KV-34XBR910 Problems

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Hello all!
I have a small problem I hoped someone could help me with, as I'm not very familiar with video. My stepfather wanted to buy the best CRT he could at a certain pricepoint and after some research I decided on the Sony KV-34XBR910. We now have it hooked up with Comcast Digital cable, and I'm pretty disappointed with the performance.
Comcast supplied a gray/silver Motorola box with component video out cables. The picture on standard (non HDTV) channels is pretty mediocre. It looks pretty good from a far, but no better than most sets we've owned in the past.
It's the HDTV peformance I'm most concerned with. When you select a HDTV channel, the image does look better than the non-HD channels, but not a lot better. I've seen this set do better in the store. And the biggest problem is this: When you select the HDTV channel, the image does not fill the entire screen. The image shrinks down to the equivalent of about a 20"-22" screen size in the middle of the 34" widescreen and is surrounded by black on all four sides. Is this normal? Do I need another set top box to go between the Motorola/Comcast box and the televison? Do I need to go into the DVI jack somehow to make this work?
And one last question: Would there be a dramatic difference between the Comcast-supplied component cables and something like a nice set of nice MIT cables?
Thanks much in advance....I can't imagine trying to solve this through Sony or Comcast.
james@derdock.com

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Topic - KV-34XBR910 Problems - jderdock 18:13:38 11/24/03 (13)

Re: KV-34XBR910 Problems - md12768 19:52:31 01/02/04 (0)

FIXED!!! This was the problem... - jderdock 11:33:18 11/28/03 (2)

Re: FIXED!!! This was the problem... - AbeCollins 21:57:11 11/28/03 (1)

Re: FIXED!!! This was the problem... - jderdock 23:11:49 11/28/03 (0)

Re: KV-34XBR910 Problems - AbeCollins 22:11:24 11/24/03 (5)

Two sides vs four sides - tr 10:03:52 11/26/03 (2)

Re: Two sides vs four sides - AbeCollins 12:04:46 11/26/03 (1)

PICTURES - jderdock 11:35:05 11/27/03 (0)

Re: KV-34XBR910 Problems - jderdock 04:07:10 11/25/03 (1)

Re: KV-34XBR910 Problems - AbeCollins 07:54:02 11/26/03 (0)

Re: KV-34XBR910 Problems - iv 19:46:04 11/24/03 (2)

Re: KV-34XBR910 Problems - jderdock 20:10:26 11/24/03 (1)

Re: KV-34XBR910 Problems - AbeCollins 07:59:27 11/26/03 (0)

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