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You need to check with your local cable provider to know what HD content they are providing. Content varies between cable providers. The cable provider will rent you a cable box (usually without an additional fee if you have digital cable service) which will act as a STB for their HD content...

OK...my Sony KV40XBR is a 4:3 screen with 1080i input. Hence the top and bottom bars for 1080i. The HD channels on Cablevision do not show HD content all the time. I guess they are not truly HD channels but channels reserved for when MSG or Fox Sports NY is providing HD content. The Quick...

I have a Cablevision supplied Scientific Atlanta 4200HD Explorer converter box connected to my Sony KV40XBR700's 1080i inputs. The SA4200 has a settings menu which allows you to select 480i output or 1080i output manually. I generally have it set up with standard 480i output because all but 2...

John, iO has just become available in my southern Westchester neighborhood. Do you have set top boxes for all your TVs with iO? How's the picture quality? I'm interested in it but I only want one of my TVs hooked up to it. I'd like to run the other 2 on the current analog signal but I'm not...

I've had the 40XBR700 for almost a year and my analog cable looks superb (as long as the broadcast source is better than espn2 quality). However, I've seen the 40XBR700 on a digital cable source and it doesn't look nearly as good as mine. I think that's the cable provider's fault rather than Sony's.

I chose the 40" XBR over the 36" XBR model based on the "I'm in this deep, might as well go in all the way" theory. Got a great deal on the 40 since I went in with a buddy who was getting one at the same time from a local "mom and pop" Sony dealer. Mine runs on an excellent analog cable feed and...

I'm thinking of getting AVIA to calibrate my KV40XBR700. If I do, do I have to calibrate all 4 of the settings (movie, pro, standard, vivid) or is just one enough? Thanks.

Have to take back what I said about the Sony stand being mandatory. That Boltz unit looks sweet...

Jack...my viewing room is on ground level with a patio sliding door access. My dealer delivered it and set it up. 2 delivery guys had the technique down and I only had to help to lift it out of the crate. The KV40XBR700 came in through the patio door sideways and sits on the Sony stand (which...

I love my 40XBR700. Most of my content is 4:3 with a decent analog cable signal with some DVD on my Sony progressive scan player. I wrestled with the 16:9 vs. 4:3 decision because the black bars on my old 32" Mitsu bothered me. With my 40XBR700, I don't even notice the bars since the viewing...

For all the bad press Cablevision's getting here in metro NY, you'd think they'd let their subscribers know about the HD and sell the STBs at The Wiz. Cablevision bought out TCI in our neighborhood in southern Westchester County about 4 years ago but kept the sports programming like FSNY and MSG...

Before you head off to the Shack for a coax terminator, you should know which grade of coaxial cable you have. It's not always apparent. Trace the coax back as far as you can until you see a marking on the cable jacket. It may or may not indicate the cable grade (ie RG-59, RG-6, etc.). My Belkin...

This is amazing. 30 years ago my dad put up a second antenna on the roof to receive the CBS affiliate in New Haven CT so we could watch the Giants home football games which were blacked out since they didn't sell out Yankee Stadium in those days. He rigged something up with a knifeswitch and I...

Eugene...I'm not familiar with that problem but it's either been fixed with the XBR700 or it's subtle enough that I don't notice it.

There is a review in the November/December 2001 issue of The Perfect Vision which puts the weight at 304 lbs but Sony's spec sheet says 286 lbs. The reviewer was rather impressed with it. The review leads you to belive the unit is built in thier factory in Westmoreland County outside Pittsburgh...

As a new owner of a KV40XBR700, I now realize how lousy some of the broadcast quality is with my cable service. I never noticed it before on my excellent direct view 32" Mitsu (still in service). For instance, when I watch hockey on espn, it actually looks better on the smaller Mitsu. Spread...

I did. When I bought the KV40XBR700 from a not so local dealer, they asked me when I wanted it delivered without the +/- 5 hours bs. They promised delivery at 12:00 noon and called me from the road to make sure I was home to accept. They were 15 minutes early (no easy feat in the NY metro area...

I understand from the DirectTV site that I should use RG6 coaxial cable between the dish and the box. Most of my interior cabling is RG59 which I know is a little thinner than RG6. Can I use RG59 with DirectTV or do I need to replace my interior cable plant?

Tommy G....Thanks...I've been wrestling with the DBS v. Cable decision for a while. Reasons I haven't gone to DBS are:[list=1]Cablevision has local/OTA channels which I like and are not available on DBS.I don't have any premium channels so my cable bill is pretty low/competitive with DBS.I want...

Newbie question. I've got a new HD ready TV and Cablevision TV service (not OptimumTV). Now I know Cablevision doesn't offer digital cable nor broadband in my neighborhood (southern Westchester) but do they have any programming in HDTV? I have a feeling the answer is no. I'm 15 miles from the...

Steve, Thanks for your reply but it didn't do the trick on my set. When I go into the Setup menu and select down to Caption Vision, I get a list of 4 CCs, 4 TEXTs, XDS and OFF. I've been highlighting XDS which brings the display up and hitting Menu to come out of the Setup Menu. When I hit the...

Saw it at the Sony Store on Madison Ave. in Manhattan a couple of weeks ago. It's not a direct view set but rather a hybrid of LCD and rear projection (if I understood the sales rep correctly). Looked great (HD feed) from all but the most severe viewing angles and weighed in around 150 lbs. I...

Got a brand new KV-40XBR700 hooked up with a Sony DV-NS700P DVD player (480p connection). I read somewhere I should set the DVD player up as if the output was to a 16:9 screen for the best viewing of enhanced DVDs. Is this true and should the DVD be set this way for all DVDs? Also, when...