tv noob here, got lcd tv and have some qs.

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greetings. i got samsung lcd tv 46" series 7 and i unpacked it last night and watched it for the first time. my previous tv's been old tube tvs.

1. some channels i'm getting from my comcast basic cable were hdtv channel, as i could verify by pushing "info" button on my remote. but even the ones that indicates "16:9", it doesn't completely fill the entire screen - there are about 6" gaps on the both left and right side of the screen. i have to use either "expand mode" or "zoom mode" of the tv to use the entire estate of the tv. isn't my tv 16:9 from the factory?

2. the picture quality of the regular channels - the ones that says 480i & 4:3 - is kinda bad - grainy and blocky. even worse than my old tube tv, i think. kinda like watching badly encoded youtube on my pc in a slow connection. is it supposed to be this way? does anybody know if my tv has the functionality to upscale 480i to 1080p or something?

3. i also noticed that no channel from my comcast is 1080p, although there were several 1080i. they don't do 1080p on cable?

thanks!

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Topic - tv noob here, got lcd tv and have some qs. - tvnoob 08:06:33 12/15/08 (2)

RE: tv noob here, got lcd tv and have some qs. - blue_z 10:09:13 12/15/08 (0)

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