black border on my new tv - have cable but not HD service just installed the 32" toshiba tv = have cable hook up but not HD service at this time. Have a blck border on the tv screen taking up a lot of viewing space. How do I get rid of that? black border on my new tv - have cable but not HD service just installed the 32" toshiba tv = have cable hook up but not HD service at this time. Have a blck border on the tv screen taking up... » Read More black border on my new tv - have cable but not HD service just installed the 32" toshiba tv = have cable hook up but not HD service at this time. Have a blck border on the tv screen taking up a lot of viewing space. How do I get rid of that? « Show Less
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I don't know if it's the same as my TV, but on my TV's remote there is a format button next to the MUTE button that will widen the picture.
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umm that's because it's a widescreen tv and because you refuse to get HD service you are seeing the crappy cropped old-style imagine. You can't magically make the image fit widescreen when it's formatted to the old image. You can only stretch it and it will look like crap.
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I'm not sure but the television has a poor track record. Do your research, our television only lasted 2 years and blacked out. This is common for Toshiba flat screens. Beware.
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The best thing to do is to Buy one of those hd tuning dvds. I did that and it looked better than when i screwed with the settings. My tv looks great and I no longer mess with the settings.
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no idea ut I don't think that the lamp is the problem uless you don't have any light in your screen. unfoertunatly this model has been discontinued by toshiba and you can not get any support from them. tha's sucks I will never and ever will buy any toshiba product again, my tv brock 2 years ago and was buit in 2006, only last 6 years with only very casual use. that tv cost me 2000.00 dollars in leon's furniture.when my color wheel broke I was looking for the part and the dealer toldme 2 years ago that my tv was a dinosaur ( with only 6 years? give me a breacksomething is very wrong with this people) I didn't spect that my tv lasted for ever but al list 10 desent years. conclussion. never buy toshiba again.
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It may be the monitor you have plugged in :) mine caps out at 1680 x 1050 ///// try plugging it into a hdmi tv :)
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I'm not sure on your tv but I just picked up a Samsung Combo HDTV/Monitor and had nasty issues getting the picture right until I stumbled across an easter egg in their setup. My Mac Mini is connected via a DVI -> HDMI cable to my Samsung. The colors were way off and it was obvious that the signal was not digital going to the monitor until I labeled my HDMI input "PC". That fixed the colors. Setting the option for "Overscan" fixed the resolution. Now I get a picture that looks as good as the DVI -> DVI input from my laptop.-- Chris
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Just a note to anyone using their TV as a second monitor, if your REGULAR monitor is an LCD also and you use Windows you can't have a second ClearType setting for the other monitor. Watching movies etc is fine, but if you use a different style LCD TV the text may appear blurry. It's not a bad connection, just a windows thing :P I wasted a LOT of money connecting my Panasonic TV with all types of different cables before realizing this. Games, images, movies etc don't suffer, just text.
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Mike..during set-up of the bd35, you have a choice to choose your aspect ratio.....2 of the choices are 16:9 and 16:9 full ( which says that the black bars would be elimanetd from the top and bottom of the screen. I chose 16:9 full and still had the black bars while watching Batman begins. I even tried changing my tv aspect ratio to 16:9 but when the bd35 was turned on and the movie started playing, my tv's aspect ratio changed from 16:9 to widescreen and the 16:9 aspect was no longer available as a menu choice. Does the bd35 ovrerride your tv's aspect ratio setting and should the 16:9 full aspect ratio on the bd35 eliminate the black bars as it says it should? Mike..during set-up of the bd35, you have a choice to choose your aspect ratio.....2 of the choices are 16:9 and 16:9 full ( which says that the black bars would be elimanetd from the top and bottom of the screen. I chose 16:9 full and still had the black bars while watching Batman begins. I even tried changing my tv aspect ratio to 16:9 but when the bd35 was turned on and the movie started playing, my tv's aspect ratio changed from 16:9 to widescreen and the 16:9 aspect was no longer available as a menu choice. Does the bd35 ovrerride your tv's aspect ratio setting and should the 16:9 full... » Read More Mike..during set-up of the bd35, you have a choice to choose your aspect ratio.....2 of the choices are 16:9 and 16:9 full ( which says that the black bars would be elimanetd from the top and bottom of the screen. I chose 16:9 full and still had the black bars while watching Batman begins. I even tried changing my tv aspect ratio to 16:9 but when the bd35 was turned on and the movie started playing, my tv's aspect ratio changed from 16:9 to widescreen and the 16:9 aspect was no longer available as a menu choice. Does the bd35 ovrerride your tv's aspect ratio setting and should the 16:9 full aspect ratio on the bd35 eliminate the black bars as it says it should? « Show Less
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Hello. I am almost close to selecting KDL52V4100. All you owners of the TV, would u know if the screen has matte finish? I wanted to see this TV in BB but could not find it. so I havent seen it. I have seen SHARP and LG HDTVs and they have excellent matte finish. Can you please tell me how is screen finish for this SONY TV ?
