is this the right place?-- Q. about changing factory preset Contrast on Toshiba CRT

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Hi, I've never posted on this part of audio asylum. Is this the right place to ask this Question?
I have standard definition TimeWarner Cable that goes to six TVs throughout the house. The office/family room needed a new TV. I have a 32" wide space in the bookshelving, so I could get either 27" TV with speakers on the side, or 32" TV with speakers under the screen. I would rather have larger picture. Long story short, the Toshiba 32DF46 FST Flat Screen standard definition TV seemed the best out there. I got it from Amazon.com and for $460 inclusive of tax and shipping, and received it yesterday.
What a disappointment. The contrast seems like my Sony Wega 36" set in between MOVIE and STANDARD modes, vs. Vivid or Sports, each with more contrast that the prior mode. And the Contrast came set from the factory at 100% [50 on a 1-50 scale]. This seems like watching a 12-15 year old TV with dying contrast, but excellent sharpness. My other TVs all have much better contrast: Sony Wega 36" ($1300, six years old), the Toshiba FST 20" ($170, 1 yr. old), and the Panasonic 27" ($250 1 year old).
I've heard from here or somewhere else that you can change the factory presets for contrast, color, and a few more technical parameters... I think it was called Video Essentials if memory serves.
What would you guys do in my place [and don't tell me to buy a Plasma!] to fix the contrast on this thing.... 1. call Toshiba? 2. try to change the factory preset? 3. something else?
Thanks.
Larry Dunn

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Topic - is this the right place?-- Q. about changing factory preset Contrast on Toshiba CRT - DunninLA 13:47:25 08/20/06 (6)

I mean how can I get more contrast than the contrast control set all the way up? - DunninLA 18:53:31 08/21/06 (1)

Re: I mean how can I get more contrast than the contrast control set all the way up? - DWPC 10:02:19 08/22/06 (0)

Digital or analog programming - DWPC 13:44:08 08/21/06 (0)

Re: is this the right place?-- Q. about changing factory preset Contrast on Toshiba CRT - David Aiken 00:37:46 08/21/06 (2)

Re: is this the right place?-- Q. about changing factory preset Contrast on Toshiba CRT - DunninLA 08:14:24 08/21/06 (1)

Re: is this the right place?-- Q. about changing factory preset Contrast on Toshiba CRT - David Aiken 14:30:36 08/21/06 (0)

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