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I have owned a Toshiba 42H82 RPTV since September 2002 and it has served me very well. For a few months now I have been doing the research in preparation for a new set and based on reviews have almost 100% committed to the Panasonic TH42PZ700U. Before I commit though, I am curious about the...

Thanks Gary. I'll be sure to keep an eye on this as it seems to have been a sudden appearance. And now that I see my original post, I meant to say horizontal lines (duh!). Hurts when you try to improve something (in this case, cables but I don't feel it is this - yet) and then you notice...

I've been checking out reviews on the Velodyne CHT8 sub but was wondering what people here thought of the company, their product and any experiences they have had. I noticed in a previous post that the customer service is very good. Thank you! Bruce Raleigh, NC ****

Hi. I noticed while watching TV tonight (Tosh 42H82) there were subtle, vertical, whitish lines about maybe 4 inches apart moving up the screen. This is the first time I have noticed this (my wife did too) after about a year of owning the set. I have Time Warner Digital Cable and when I switched...

I've been looking at purchasing the HK AVR 320-Z (refurb) for $398 but I saw in today's paper that a store in town is selling the AVR 520 for $328. I've checked out some reviews but am curious to get some opinions on which way I should proceed. I will be using this with Energy Take 5 speakers...

Please disregard. I just fixed it. :)

Well, as quick as I could, I picked up the Explorer 3100 HD box from TW and hooked it up. I hooked up everything as it was on the 3250 (including bypass attachment) with the addition of the component cables into the Colorstream 2 jacks on the Tosh. Unfortunately, I am getting audio but no...

After the show, my wife and I talked and seemed to recall that during the Oscars, there was an promo for Alias with Syd riding the bull.......... sorry, I got lost for a moment there, that indicated the scene would have a bit of humor in it. It showed her getting tossed from the bull. Does...

Marc, from your post above, I assume you have Time Warner digital cable. Check out my question in Audio/Video sources section. What STB do you have? If it is Sci/Atl Explorer 3250, does yours say HD on the front? Mine doesn't. I'm thinking I may need to exchange it as I have never been able to...

I have had a Sci/Atl Explorer 3250 STB since I got digital cable back in October (shortly after I purchased a Toshiba 42H82). I was looking on the Explorer Club website tonight after an episode of Alias that was broadcast as being in HD didn't come through very clear to me. I noticed that...

I read the primer/FAQ here regarding HDTV basics because I needed to understand signalling differences better. It has helped me but I am confused about one thing with my TV. I tend to watch most of my programming in TW1 on the Tosh but the manual says I should "select Natural size to view a...

Jeff K, Jeff G and Scott M - you are right. I double-checked my Tosh manual and indeed TW2 is an equal pull in all directions. Hi, Marc S. Good to know there is another person in Raleigh on the boards. We can address some local issues as questions come up. I have Time Warner digital cable...

Awesome. I have a better sense of things now. Interestingly enough, I think HD was being presented by Samsung for Alias and I wasn't impressed but in the last episode when it was presented by Zenith, it "seemed" much improved. That could be a psychological effect though (my car drives better...

I wish I had my Tosh manual with me here at work. I'm sorry I'm not coming across clearly. Let's see if I can start from the beginning. I watch my normal TV programming in a TheatreWide 1 aspect on the Tosh. The Tosh has Natural, TW1, TW2, TW3 and Full aspects I can choose from. As opposed...

Yes, I could zoom them via TheatreWide 2 on the Tosh (TW 1 still allows for the black bars) but doesn't that go against the edict of watching something as it was meant to be watched be it TV or movies? It would distort how I was meant to see something. I just don't want it to come to a point...

I haved owned a Toshiba 42H82 for a number of months now and am comfortable (meaning without fear of black bar burn-in due to my settings) with watching DVDs in 2:35:1 and letterboxed TV shows such as The West Wing, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Angel. I do appreciate it, however, when I watch...

To summarize between what Lawrence and Jim is saying, I do not need to do a convergence for each viewing aspect the Tosh has (mentioned in original post) as the 42H82 is "global" but I should see if a convergence is required by scan rate by entering a 480i/P signal, converge then enter a 1080i...

Thank you for your responses, guys. This is not only helping me (appreciate the extra details) but giving me more confidence in doing the work correctly.

Hi! This is the first time I am posting on HTF. I was a good boy and read up on some home theatre basics in the primer provided here but I have a question regarding convergence. I have a Toshiba 42H82 rear projection digital TV. So far, I am happy with the picture, but I know I am only...