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In Reply to: Help! Problems with new DVD player and TV! posted by JoshT on May 07, 2000 at 21:20:40:
The distortion in the letterbox bars is very likely due to poor adjustment of the picture's geometry. On most televisions the geometry adjustment is accessed only through the service menu, so I don't think you'd want to mess with this yourself .. and you'd void you warranty if you did.Tell the dealer you want them to spring for a service tech visit to your home.
As far as the other distortion when using component cables... I have a similar problem myself when I use anything other than a co-ax connector. I've been told this is likely due to RF interference. Perhaps the cable is passing near a transformer in one of your home theater components. Or perhaps the cables pass near your in-wall electrical service line.
Hope it helps....
Thanks for all of your suggestions.Here is what happened:
The technician from Tweeter came by yesterday afternoon and adjusted the picture's geometry somewhat, both using a remote control and also by moving around the magnets on the CRT a bit. The result is a lot closer to perfect, but you can still notice a slight bow at the top and bottom (i.e. if watching a letter box movie) if you really look for it. The technician said that I probably wouldn't do any better with any other unit though, and I trust him. Anyway, I'm now satisfied, which is all that matters.
As far as the horizontal discolored stripes, he made those totally go away. Mickey Bob, you may want to arrange for a similar visit, because this technician told me that the Sony Wegas have this problem with certain DVD players when they (the TVs) are set to their factory settings. He also said that no one really knew about this problem, or how to fix it, until quite recently. In any event, by simply adjusting one setting (using a remote that he brought with him), he made these "bars" go away entirely. It was quite cool to watch.
He then spent quite some time adjusting color, hue, brightness, sharpness, grey scale, etc, etc, until the picture really seemed optimum. Pretty cool -- no charge at all, he just wanted to get it right. I'm now very happy with the component video connection. I've watched most of the scenes from the different movies that caused this problem to occur before, and they are all fine now.
So, just in case anyone else reads this who has had similar problems with a Wega, it is fixable. You'll be happy with the results. Compared to the component video, the S Video connection seems a bit too bright (the color is overkill and not as subtle). Just my observations.
Thanks again to all who responed!
--Josh
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