The OFFICIAL Toshiba 56MX195/62MX195/72MX195 OWNER'S THREAD - Page 8

Originally Posted by Jurai

read through this thread a bit and am considering buying the 56MX195 (i have the $ and want the 62 but dang, no way i can get that in my apartment haha)

can anyone confirm for sure that these sets do not accept a 1080p signal, i emailed toshiba support a couple weeks ago and was told by the rep that the set did infact support 1080p over hdmi, but the general concensus seems to be that this is not true....

Originally Posted by John-H

2) It apprears that the main difference between the MX and HM models is the addition of the "THINC Ethernet Port" and PC Input (15-Pin D-Sub)". I understand the significance of the PC input. Can anyone tell me how the Ethernet Port could be effectively used? When I searched on the web for prices for these two set, I found a significant difference between them. I don't expect to be needing the PC 15 pin input, so I am trying to understand how the Ethernet port could be used.
Thanks,
John

Originally Posted by John-H

Can anyone tell me how the Ethernet Port could be effectively used?

I personally have it hooked up to my home network, very easy to do, the TV will pick up any "Shared" folders on the network. Limitations are only being able to see 1000 JPEG's per folder and 200 MP3's. So it would help if you had your pictures and music filed accordingly. The picture viewer is OK, viewing on a PC is obviously better, but it offers a nice browsing of pictures when the family or friends come over. The MP3 player is a bit crude to navigate but it does ok.

Originally Posted by John-H

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BigDGold, thanks for your reply. I can see the advantage of browsing any image stored on my PC. Have you tried the built-in CF card reader as an alternate for viewing your images? if so, is there any difference in the quality of the image on the screen. I am assuming that with a 1080x1920 resolution, the jpeg images must be spectacular. Is this accurate? With just over a $1000 net difference in price between the MX and the HM, I'm leaning toward buying the HM.

Originally Posted by Packer4Fan

Does anyone have their center channel speaker sitting on top of their 56MX195 display? If so, how did you do it?

I've briefly looked at center channel shelves but would like to get feedback from actual set owners to see what you used successfully.

Thanks.

I do have the latest 1.2.8 S/W and spoke to Toshiba on Saturday to see if they were aware of any issues, but they offered to send a tech out from the local shop. I don't feel comfortable with someone opening up the unit just yet, so I'll wait and see if it happens again and if it does then I know I'll have to get the TV tech out for a full proctology exam.

Originally Posted by enmoco

So,what did Tosh CR say when you told them you weren't comfortable with someone coming out?You just wondered if they were aware of any issues?

Originally Posted by John-H

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BigDGold, thanks for your reply. I can see the advantage of browsing any image stored on my PC. Have you tried the built-in CF card reader as an alternate for viewing your images? if so, is there any difference in the quality of the image on the screen. I am assuming that with a 1080x1920 resolution, the jpeg images must be spectacular. Is this accurate? With just over a $1000 net difference in price between the MX and the HM, I'm leaning toward buying the HM.

Originally Posted by Packer4Fan
Does anyone have their center channel speaker sitting on top of their 56MX195 display? If so, how did you do it?

Originally Posted by ongowa

I have mine hooked up to my network and I have setup a special shared network folder just for pics/mp3s that I want to hear/view on the tv. For the pics, if you scale/trim them to 1920x1080 and view them in slideshow mode (full screen), they look pretty good! Also, I have the Toshiba Symbio but have not gotten the email feature to work (yet). But, the idea is that you can email your tv to schedule recordings.

Originally Posted by magredc5

Well I have narrowed down a problem I've been having with several HD and SD channels displaying corrupted and tiling as if there is a serious decryption problem.

Basically when the problem occurs, it's usually first seen on a higher HD channel (882) where the picture is corrupted and tiled. Then if I go to another channel that was just previously fine, it also shows some corruption, but not as bad as 882. Not all HD channels have this problem, and some SD channels show some level of the problem. I was convinced that the cablecard was getting in a corrupted state and could not decode properly. A simple power reset/reboot of the TV cleared the problem, which occured randonly usually after 3-4 weeks but a few times after only a few days.

Well, it looks like it's not a Cablecard issue, but in the TV. I was away last night and when I got back today my wife tells me that the decoding problem happened again (this time within only a few days of the last incident). The good news is that she left it in that condition so I could troubleshoot a bit more.

So I split the cable and fed analog cable into the ANT 2 port on the TV to bypass the Cablecard and see if the problem existed. I found an HD channel that was corrupting - again not all, but some, which indicates that the problem is in the TV signal processing.

I captured as much info as possible (pics of the channels, checked some of the TV diagnostics which actually showed nothing wrong, etc.) then did a full factory reset which I haven't done before. My theory at this point is that memory or processing software is getting corrupt that affects only some channels. I assumed if there was a tuner problem or hardware, then the problem would be more widespread and could not be reset by a simple power cycle reboot. With the factory reset, I'm hoping it's starting fresh.

