I'm in the market to buy a television & need assistance.

[SD_Eagle5]

I would think that the TV would auto-adjust to whatever you are feeding it. What programming did you have on when you saw 480i?

ESPN Monday Night Football.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Okay...was it through the HD ESPN channel of your cable box, the regular-def ESPN channel, or right off the cable?

ESPN's signal is in 720i. If your TV was set to the standard-def channel, I think you'd probably see 480i.

[SD_Eagle5]

Okay...was it through the HD ESPN channel of your cable box, the regular-def ESPN channel, or right off the cable?

ESPN's signal is in 720i. If your TV was set to the standard-def channel, I think you'd probably see 480i.

It was through HD ESPN on my cable box. All of my channels read 480i. My buddies TV reads 1080i on some channels like HBO.

Wound up calling Comcast, here's what you have to do:
Turn the power off on your cable box but not your TV. Hit the Menu button. Go to the second option which will say 480i or whatever your setting is. Click whatever setting you want. Power it off, then power it back on.

[Susquehanna Birder]

LOL...my next question was going to be about the TV and/or cable box settings. Everything okay now?

[SD_Eagle5]

yeah, picture looks much better and even my regular non HD channels look better. Plus I'm utilizing the entire screen, I hated having bought a 40' TV but only getting 34 inches of picture. Thanks for your help.

[SD_Eagle5]

Good article on HDMI vs. DVI vs. Component

[ice grillin you]

a friend of mine is telling me this is a great deal and if i have the money to jump on it

is it?

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202610940&adid=17653&dcaid=17653

[Rome]

That's a steal.

Make sure you get the extended warranty, though.

[SD_Eagle5]

Never heard of 'ViewSonic' but $899 for a 37' LCD HDTV with free shipping is a good deal.

[Rome]

http://www.viewsonic.com/

[Cerevant]

Great price, and I can vouch for the quality of Viewsonic - I've used viewsonic computer monitors for a couple of years now.

[ice grillin you]

i got it

merry christmas to me

[SunMo]

jesus dawg...you just bought a big screen this spring

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

IGY must be stackin' some serious cheddar yo.

[ice grillin you]

jesus dawg...you just bought a big screen this spring

thats how i do....stackin that govt cheese

37 inch isnt exactly big screen tho