Recent content by RichardF

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    HD Tivo price to drop to $599 on 7/31/05

    My situation is I need an HD DVR. I already have the Zenith HDR230 and it is limited in many ways unlike the 10-250. I am not on satellite nor wish to be on satellite. My concern is HDTV OTA only. Can I use the 10-250 without a satellite dish? I suspect the answer may be yes but I will not...
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    Plasma TV problem

    It is time to get it serviced or replaced. : yes Good Luck!
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    RCA ready to ship out cheap DTV's for little as $300 by fall 2005

    And what this could mean to the future of HDTV... http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/blog/view.php?id=27267
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    RCA DTC210 artifact problem with D* HD

    All satellite receivers must be turned in to a factory depot for repair due to copy protect issues. No manufacturer supports field service of these products. :no If there is a fix it will have to come out of RCA and be handled by a repair depot. I would not hold my breath either based on the...
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    WOW, what a difference (removed glare screen)!!

    While screen protectors are helpful for some they do degrade your picture. If you don't need the protection it is best get it removed. Before you remove yours... http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=950
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    How many Dead/Stuck Pixels is the norm?

    As a service center I find this varies from one manufacturer to another. I have seen perfect pixel responses. Oddly on one it developed a bad pixel 60 days after changing out the light engine. Bear in mind this applies to LCD and LCOS only and is not a problem with DLP. Your best bet is...
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    Whats the highest Contrast ratio available to HDTV displays

    Contrast ratio http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=611
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    RCA DTC210 artifact problem with D* HD

    Thank you so much! I tried a search for "h-line problem" and came up with this thread only. Could you please direct me to the best thread that I can send other people to?
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    RCA DTC210 artifact problem with D* HD

    Hi! We have a member with a weird problem and wanted to see if there was any info here about it. Thanks
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    NEC display cutting off image

    Sorry they didn't go any further... That means if you want your other formatting modes you have to feed it an SD scan rate as in 480P or 480I. Some receivers can be switched back and forth from the remote. also... OAR, Original Aspect Ratio - Black Bars and Burn-in...
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    DLP & 1080i

    FAYRICH, Digital displays do not come in interlace only progressive. You are looking for a 1080P display. ;) Hmm... Actually, check out the DLP link. A first! But bear in mind this is a horizontal interlace application that has never been done and is not native to the vertical interlace...
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    JVC Creates Blu-ray/DVD Combo Disk

    That is to be expected although there a few rare birds out there that you cannot bypass the internal scaler and 1080I actually has less artifacts but you still have more artifacts than you would if the scaler could be bypassed. Always start with the rule of thumb, match the native scan rate of...
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    JVC Creates Blu-ray/DVD Combo Disk

    You are not bypassing the internal scaler which is why the difference seems so much greater to you. For the Sammy you need a DVI enabled DVD Player and feed it 720P. The Sammy DVD-931 as Carl mentioned is a good example. Try one and let us know if you experienced a difference. The 768 LCD...
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    ISF Calibration

    Hi Barney, Nearly all agree a calibrated image is a better image! Please let us know how it turned out! And if you like please post your results at HD Library as well. http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1202 Anybody else interested in this service? What is an ISF calibration...