I do have the latest 1.2.8 S/W and spoke to Toshiba on Saturday to see if they were aware of any issues, but they offered to send a tech out from the local shop. I don't feel comfortable with someone opening up the unit just yet, so I'll wait and see if it happens again and if it does then I know I'll have to get the TV tech out for a full proctology exam.

John

Originally Posted by kdog044

I just read this on another forum and I'm hoping one of you 195 owners can validate if the instructions work for viewing lamp hours. See below:

With TV turned on:

1. Press "mute" on the remote - 1/2 mute appears on the screen
2. Press "mute" on the remote again - mute appears on the screen
3. Press "mute" on the remote and hold the mute button -
4. Press the "Menu" button on the TV's front panel. "S" will appear in the upper right corner of the screen.
5. Press the "Menu" button on the remote and the "S" will disappear. On the left side of the screen you will see "RCUT" followed by RCUT
ADDR DATA BINARY
224DH 00H 00000000B.
You are now in the service mode.
6. Press 7 and then "9" on the remote and you will access the diagnostics page. In the right hand corner is the lamp time in hours.
7. Press "power" button on remote to exit the menu and power off the TV.

CAUTION: Do not use the up and down volume keys on the remote in this menu as it can alter the data and can be dangerous.

Originally Posted by Mickey
SERVICE MODE:
I asked him about a counter for lamp hrs and he said yes but was hidden in the service mode. I told him I already knew how to get into the service mode but when I pressed the "9" key on the remote I didn't see anything. He went to show me the hrs but didn't have any success getting into the service more (he said he works on 15 different brands and has a tough time remembering all the key strokes). I took over the remote and quickly got into the service mode. Seeing I knew how to get into the service mode he became a little more open on the subject and step through all the adjmts. As it turns out the info on this forum is incorrect or at least for these sets. Once into the service mode you need to press the 7 then 9 keys then you'll get a screen that shows the lamp time in addition to other things including status of various ports. Oh, also the instruction posted on this forum say to press the "menu" button on the set after you're in the service mode but actually you need to press the "menu" key on the remote.

Thanks for the info, I will update my information. I knew about the change to pressing the "menu" on the remote but the 7 and 9 keys is new for the 195's. Do you press them simultaneously or in sequence?

Originally Posted by domingos1965

bump

Originally Posted by enmoco

What does this mean?

Originally Posted by magredc5

Well I have narrowed down a problem I've been having with several HD and SD channels displaying corrupted and tiling as if there is a serious decryption problem.

Basically when the problem occurs, it's usually first seen on a higher HD channel (882) where the picture is corrupted and tiled. Then if I go to another channel that was just previously fine, it also shows some corruption, but not as bad as 882. Not all HD channels have this problem, and some SD channels show some level of the problem. I was convinced that the cablecard was getting in a corrupted state and could not decode properly. A simple power reset/reboot of the TV cleared the problem, which occured randonly usually after 3-4 weeks but a few times after only a few days.

Well, it looks like it's not a Cablecard issue, but in the TV. I was away last night and when I got back today my wife tells me that the decoding problem happened again (this time within only a few days of the last incident). The good news is that she left it in that condition so I could troubleshoot a bit more.

So I split the cable and fed analog cable into the ANT 2 port on the TV to bypass the Cablecard and see if the problem existed. I found an HD channel that was corrupting - again not all, but some, which indicates that the problem is in the TV signal processing.

I captured as much info as possible (pics of the channels, checked some of the TV diagnostics which actually showed nothing wrong, etc.) then did a full factory reset which I haven't done before. My theory at this point is that memory or processing software is getting corrupt that affects only some channels. I assumed if there was a tuner problem or hardware, then the problem would be more widespread and could not be reset by a simple power cycle reboot. With the factory reset, I'm hoping it's starting fresh.

I do have the latest 1.2.8 S/W and spoke to Toshiba on Saturday to see if they were aware of any issues, but they offered to send a tech out from the local shop. I don't feel comfortable with someone opening up the unit just yet, so I'll wait and see if it happens again and if it does then I know I'll have to get the TV tech out for a full proctology exam.

John

Originally Posted by kullberg7

I've noticed the same thing on my 56mx195. I had never noticed this tiling effect before until one day I was watching a basketball game on INHD (comcast) and suddenly the picture became completely tiled and blurry. REALLY bad. I had never seen anything like it. Cable guy came out and said he'd seen the same effect on the same channnel on his CRT high def TV. I was thinking this was a signal problem on this channel only, but the problem faded and became spotty on INHD, and now i'm noticing it on many other HD programs (the olympics, for example). Unlike the first time I noticed this tiling effect, now it seems to occur only when there is fast motion across the screen, like on a fast break in basketball. It is really starting to bother me. There's been some other problems too. Herky jerky movement during one b-ball game. Big, blocky digital artifacts that behave like tracers following motion across the screen. It seems to be getting worse. Haven't received any updates from Toshiba, but i think i'll need to. Something screwy is going on inside my set. I'll try the power reset to see if it has any effect.