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Has anyone figured out if the black level expander can be defeated (movie mode doesn't seem to alter this.) And how do you lessen uneven brightness (brighter in the center than at the edges)?

If you asked me a few years ago I wouldn't have cared if CC had gone out of business. Recently, though, I've seen a positive change in the attitudes of the salespeople at my local CC. Besides, I imagine CC is in better shape since they didn't sink $600 million into a black hole like BB did with...

On my LCD monitor and TV I use a soft clean cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol, using gentle motions from the top to the bottom of the screen. I avoid ammonia-based solutions such as window/glass cleaners like the plague; they do a lousy job of cutting through the crud that accumulates on...

Is this a good non-flat TV? Does it have known geometry or red push problems that can't be corrected in the service menu? I don't have any use for flat screens or silver cabinets so the notion of getting a name brand 2-tuner PIP set for $299 is attractive. Any opinions welcome.

A local authorized Panasonic dealer is running a special this weekend on the CT-27D32 (standard tube 2-tuner PIP) for $299. Is this a good one? I'm talking geometry, red push (poss. correctable in the service menu if it exists) etc.

I agree totally with the Samsung recommendation; on the sales floor at Best Buy the TXL2791F blew away the competition IMHO. The Samsung has a more traditional appearance, too, which I like. If you really like that quasi-Wega "silver" look you can go to Sam's Club and buy the exact same set as...

Now I've changed SHPF from 0 to 1 - it improves apparent focus in the Video Essentials sharpness pattern (14/3) without exaggerating edge detail.

Update: Now I've changed the value of DCOL to a setting that makes whites look less blue. So far, so good!

I've done the following tweaks with positive results: AXPL to 1 - helps with red push Y-DC to 0 - improves black levels I've read the AWH and Keohi sites but I'm not sure which tweaks apply specifically to this model versus Wega/XBR models; for instance, SHPF only toggles between 0 and 1...