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Nocaster · 02-06-2007, 09:34 AM

Unfortunately, I had to disconnect everything as we're having the house painted so I can't test any of the above selections yet.

I'm not convinced the calibration discs will held, but if you could point me to a source where I can score some, I'd appreciate it.

There are multiple issues with SD programming on this set. I'm not 100% sure they're fixable.

1. HEAVY pixillation. And I mean heavy. I can't even watch it. Even the display text from the cable box is heavily pixillated, almost to the point that I cannot read it.

Broadcast text is also pixillated and has what I can only describe as an "aura" around it.

2. Ghosting. I expected some with an LCD plat panel, but this just seems bad. Even HD broadcasts in 1080i have this issue.

3. I had an installer mount the TV and connect up my surround, Cable & PS3. I asked him about the grey pillarboxes and he made an adjustment in the cable box settings that stretched the image. That removed the pillarboxes, but now the image so stretched it's ridiculous. I'd rather look at pillarboxes to be honest.

Someone in CC told me that connecting the Cable box via S-Vid would alleviate the problem with pillarboxing without having to stretch the image. Does this sound right?

Thanks again for the input.

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02-06-2007, 09:34 AM	#5 of 20
Nocaster *Paul* Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Local Time: 05:46 AM Local Date: 12-02-2008 Posts: 11	Re: SD programming and my Samsung 46" LCD Unfortunately, I had to disconnect everything as we're having the house painted so I can't test any of the above selections yet. I'm not convinced the calibration discs will held, but if you could point me to a source where I can score some, I'd appreciate it. There are multiple issues with SD programming on this set. I'm not 100% sure they're fixable. 1. HEAVY pixillation. And I mean heavy. I can't even watch it. Even the display text from the cable box is heavily pixillated, almost to the point that I cannot read it. Broadcast text is also pixillated and has what I can only describe as an "aura" around it. 2. Ghosting. I expected some with an LCD plat panel, but this just seems bad. Even HD broadcasts in 1080i have this issue. 3. I had an installer mount the TV and connect up my surround, Cable & PS3. I asked him about the grey pillarboxes and he made an adjustment in the cable box settings that stretched the image. That removed the pillarboxes, but now the image so stretched it's ridiculous. I'd rather look at pillarboxes to be honest. Someone in CC told me that connecting the Cable box via S-Vid would alleviate the problem with pillarboxing without having to stretch the image. Does this sound right? Thanks again for the input.