Official Sanyo HT32744/HT30744 thread - Page 9

HAPPY END TO THIS ISSUE!

I went into Wal-mart last night, and sure enough the Sanyo 30 inch widescreen and 32 inch 4:3 were priced at the lower 697.00

I took my receipt to the clerk at the front, and she happily refunded my 54 bucks with a smile! no arguments, etc.

The only reason I will take this set back now (other than if it breaks!) is if Wal-MArt gets a 36 inch HD TV within the next 70 days or so!

I read through the main thread and I didnt find an answer to my problem so maybe someone can help me if they have time. I have a problem with the screen in analog mode .. the black borders are way off .. the left side black borders are about a half inch off from the right side. I was wondering if there is something in the service manual that will let me correct that. I have tried messing with 11A/11D/11F/120/11B/11C along with 089/121/122 and they didnt seem to solve my problem. Any help would be great. Thanks

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the great discussion about this tv. I've learned a lot and would not have otherwise considered this brand. Can anyone comment on Sanyo and how it stacks up vs. Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and the like? I have a perception of it (rightly or wrongly) as being a lower-tier brand and would have concern about the set not lasting. I had a 32" Inteq, which was supposed to be a high-end Zenith, that just died after only 6 years, and I'd like to avoid the same debacle...i.e. buying a set that looks great at the time but just doesn't stand up over the years for whatever reason.

Thanks for any comments.

I didn't even enter the Service Menu until a few days ago. I had the spreadsheet of Ryan's default values and eventhough I was doing this to a 32" (actually, to a pair of them), I entered all the default values in other columns so I'd know what to go back to. I'd advise something similar to anybody that ventures into the SM.

Anyhow, you didn't mention 11E and that seems most appropriate. At least based on what I think you are saying. You just want to shift everything left - right? I don't even know what the display is called, but Video Essentials has a screen that shows 5, 10, 15, 20 arrows going to top, bottom, left, right, and the 4 corners. I just mucked with the values until the display was centered top-bottom, left-right, and the 4 diagonals went to the corners of the screen. If you have some way to generate a similar test pattern, you could describe what you see in terms someone might be able to visualize. Right now, I'd have to go fiddle trying to make my set have black borders on the left that are different from the right. What I was changing was all displays, not just "analog", and they were 4:3 sets. I'm guessing you have a 30" and you want to change what you see with 4:3 material??

One reason I went into the SM was to move the OSD when you change contrast, brightness, ... but was bummed when I changed 89 (OSD) it only changed the Service Menu display, not the setup menu. Anybody find how to move that menu?

I will try that .. thanks

I went in to get my 50 bucks, and was told "NO WAY".

So I said get your manager, and they aggreed that since it was a major purchase that they would refund my 50 bucks.

Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone is using a Dish 811 with the Sanyo. How do you have it hooked up? Did all the needed cables come with it? Thanks.

Kevin

Hoping someone out there can help me make sense of all the conflicting info about "burn-in" on CRT TVs--some people say they're very prone to burn-in, others say it's not a worry. Who is right? In addition to TV viewing, I'm using the 30" model as a HTPC and often have an aquarium screen saver playing for upwards of 12 hours a day. Just recently, I think I'm detecting a darkening of the image during TV viewing. As my wife likes to point out, though, I'm prone to sensory delusions. As stupid as this question might sound, a constant signal cannot burn the tube when the TV isn't on, right? Also worried about all the 4:3 material burning the pillar boxes into the screen.

Any advice/feedback would be much appreciated.

To put it to fact, this TV (HT32744) definetly does display in 480P. Tried it with my Gamecube games. It will say in Info 720*480(60P).

I tried playing DVDs with my PS2 (New model 50001 w/ Progressive Scan), and it says 720*480(60I). I'm assuming this is interlaced. Why won't it display DVDs in progressive scan?

Regarding Walmart pricing issues, I've seen this in the 4 local stores where I live with clearance items which, as was explained to me, the store manager has discretion in setting the price. In lower income areas, the items were priced much lower. Saw a huge tool kit for $50 in one store, $125 in another.

However, I noticed the 30/32 Sanyo is not listed on the web site any more (only one was there...the 30 I think).

I think that you have to manually set this. I don't have this model so this may not be the exact way to do it, you'd have to look in the manual for that. But to change most options regarding DVD playback, while the DVD is in the drive and playing, push stop twice, then push select to bring up the onscreen menu. Then highlight the icon for setup and push enter, then arrow over to video settings. THe option for progressive should be in there. The settings in the menu you are in only apply to DVD playback. For a game to have progressive, the game has to support it, and all games are different as to how they enable progressive scan if they do support it.

I just tried two different wal-marts near my house and neither had the 30" in stock. How often do they re-order if they are out of stock?

after talking to 2 different managers i got the pricematch to 697... even hotter deal

Thanks oryan, got it. It now displays info 720x480 (60P) on PS2 DVDs. I'm assuming this is progressive.

One thing I have a problem with on this set is the pixelation on PS2 Games. I was playing Kingdom Hearts as a test and the CG sequences are nice and sharp, but on the static screens (text) the lines are really fuzzy and not straight at all (pixely rough edges). What is this caused by and can it be fixed?

I have my PS2 hooked up with component (Sony) cables on the HT32744. This happens to a lesser extent on some DVDs also. I know it can look much better becuase before I had it hooked up to a 30" Sony (non-HD) and the lines were much much sharper.

