Just purchased a Vizio M550VSE and noticed that my Directv Plus HD DVR does not acknowledge 1080P, it scans and stops at 1080i on all channels.
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I can't say I've had the problem, the picture thru my Charter cable DVR is amazing! I go to anyone else's house, and despite more costly tv's, no one has a picture to match it. I've got 1080P all the way even with my blue ray player.
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Wish I could help but I have xfinity & it works just fine with my Vizio. The customer service reps are very helpful. Good luck :)
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I know exactly what the issue is. There is a setting on your cable box/sat box where you tell it what resolutions your TV can support. Some cable boxes allow you to pick multiple choices (e.g., 480p, 720p, _and_ 1080i at the same time). What happens in this case is that the cable box will automatically output the signal at the native resolution of the broadcast, provided it is on your selected list. This usually results in the cleanest picture, but of course it causes your TV to have to change resolution modes to match the input every time you change from a channel with one resolution to a channel with another resolution. On my Samsung DLP, I chose to put up with this constant switching because it resulted in the cleanest standard-def picture (my cable box sucks and upconverting SD signals internally). However, if it bugs you, just set your cable box HDTV menu such that your TV only supports 1080i. The result will be that the cable box will internally upconvert all broadcasts to 1080i prior to sending it to your TV, and your TV will no longer have to switch modes all the time. Hope this helps!
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Component Video on my TV is only 1080i. Tried the 1080P resolution on my Roku 3 got blank screen, switched Roku 3 resolution from 1080P to 720P and got Roku 3 to work in component mode on my TV.
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So I have run into this before but I am not an expert. Some monitors will only accept 1080P or 720P. My source was 420P something like that so one of the monitors called it out of range. I was using a image one surgical camera that only had SDI output that once converted was 420 or 480P output and that didn't work with one of my Monitors. The TV monitor probably accepts a larger range of HDMI input. Scott
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is it possible that it IS hd but dimmed? when i got my satellite upgrade, i was horrified to see that the picture i was getting was about half the brightness of over the air broadcasts that looked absolutely beautiful. it took me a day or so to figure out that the tv comes from the factory defaulted to 'autoview' under 'picturemode' in the picture menu. put it on 'sports' or 'standard' to suit your taste. this tv is all about inputs, and i assume you have it set on 'antenna/cable'. if you do, i should think you'd be getting HD just fine. good luck. -dan
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I go 720p. I beleive its a higher quality image. Either way they dont broadcast in 1080i i beleive 720 is the highest they broadcast at the moment on cable boxes. I know my local time warner does not broadcast at 1080
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Call vizio support, they will be able to help you. Maybe your firmware is not update. My son is playing Xbox connected to it, without any problems. By the way are you able to connect your laptop to it as may be your settings need to be tweaked.
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NO. Let me say again... NO. I have a DirecTV DVR in the next room. Although it is seen by my E4200 and the DVR I can NOT get an internet connection. Basically it says it is connected but can't find the internet. CISCO is of no help.
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I do not have model 1080p. I have 3 different vizio tv sat it works on all 3. I suggest you check at vizio.com and check there support to see if it will work on your tv.
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Hi to all of you , I dont mean to but in,but 1080i is superior,the only one higer is 1080p in which cable boxes do not have yet. I have my cable box set to 720p,and when a 1080i program comes on it automatically switches to 1080i on my cable box. there are tons of programs in 1080i , american idol,and most of your prime time shows are in 1080i. 720 p is a step below,but still considered hd quality,true hd is 1080i,and 1080p. If you set your box any lower than 720 ,your picture will not be good,and it will not upconvert on your cable box when a true hd program comes on. set your box to 720p,and above. sorry for the repetition,and good luck to all Hi to all of you , I dont mean to but in,but 1080i is superior,the only one higer is 1080p in which cable boxes do not have yet. I have my cable box set to 720p,and when a 1080i program comes on it automatically switches to 1080i on my cable box. there are tons of programs in 1080i , american idol,and most of your prime time shows are in 1080i. 720 p is a step below,but still considered hd quality,true hd is 1080i,and 1080p. If you set your box any lower than 720 ,your picture will not be good,and it will not upconvert on your cable box when a true hd program comes on. set your box to... » Read More Hi to all of you , I dont mean to but in,but 1080i is superior,the only one higer is 1080p in which cable boxes do not have yet. I have my cable box set to 720p,and when a 1080i program comes on it automatically switches to 1080i on my cable box. there are tons of programs in 1080i , american idol,and most of your prime time shows are in 1080i. 720 p is a step below,but still considered hd quality,true hd is 1080i,and 1080p. If you set your box any lower than 720 ,your picture will not be good,and it will not upconvert on your cable box when a true hd program comes on. set your box to 720p,and above. sorry for the repetition,and good luck to all « Show Less
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Best thing to always do is look at your HDTV's specs or user manual to see supported modes. about 90% of the TVs under 46" are 720p (1280x720/60Hz) so set your resolution to that. Vizios are better for 1080P under 46". Make sure your connections are tight and always start at 720P when you change TVs. Unless the box states it supports full HD start there.
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You are correct, dvrs have an output to your other devices but do not have a hdmi input.
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I can really see the difference when my broadcast tv signal is 720P vs 1080i 1080i is better looking on this tv than 720p. If you're watching over the air broadcasts, check out NBC vs ABC. (NBC 1080i) (ABC 720p) On your remote there is an information button which brings up the broadcast signal's resolution.
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As far as I know nothing is even broadcast in 1080p. I've tested both connections Component and hdmi with my HD cable which is 1080i and the difference is not even visible.
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I haven't tested this specifically, but I'd be very surprised if it did. This isn't a scan converter/scaler/etc; it's just a HDMI-SDI converter. Dave G, who has answered this question is mistaken; the BMD TVS accepts both 60fps and 59.94fps inputs on the same setting (for instance 1080i60 will accept 1080i59.94 inputs) without any conversion, so the behavior he is experiencing is not evidence that conversion is going on. (I own 3 BMD ATEM 1 M/Es.) If you need that sort of 59.94-&gt;60fps conversion (which you don't need if you are using a Blackmagic switcher, fwiw), I would recommend a BMD UpDownCross mini converter, Grass Valley G1, or Decimator UpDownCross converter. Or any sort of scaler (TV One, Atlona, BMD Teranex, Kramer, etc etc etc). If you also need the HDMI-&gt;SDI conversion Decimator is the way to go; their little MD-Cross box is a miracle. Simultaneous SDI-&gt;HDMI and HDMI-&gt;SDI, with scaling on all inputs. The little guy does everything you'd ever want.
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I'm a little confused. My model has a hdmi port on the back of the dvr and I can connect it with a standard hdmi cable. All I need to do is connect the hdmi cable then set the tv to the hdmi port I connected it to. Perhaps you can give more details. Also explain the need for a vga to hdmi converter. Does your dvr not have the hdmi port.
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I dunno? I have a 40" TCL, very satified. I suggest accessing a station that is supposed to be High Def 1080, then look at the bottom right hand corner when accessing the channel from GUIDE, it will spell out if you have it in High def .