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    Snow When Changing Channels via DVI

    HDCP being the protocol, right? hdmi simply being the connection method... so what your saying is, dont worry about the cable....its not gonna make a bit of diff, if i use hte dvi out for now...ill be running into this :)
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    Snow When Changing Channels via DVI

    so is this exactly why.....I get that, my DVI out on the voom box having trouble with my HDMI input on the tv...... I definetly agree its NOT the resolutions changing.....cause sometimes I know for sure it didnt change.....yet I still get the snow. I bought a 6ft dvi/hdmi cable. I may...
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    "Black Screen"

    I am also getting this...along with snow. I get it more then not when I am changing channels, but I do at times get it when simply watching something already in progress. I am getting a new voom box, from my serial number they are telling me its a version 2 and they have a 3rd generation box...
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    im so annoyed...i dont know if i should call voom and complain, ....or am I having bad luck with TVs and its the set.....ugggggg the DVI whjen hooked up to my dvd player doesnt seem to snow out, but then again when a dvd is playing it wouldnt make any sense too..... my luck of course!
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    its fixed to the TOP lit bar, which I am under the impression is 1080I but I still get the snow.....
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    results... dvi is in fact a bit better then my junky component cables, thats not to say a good set of canare cables wouldnt be just as good. all my custom settings are set alot lower, it seems as though it works a little less to transfer data via dvi, thats just what i personally noticed...
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    snow when changing channels?

    I have the latest version .....but today just got my dvi to hdmi cable so im all digital...TO BAD I GET THE SNOW TOO....sometimes ill be watching something for a few seconds and get it at that point...its weird. Definetly when I change channels between resolutions...but not always..i notice it...
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    for some reason my elite pushes my mirage speakers nicely hehe.....since I am so down with my pq i turn the surround on to compensate hahahah
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    well it sucks to know my sources are the threshold! So as long as you say this tv one of the better sets out there for a 51 and for the price...Ill keep it. If enough people arent happy...they wont have any choice but to improve it. Bottom like..I do think for a newer technology they are...
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    well let me call then and have them adjust their delivery codec...hehhe JK is direct tv say HDNET the reason why sears tvs look so good? I think thats what i may have been watching. do you think itll ever get better? VOOOM READ THIS POST HEHEHEHE
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    ok.... 1. checked the red button...I think I was on 1080i but now I am sure cause I cycled it through it a few times. 2. using the dvi/hdmi cable....it seems alot brighter, and a bit better.... I am still not happy..I dont know why...I dont get the razor sharpness I see at sears with...
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    if i press it once...is that an indicator of where its at, then itll start the cycle....OR is the 1st time i press it gonna change it on 1st press??? Just want to know so i can see where i am at right now...
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    OK, ill go home at lunch and test this....but I have a feeling its at 1080 cause I think my panny used to tell me what res it was displaying.....I cant remember. Do you know what the default is? and would 720p cause a little grainy-ish picture to where when I go to 1080 ill noticed it? If that...
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    wowowo wait..there is a button to change resolution? I mean if thats all it is...i will beat myself up! So what are the options? Im not home now to look but im flipping out thinking that this could be the prob.....is there a link to this, explaining more...or can you fill me in??????
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    My 51" Toshiba is a rear projection.
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    I had the panny with a built in tuner....i think the pic was the same to be honest......do you think the toshiba is a better tv? The new model of the panny 53 is good from what i saw, but i didnt compare my tosh to it side by side. I just decided to go with toshiba...others had good luck...
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    could bad cables cause that bad of a pic?

    I recently got voom....and a panny 53 tv. After it was all installed I also got a dvb318.....so im under the impression that I got all pretty good stuff, input and output. After not loving the picture quality, I returned the tv.....and got a new toshiba 51h84, which I guess is supposed to...
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    Can I use a splitter on the OTA antenna coax?

    oddly....when i had this dinky 20 dollar antenna inside I was actually getting OTA, so slight dropouts but I was suprised but then again Im close to my local stations....so that helps... this should work out then....thought so. Vooom - sooooo far so good...showed some friends, they were...
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    Can I use a splitter on the OTA antenna coax?

    So I got this new panny 53, and its got a built in HD tuner, so I was thinking I could to the following... (BTW my installer ran seperate line for dish and HD antenna) Would you se any issue with getting a splitter and sending one line to the voom STB, and the other to my TV? Reason...
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    Whats the best connection method for my system!?

    Stone.. I agree. Im thinking that ill get more outta the dvd player true digital at the 1080i upscaled (phoney 480p hehe) because the truth is, over component the voom it 1080 as it is. I think ill try yo get a better picture out of teh dvd since voom HOPEFULLY does well. I head its not to...
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    Whats the best connection method for my system!?

    I just got this new panny 53" HDTV (PT53WXD63). I was super excited after seeing OTA programming so I ordered and am getting my VOOM install WED. The TV has an HDMI input.....so here is my question: Should I get a HDMI/DVI converted and use that for my VOOM, or does VOOM look pretty good...