travis33
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Dec 10, 2004, 9:20 PM
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Re: [jcm108] Zenith 44" Rear-Projection LCD TV E44W46LCD
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I'm new to HD and HT, and I bought this set yesterday. Very happy so far. Comcast HD box comes on Saturday, so.... 1. Is there a menu setting on the TV I should change prior to hooking it up to the box so that I see everything in the highest resolution possible? 2. How do I know what resolution (480i, 720, 1080, et al) I'm seeing on DVDs and is there an adjustment I should make to ensure I'm seeing them at the highest possible resolution? (I'm using component in from the DVD and have it set to "progressive"). 3. Is there a setting on the Comcast HD box that I should set to make sure it's feeding the highest resolution? 4. Or, do I just hook everything up and assume that it defaults to "best resolution" on every thing (DVDs, HD, standard cable, et al). 5. Last, should I use DVI or component video in for the Comcast box? Thanks in advance -- great thread -- I wouldn't have bought this TV without it! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I bought this TV a couple of months ago and love it. I hope I can answer your questions: 1. No. As long as your using the Component or DVI inputs. 2. A progressive scan DVD player will not give you the best resolution :( . The DVD player with the best resolution is an UPCONVERTING progressive scan (with a Fouradja chip). A p-scan DVD player will display in 480p, but an upscaling player will "fill in the missing lines" and convert the signal to 720p (our TVs won't show 1080i). Will this look like an HD broadcast signal? No. It will be a big improvement over the 480p of p-scan players, though. The player that I recommend is a Zenith DVB318 DVD player. It can be had for $200 or less, and it comes with a DVI cable. If you do a search in AVS forums, you will find that this is a very popular player, even with people who have $10,000+ HT systems! 3. Yes. Your installer will probably set it for you, but he will probably set it wrong. With the power off, hit the "Menu" button. It will bring up a white colored setup page. You should set the setting to: 16x9 screen size 1080i output, not 720p (I know what your thinking, but to me this looks better. You can play with this setting if you like. BTW, the same goes for the upscaling DVD player. 1080i output mode looks better than 720p, see for yourself.) 480p output override (to me at least, try the other seetings and you decide.) 4. NEVER! 5. To me the DVI gives a crisper image than component. I use it for the cable box. If you watch more DVDs than TV, you may want to use it for the DVD player (not the case for me). Good Luck!
(This post was edited by travis33 on Dec 10, 2004, 9:23 PM)
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