No PIP on Philips 34PW9819

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I recently purchased this 34" HDTV and used the PIP feature often during the week before I had Comcast set me up with digital cable and a HDTV receiver. Since then, I cannot get the PIP feature to work. I can only pull up two of the same channels.
I understand that I can't use several features of the Philips while receiving a HDTV input, "BUT", why can't I use the PIP while viewing standard broadcasts on the other inputs?
My digital cable runs first into the cable STB. Then out and into a vcr. Then out and into the Philips TV. The Philips "must" always be tuned to channel 3 in order to pick up any signal. I don't understand why I can't get a direct signal bypassing the cable STB and vcr unless it is because the incoming signal is digital and requires the STB to do the D/A conversion........but can't the Philips do that???
I have tried removing the vcr from the loop and this didn't create any differences. I'm considering splitting the RF input so that I can bypass the STB when watching SD channels. Does anyone know a work around to this dilemna? The STB is a Motorola DCT5100.

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Topic - No PIP on Philips 34PW9819 - tmiddle 19:30:48 10/29/03 (3)

Here's how you do it.. - ppopp 20:02:37 11/02/03 (0)

Re: No PIP on Philips 34PW9819 - Harmonia 01:07:34 11/01/03 (1)

Re: No PIP on Philips 34PW9819 - tmiddle 00:16:42 11/02/03 (0)

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