The Toshiba DLP (HM/HMX) Owners Thread - Page 20

That's a good offer to anyone willing. UMR has been a very valuable resource specifically for Sony LCD owners so anyone willing would benefit from UMRs knowledge. I'd offer but I'm thousands of miles from Texas (Ohio).

Hey Mpauly,

You said "Rainbows were also greatly reduced" using the Zenith 318.

I have the same TV and I see the rainbows all the time....for DVD I'm still using the cheap Cyberhome 300 Component output....

I see rainbows not just in DVD, but if I can reduce them on DVDs will be great !

Do you think just replacing my DVD for a better one can help reduce the rainbows ??

Thanks !!!

I wondering if what you're talking about is the same thing I happened to see when I was on one of my TV exploration trips. I was looking at all the different HDTV displays out there and notice that when a few, just a handful , played a scene that panned real fast it blurred, the best way to describe (because I didn't spend much time in front of any set that did that) it was for those who play the Tom Clancey games when you walk through an area that's been gassed and don't have a gas mask everything gets blurry and it's almost like frames are being dropped. It's REALLY noticeable when you're looking at a wall of about 20 or so sets and 3 of them do it. Not cool at all. I was in CompUSA when I saw this. TheGrub does that kinda describe what you're seeing?

Hello All, It looks like there is starting to quite a few owners of this HDTVs.
I have an issue I need to see if I am the only one or a common issue. During a letterbox movie, I see a bowing in of the picture on the top and bottom, also if I watch a 4X3 shoe I can see bowing on left and right sides. It is kinda like a pincushion effect.
I will be testing the HDMI input soon attached to a COX stb and I will post my results.

Thanks for the post. I just ordered mine and am waiting for it to arrive. We ordered our base from Stanley furniture. Here's a link

http://www.stanleyfurniture.com/Brow...nav1=SHOMEENTE

We chose a rubbed black finish (you can opt only for the base and forgo the cabinet). The door panels can be replaced with glass and you can order extra shelves if you have a lot of components.

Mecl,

Rainbows were reduced, that is for sure. I'm not sure why, perhaps because the picture with my old panny DVD was so dark with poor black detail that any lighter color created high contrast areas (the source of rainbows)? I don't know, maybe someone with more technical expertice can explain it. Either way, the Zenith upconverting DVD really is awesome. I can't say if upgrading your DVD player will do anything for rainbows, but it did for me.

Sorry I can't be of more help here.

Michael

Can the 52HMX84 have separate video settings (tint, color, brightness, etc.) for each input source?

Michael

YES

So far, I've only seen a message or two here from people who say they're using their 52HM84 as an HTPC. Victor Nowic, the initiator of this thread, was one of them. Basically, I'm a new 52HM84 owner and a noob to this whole HTPC thing. So, is it possible for any experts in here to offer some advice on using this TV with an HTPC? Anything such as Powerstrip settings, etc. would be appreciated. I already have the DVI to HDMI cable. (I purchased it through PCCables.com for a nice $25 price. That sure beats BB's whopping $100+ pricetag!)

Thanks,
NathanE

Well, not blury but on fast camera pans, if you keep your eyes on the same objects, espessialy on Gray or yellow objects, you see color breakup and it gets all pixelated.

In Ebay u can get DVI to HDMI cable for $15-20 shipped. Last week I got gold plated component cable for 15$ shipped.

By the specs, I really like the upcoming 62HMX94 TVs, but will wait to see one in person (hopefully soon). I only have one major issue at this point with it, Grey Bars. Does anyone have a work-around or know if when viewing TV using the cable card there will be a way to get black insteat of grey?

I just received my 52HM84 yesterday. I connected up my digital cable conection and the picture was terrible. I had my old Panasonic RPTV tweaked extensively. Some major changes to the user settings and the picture is acceptable. My Panny had the option to turn off the upscaling to 480P. I preferred the scanlines to the softer picture. There doesn't appear to be the option on the Tosh. I sometimes find the scaling artifacts disturbing, but I'll get used to them. The blacks are very good, the whites are lacking in detail (this may make it go back if I can't correct it). Looks like the gamma is prety far off. HDTV looks great. Unfortunately I only have a few OTA channels available and there isn't a lot of programming worth watching. To bad I don't watch football . I haven't watched a DVD yet because I primarily us my X1 for movies. I was wrestling between this unit and the Mits. The Mits had an integrated tuner (which I don't need) a glare screen I would remove right away and netcommand (which looks interesting). The Tosh was a grand cheaper and 50 lbs lighter and has the integrated guide if I can get a cablecard. I may have to look at the Mits again if I can't resolve the whites issue.