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Hi there! I have the 46D64U and I believe I have the answer for you. If you're watching HD content through the HDMI cable, you shouldn't have to watch it zoomed or stretched. With an HDMI connection your "view mode" options (the button is above the 3 on your remote) should be "Stretch, dot by dot, S.stretch, and zoom." If you are watching a true HD broadcast or source, you should select "dot by dot" as this will ensure that nothing is cut off or distorted. If, when you select "dot by dot," the image does not fill the entire screen (i.e. it looks like it's not widescreen, there are black bars flanking the image, etc.) then what you're watching isn't actually HD. Make sure the show you're watching is actually in HD; sometimes the channel guide will say it is even when it's not! I personally keep my settings on "dot by dot" regardless of content because I don't mind when non-HD content doesn't fill up the entire screen. I don't like having the image stretched and distorted as I feel it looks worse that way. You may have different preferences, but make sure that whenever you're watching true HD content you aren't stretching the image or zooming in. Hope this helps!
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You're welcome. I ended up adjusting the screen size through my HDTV, I have a Samsung that has a 'fill screen option' and it seems to work better because it doesn't cut the edges off. I love the quality of the picture of my dvds. so much better than the regular dvd player I had. Maybe some day I'll switch to Blu-ray, but for now this works just great!
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Mine is hooked up to LG HDTV. Not where I can look right now, but look at the instructions. Do you need an HDMI cord? I am really not good with this stuff. Know I didn't need anything extra. Just connected directly into my tv, but think instructions did mention a HDMI connection. If your instructions don't work, you might just google how to connect a indoor antenna to your Toshiba and again to your samsung HDTV. Good luck. I am totally inept at this stuff, so have every belief you can do it too!
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I really do not know. The only reason I am responding to this is that you should send it back. I had two of those ... the first was replaced but after 6 months the second one went bad. Amazon did not help since it was after 3 months and Toshiba was absolutely no help. Hopefully you have better luck. I am surprised it does not say on the TV itself.
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Toshiba does not want to tell the consumer about the contrast ratio of their TV. I searched on their official website and even called their customer service for this particular product. They told us that Toshiba does not release this information to the consumer.... I guess because they are not that good, so they rather not to tell.Buy another brand who dare to show their information for comparison purpose.
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It looks really blue on my TV and on my computer monitor. I looked at this question's answers and assumed it was a defect. But after exchanging it for a new one, I still have the same problem! :/
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During the Quick Setup it asks you if your using an antenna or cable input. Make a choice and complete the setup. It will then scan the cable for the channels. I am not aware of the any black bands other than those created to fill in the right and left of the picture. Use the "view mode" to increase the size of the picture (stretch). I hope this helped.
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It's a display issue, not a DVD player issue. All you have to do is change the display mode on your HD television from 16 X 9 to 4:3. Look in your manual; your HDTV should have a menu item like "Picture", "Display" or "Aspect Ratio" which will let you choose between 16 X 9, 4:3 and a couple other options. What you'll see is the entire 4:3 image, with black on the left and right sides. The Samsung we just bought has a button on the remote that toggles between the aspect ratios, so you don't even have to access an on-screen menu. No need to hook up your old standard definiton DVD player! Hope this helps. It's a display issue, not a DVD player issue. All you have to do is change the display mode on your HD television from 16 X 9 to 4:3. Look in your manual; your HDTV should have a menu item like "Picture", "Display" or "Aspect Ratio" which will let you choose between 16 X 9, 4:3 and a couple other options. What you'll see is the entire 4:3 image, with black on the left and right sides. The Samsung we just bought has a button on the remote that toggles between the aspect ratios, so you don't even have to access an on-screen menu. No need to hook up your old... » Read More It's a display issue, not a DVD player issue. All you have to do is change the display mode on your HD television from 16 X 9 to 4:3. Look in your manual; your HDTV should have a menu item like "Picture", "Display" or "Aspect Ratio" which will let you choose between 16 X 9, 4:3 and a couple other options. What you'll see is the entire 4:3 image, with black on the left and right sides. The Samsung we just bought has a button on the remote that toggles between the aspect ratios, so you don't even have to access an on-screen menu. No need to hook up your old standard definiton DVD player! Hope this helps. « Show Less