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I agree with your decision to decline the extended warranty. If an extended warranty were worth buying, then it would not be for sale.

My Philips HDTV has one 480p/1080i input. It will not upconvert a 480i signal to 480p/1080i via this input. Therefore, I have to switch between inputs to view 480i material and 480p/1080i material.

I plug one output to the 480i input of my TV, and the other to the 480p/1080i input of my TV. This way I can play a non-progressive game or a progressive game without having to change cables.

I purchased a component video switch from AV Toolbox. I absolutely love it! It has 4 inputs and 2 outputs, and I do not see any loss of HD picture quality with it. The 2 outputs are very handy for my Gamecube, since not all games are progressive scan capable. Do a search for "HD Video...

Eric, I have noticed the same thing regarding picture quality in some shots, such as the "in car" camara at Daytona. However, in my area the non-HD shots were in a 4:3 format with black bars on the sides. I have also noticed some HD shows (such as Shrek last night) were non-HD and in a 4:3...

I also watched just to see an HD program. With so much color and crowd viewing, NASCAR is probably the most ideal sport for HD. I think golf will be unbelievable, too!

Purchase a nice Channel Master amplifier. Mine was about $35. I receive 5 HD channels with it and a $5 UHF loop sitting on top of the entertainment center (we just moved, so I haven't mounted my good Channel Master boom antenna in the attic yet). There is a great article on antenna's, but I...

Thanks, Allan. I guess this explains the line conditioner eliminating the problem.

My set does not have an "Auto" mode, but it does disallow the "Expanded 4:3" option when viewing 480p material. So, it does somehow have unselectable "Auto" frame size settings or restrictions. I asked my wife if she has noticed this problem, and she has not seen it happen since we purchased...

As an update to this, I received an HD tuner for Christmas and had the same problem (it would happen once or twice every week). I beleive it was some kind of overscan setting which was glitching for some reason. I said "was" because it has not occured since purchasing a line conditioner about a...

I have a 32" Philips HDTV. My problem was that I only had 1 component HD input. I already had an inexpensive JVC progressive scan dvd player and was blown away by the picture quality. When I purchased an HD receiver, I moved my progressive scan dvd player to a non-HD component input. The tv is...

I too own an HD set without DVI inputs. This is the first I have heard of this situation. I beleive the record industry tried to outlaw tape recorders back in the 70's. Hopefully this effort will have the same result!

I decided to go with the AV Toolbox unit (non-matrixed). I hooked it up last night and I am very pleased with it. There was no loss of 1080i quality that I could tell. Also, I tested it with my hd tuner and progressive scan dvd player running at the same time and it separated the channels...

I bought the Philips 32pt830h from Sam's in November and love it. I decided to go ahead and get a HD tuner as my Christmas gift and was glad I did (I, like yourself, was going to wait a while). It will absolutely blow you away! I would go to Sam's and spend a good bit of time playing with the...

Thanks, John. I am beginning to suspect that it is the DVD Player. I have been really impressed with every Philips product I have ever purchased, so I really do not think it is the set. I still can't get over the picture quality. I can not wait to get my HD tuner!

I recently purchased a Philips 32" HDTV (32PT830H). I do not yet have an HD tuner, so currently the only source I can plug into the HD input (via component video cables) is my JVC Progressive Scan DVD player (XV-S62). During playback of a DVD, the screen size will occasionally zoom in and out...

I recently purchased a Philips 32" HDTV (32PT830H). I do not yet have an HD tuner, so currently the only source I can plug into the HD input (via component video cables) is my JVC Progressive Scan DVD player (XV-S62). During playback of a DVD, the screen size will occasionally zoom in and out...