jcdeano
02-27-2005, 03:38 PM
Greetings All....
First let me thank you in advance for being a wonderful information source. This is my first post.
Two weeks ago, i upgraded from a 36" Sony Wega to a Tosh 42hp84 plasma, after researching information online for MANY months. I found what I think is a good deal on a good plasma, but i seem to have some issues.
I have an STB Hi-Def cable box, running component video cables to the plasma for both DVD and cable box. All components are plugged into this huge Monster surge protector/power cleaner, which i never knew was necessary until i bought the plasma. Mostly the picture quality is excellent, but i notice a pronounced "flicker" usually when watching broadcast tv, but not on all stations, and have noticed it also when playing dvd's. The brightness seems to "bump up" a notch, as if i were playing with the settings, then back down again, and back and forth again, etc. I notice also that the contrast seems to waver from lighter to darker, shot to shot on whatever i'm watching. The odd thing is that it doesn't consistently perform this way, so i can't pinpoint if the problem is cable related (which Comcast claims it is not, but since i noticed this problem playing dvd's, i thought they might be right) or did I get a lemon of a plasma (please no!!! Not that!).
I have not calibrated this tv (perhaps I should?) but i am on the verge of calling Best Buy for service call.
BTW, my settings on this are as follows:
Contrast 60
Brightness 60
Color 40
Tint 0
Sharpness 60
Color Temp Medium
DNR (noise reduction feature) AUTO
If anyone can make some suggestions on how to move forward on this, I'd be extremely grateful....and if anyone has suggestions on my Settings Preference, I wouldn't mind hearing about them as well. This tv is something I'd like to keep in good working order for as long as possible, but if it's bad out of the box, I need to know.
Thanks for reading......JCDeano
First let me thank you in advance for being a wonderful information source. This is my first post.
Two weeks ago, i upgraded from a 36" Sony Wega to a Tosh 42hp84 plasma, after researching information online for MANY months. I found what I think is a good deal on a good plasma, but i seem to have some issues.
I have an STB Hi-Def cable box, running component video cables to the plasma for both DVD and cable box. All components are plugged into this huge Monster surge protector/power cleaner, which i never knew was necessary until i bought the plasma. Mostly the picture quality is excellent, but i notice a pronounced "flicker" usually when watching broadcast tv, but not on all stations, and have noticed it also when playing dvd's. The brightness seems to "bump up" a notch, as if i were playing with the settings, then back down again, and back and forth again, etc. I notice also that the contrast seems to waver from lighter to darker, shot to shot on whatever i'm watching. The odd thing is that it doesn't consistently perform this way, so i can't pinpoint if the problem is cable related (which Comcast claims it is not, but since i noticed this problem playing dvd's, i thought they might be right) or did I get a lemon of a plasma (please no!!! Not that!).
I have not calibrated this tv (perhaps I should?) but i am on the verge of calling Best Buy for service call.
BTW, my settings on this are as follows:
Contrast 60
Brightness 60
Color 40
Tint 0
Sharpness 60
Color Temp Medium
DNR (noise reduction feature) AUTO
If anyone can make some suggestions on how to move forward on this, I'd be extremely grateful....and if anyone has suggestions on my Settings Preference, I wouldn't mind hearing about them as well. This tv is something I'd like to keep in good working order for as long as possible, but if it's bad out of the box, I need to know.
Thanks for reading......JCDeano