Ok I see there were people reporting the pixely issue of the component inputs in the last thread.

So if this TV upconverts 480i/p to 1080i then video games will look like this through component? Is there anyway to stop it from upconverting sources?

This is really annoying. Playing on video games on this TV is the worst I have seen. The graphics are not even as good as they would be on non-HD TVs.

This goes for both Gamecube and PS2 which I have hooked up through component. Is there a better HDTV for gaming?

Is there anything special I need to do to use the optical out? I running an optical cable from the back of my HT32744 to my panasonic home theater system and I am not getting any sound during games or tv viewing. However, if I run the optical cable directly from my PS2 or xbox I get audio. It seems like the optical out is just plain dead. Anyone else experience this?

Thanks in advance,
Taylor

The optical out will only work when you are tuning in digital tv stations with an antenna. For everything else, you'd have to use the analog audio out.

That was it exactly. Thank you. I'm a bit confused as to why the xbox wouldn't count as a digital source but I guess I can accept it. I can also confirm that composite inputs from my xbox suck. Alot of snow and pixelation.

Here's the neat part. I am waiting for Comcast to come and give me an HD decoder for my analog cable, and I currently have my analog cable running into my digital coaxial input, and I am getting like 4-6 premium movie channels, about 40 audio channels and most of my local hd channels. If I were getting ESPN HD I wouldn't need the decoder but I wonder if I am going to lose all the free premium stuff that my tv is currently getting?

Taylor

Just split the coax one to the decoder and the other to the digital coax. The reason that xbox isn't considered digital is that the set can only output what it gets in as far as the digital audio goes. There is no encoding going on. It just passes along the digital feed straight from air to your receiver. If it had an encoder, it could take analog audio and encode it to DD, but then it woudl only be DD 2.0. My sylvania hd tuner is the same way, if i tune a digital channel, i can choose digital or analgo sound. with analog stations, i get only analog sound.

I ended up using S-video for my v1 PS2 because it looked better than when I was using the Monster component cable. Kinda sucks that I have to go s-video, but I love everything else about this TV, so I'm sticking with it. I have the 32" Sanyo HDTV.

Thanks,
jawgee

^^^

Ya I have been testing some more with gaming on the 32".

Strange becuase some games actually look great whereas others the text and graphics in general become pixelated.

It is mostly on PS2 games where the menu screens and logos look incredibly jagged.

The pixelation you are now noticing is due to the higher resolution of the HDTV. Some game designers actually depend on standard def. sets to do some anti-aliasing for them, so when you plug into a HDTV or computer monitor, the jagged lines are more apparent due to the higher resolution and sharper image. I noticed this on a few games with my Xbox when I hooked it up to my computer monitor. When the game developers spend the extra time to incorporate better anti-aliasing, you get a beautiful gaming image with the HDTV, particularly games that are in 720p.

Just picked up the Sanyo 32". So far it works great right out of the box. I use it for DVDs and OTA only. The DTV tuner found all the same channels as my old Samsung SIR-T151 and seems to work about the same except I haven't found the program guide button yet. I liked this feature on the T151. Also I don't seem to have any tilt, geom. or red push problems at all. STV looks very good, DVDs also look very good and HDTV looks great. Only had a few hours to play with it but so far I am very happy with it. Now to work on getting more DTV and HDTV channels.

Right now I am playing Madden 2005 a 480p game and it's pretty pixelayed including a fuzzy line that runs the width of the screen about a quarter of the way down from the top.. I'm running Monster composite cables to the TV. The xbox currently has 480p,720p, and 1080i enabled. Is this common?

Most of my Gamecube games have been working excellent that are in 480p. I have never seen any lines, distortions, etc.

Has anybody compared Xbox 480i/p to 720p? I'd like to know how big the jump in quality is.

Besides just those minor jaggies in PS2 I have no issues. Maybe I was just noticing them becuase I had a TV with much lower resolution previously, so it was probably blurred more.

LOL, i feel for you TH3. I've seen many people that work at walmart that follow that "logic" there's not much you can do with them. If you want results, either threaten to call 1-800-Walmart or do it and tell them about your experience. They'll usually do what it takes to keep the customer happy. I think I would be lmao if I saw that conversation. But you should have just said, i'll peal off the sticker with the thing you need to scan. But the guy probably would have said "but i need to scan the tv" lol. well i wish you luck.

The two people I talked to 10 days ago had the same story about having to physically return it. It was only later that I read:


AMgold's method would give them something to scan!

I bought the 2nd set and brought it home. Took the "new" set back a few days later. When I told them why I was bringing it back, the supervisor says "I would have given you the $50 credit". Where was she the first time?

No WalMart of the 6-7 within 20-30 miles said thay had the 32744 in stock. The kid at this store said I'd need to talk to the "manager" about getting one so I drove there to try to "order" one. The "manager" said he thought he had one and headed to check. Took a long time, but he came back with one. I had to drive home to get a bigger car and it was only when I got home and opened it that I noticed it wasn't "new". It had been out of the box and been through initial setup screens (i.e. TV Speakers were set to Off, channels had been scanned, ...). The remote didn't have batteries but had been opened. No indications that I was buying a return or demo unit (latter more likely). I REALLY didn't like that the set had already been setup and used and there was no indication of that. May be the same for whoever buys it the 3rd time.