Hi every body.
I'm waiting to hear that my 52HM94 is in, and last night our APEX DVD player broke. The guy at the shop has been trying to sell me a Toshiba sd-5970 since I ordered the set. Is this the way to go? Remember I thought the APEX was good. The fire wire on the 52HM94 that hooks to what Toshiba calls Symbo(hard drive recorder) is that the same as the I-link on a Sony DVD R? Thanks for all the tips and tweaks. Ernie

PS the sony is Model: RDRGX7/B

Has anyone actually tried this on the 62HM or 62HMX series? Does it work?

Also, does anyone have the width and depth of the bottom of the base for one of these sets? I need to see if it will sit on the table I have. And is the base flat or is the support only around the outer edges of the base?

Thanks!

Tom

tcimpidis,

I try with just pushing 0, 1, 4, but it didn't work. Can't seem to get into ADDR. Maybe I need a One For All remote. Anyone has this remote please try it and let us know if this work or not. Thanks.

Here is another information regarting Gary bars. It is for HX, not HM, but it may work if you can get in ADDR mode.

http://www.bus.ucf.edu/cwhite/theater/GaryBarsBlack.htm

Wish someone has a solution. Thanks.

Great thread guys...

I have been looking at DLP TV's for over a year now and have narrowed my choices down to this TV. Unless newer models from other companies come out during the 1st quarter of next year (when I plan to buy).

My only concern is with the dithering during videogame use. To those that have a XBOX, Gamecube or PS2... how bad is the dithering? Does it make the games un-playable?

I read through this entire thread and looked at the pictures someone took. I wanted to get opinions from those that play the faster paced games to see how often this happens and how bad it is. For example, during first person shooters, does this happen often or just once in a while? Also, is it the entire screen or just sections?

Thanks

Not sure if I've posted this here or not...but so far the NS975 via HDMI (upscaling to 720p) looks pretty damn good. I tweaked it very, very quickly with Avia and I think the picture looks pretty good. I probably need to tweak the black level a bit (especially after reading the thread in the DVD area)...but I have no complaints about image quality so far and haven't seen any macroblocking from the player (yet).

That said, I haven't run a lot of DVDs through it yet, and none of them have really been good 'reference' DVDs (like LOTR:TTT) which are supposed to really test blacks/motion etc.

Varkus,
What brand of HDMI cable are you using? Need to pick one up.

just wondering if any1 has the new toshiba dvd recorder rd-xs52 and how it performs on the HM/HMX. read some articles that the previous HDMI efforts of toshiba sucked (dvd player 5970). was hoping this new model has the bugs worked out, especially the HDMI PQ / performance.

thanks!

Anyone know when the 52HMX94 is available?

Crutchfield says Nov. 12th
here

Surely by now, somebody must know why some of us have the audio MTS setting greyed out and on mono.

If your not on one of the ANT inputs and using just the red/white analog cables then there is no slection to choose MTS. You just automatically get stereo.

Ok,

How do we get the sides of the 4x3 picture on these DLP sets to be straight? Mine are always bent concave. Not enough to distort the picture annoyingly, but enough to notice it.

Anyone seen this?

I believe it's grayed out because you're not decoding anything. MTS only applies when you're receiving an analog signal that contains stereo audio. Go to source 0 and tune in a network channel. I'll bet you'll see MTS and Stereo.

I wish I knew. It would really be nice if we were able to get access to these setting. A cheap PC display lets you adjust the geometry of the screen. If we could get in to these settings, we might even be able to blank out those damn gray pillars.

Lodey and Kevin.

It seems the HMX94 models are being pushed back a bit. I've had my eye on the 62HMX94 expected arrival date at Crutchfield, and I'm dismayed to see that the expected arrival has just been pushed back from 11/5 to 11/19. Well, I guess good things come to those who wait...

Yes, I see this as well. I'd guess it's about a 1/8" bow inward, though I've not actually measured it. It is slightly annoying if I look for it, but not enough that it's distracting. With my bars set to 'dark' on my cable box, the bowing is much less noticable than when it's the default light gray.

If you figure out how to adjust I'd love to hear about it though.

Michael