of edge enhancement, something I wouldn't have expected from Lucas. My monitor has been calibrated, and I even cranked the sharpness...

... and I wonder if there's any way to get into the designer menu ... ------------------

Try the Keohi site at Keohi tv There's lots of information there. I think primarily the type of controls you see are auto color or flesh tone controls. Those should be readily accessible in the user menus. SVM must be manually disabled for most sets (not sure about the XBR) Try Keohi and...

IMHO, this is why we pay calibrators big bucks to come in and fine-tune our sets. I have a TW56x81, so I can make fine adjustments in the designer menu. Before I figured out how to do the designer menu adjustments, I could never get sharpness right using the user menu. I had it down to 0, and...

You may also want to check the web page for your local PBS affiliate if you receive that channel. The PBS-DT stations run separate programming; an HDTV loop during most of the day, with specials and other programming periodically. My local PBS's web page lists the special programs specifically...

My Dad saw an advertisement in a German magazine for a satellite system that would allow him to get all German channels available. He didn't remember the name of the system, but was considering subscribing (he's originally from Deutschland) If you're interested, I can try to get the info for...

If it's only $89, I'd say do it. I'm looking at over $500 for my RPTV to extend the warranty for 5 years. I had a crt go bad on my set after just 4 months, so in my book, it's worth the extra bucks. My general mode of operation is, if what I buy is over $300, I buy the extended warranty.

There are lots of threads here that will give you a ton of information on both services. You should check out http://www.qtm.net/~trowbridge/DBScomp.htm for programming comparisons and http://www.dbsforums.com/compare/compare.html for equipment comparison. I had DirecTV for over 5 years and...

Just to put things into perspective: Anything is better than standard cable or analog broadcast. I was mostly happy with DirecTV for the 5+ years I subscribed. My experience with Dish has been much more positive from buying the equipment to ordering programming to customer service. For...

Howard: I wanted to avoid the installation costs and decided to put up my own antenna. The grounding requirements drove me nuts!! I thought about hiring someone to do it for me, but you need to be real careful who you get. I know for a fact that the people that installed my first...

That's pretty standard for Toshiba techs, in my experience. I had the green crt replaced in my set when it was only 4 months old. The technician (after totally screwing up my gray scale by messing with the screen vr trimpots) installed the crt and I asked him about focusing. He said you could...

I was extremely anxious about driving an 8' ground rod for my roof-top antenna, however I personally feel it's the best way to go. Here in the states, it's pretty much mandatory if you can't get to the main house ground. I found that by putting the rod in right next the foundation of the...

I talked with someone of authority over at Echostar yesterday and yes they are still working on this. I switched over to Dish early in May, and pixellation/tiling that was going on was just horrible. I understand Dish replaced some equipment on their end that had failed that corrected the...

Gerardo, To determine how much overscan you really have, you need to use the Avia Guide to Home Theater or the Video Essentials disc. Bring up the overscan pattern and see for yourself. As for the bars disappearing on 1.66 anamorphic transfers, I would consider this normal for a...

If your set is turning off by itself, you definitely have a problem that requires service. Are you sure your next door neighbor doesn't have the same set? It's remotely possible your set is responding to someone else's remote key presses. (unlikely, but possible under the right conditions)...

I went with the CM4248 because it's such a popular antenna, and someone I know in Reading was using the same antenna in an attic installation and getting pretty good results. I figured a rooftop installation would improve signal quality over an attic install. I also didn't want a huge, ugly...

Bob, See my post at OTA from Philly in the Lehigh Valley - It CAN be done! The antenna is up and it WORKS!

I've posted a handful of requests for anyone in the Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA, area who might have put up an antenna and is receiving digital broadcasts from Philadelphia. No one responded, so perhaps I am the first. I live in Bethlehem Township, and yesterday I put a Channel Master 4248...

I hear ya, brother! Thanks for "pointing" that out!

Jerry: Sorry to hear that. And I've been upset because although I live only about 43 miles from the Philadelphia transmitters, because of somewhat "mountaineous" terrain (nothing like what you've got there), signal reception is pretty poor. I'm getting ready to put up a roof-top antenna that...

Jerry: You'd need to have at least some kind of reception to get OTA HD. Aren't there any translators in your area to carry local signals? When I lived in Utah, there were translators up and down the state so that from pretty much anywhere in the state you could pick the (only) Salt Lake City...

Ok, risking my reputation, I've got to admit that when I first got Dish earlier this month, I had to check out the "adult" offerings. It's cheaper to go down to the video store to rent movies, but not as discreet, that's for sure. DirecTV doesn't have ANY unedited adult offerings that I'm...

This is exactly what I did when I switched to Dish from DirecTV earlier this month. I installed the Dish 500 on the house and then pointed my "old" 18" dish to the 61.5 slot. Locking in on the 61.5 was a piece of cake. I'd say it depends on what you mean by "future" in terms of installing...

If you got the 8vsb cartridge with your Dish receiver, get an antenna and dial-up your local PBS station. They broadcast true HD material pretty much all day. Their demo loop, IMHO, is just as good as Dish's, and it lasts about an hour.

I wouldn't say S.O.L. for sure... Sooner or later DirecTV is going to add more HDTV content, and since they already have the sports packages, I'm sure they'll look at broadcasting them in HDTV. In fact, many of the demos of HDTV that I've seen are specifically sports-oriented, and there's a...

Lou, I think this is just a labelling issue. When you converge 480p with a progressive input, the screen still reads "Standard". The set automatically locks into the 1080i grid whenever you have a 1080i signal coming into it. Have you tried changing the picture size with 1080i coming into...