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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)


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