I was at Canadian DVD/CD Store and a young teenage customer was going to buy a full screen dvd and the clerk ask why he was buy the full screen? He said "What is the difference?" Clerk said "Full Screen cut the picture out on the sides" She hand him the Widescreen version of the DVD...
It looks like your Sharpness is a little high and your contract and brightness. Video Essentials/AVIA is the ideal calibration DVD, the THX Optimode are done different from DVD to DVD. Maybe the VSM is called DFine™ High Speed VSM you should be able to disable this in the Menu. It will...
Look for Canare Component Cables They are the best for a low price under $70 for 6ft If you need a contact, PM me. What are your currently brightness/Contract/Sharpness/Picture Temp/Mode (Cool/Med/Warm)(Standard/Movie/Custom) Have you SVM enabled or disabled?