Official SHARP 37D90U thread! - Page 5

I had the same kinds of problems for a while and finally got it resolved. The problem is with your video card on the computer. The refresh rates of HDTVs seems to be just slightly different than the refresh rates of an LCD monitor. I have the Nvidia Quadro4 700 XGL card. In the advanced settings it has the option to set custom resolutions & refresh rates. I was told I needed a refresh rate of 59.94 but just setting that did not help. I then saw that there were several "default" custom resolution & refresh rate settings. I ended up using one called "861B (1920 x 1080 @ 59.94) - P". As soon as I hit apply, the screen became perfectly centered!
The problem is that each video card seems to have it's own way to handle this change. Some have said that if you start the computer, set it to 1280x1024 & apply, then restart the computer and set the resolution to 1920x1080 all is well..... well for me this flat out didn't work. I heard other things for other card but I think it all really depends on your card and it's setting.

Hopefully this will help lead you in the right direction.

Milo

Thanks a lot. I gave it a shot but had no luck. From what you say it sounds like every set up is different so here is my set up. I have 2 Geforce 6800GTs in SLI mode. I'm going DVI out of the cards and DVI into the TV. I am using a DVI-D cable.

Not technical and I will not get into specifics, but the MRSP has just dropped like a rock in Canada.

Original MRSP $3000
New MRSP $2300

Just got a price protection refund.

Where in Vancouver?

How do you like it? It seems to be pretty close to price of 37D40... is it worth it? I can still think you can bargain 40U down to $400-500 less... is it worth it?

It seems 90U has advantages in everything but viewing angles.

And size. 37" is right on the border of 'why bother' for 1080p resolution, but I certainly think it warrants the $500 premium over the 40U model's difference (particularly if its in Canadian funny money ). And if you think the MSRP has dropped in Canada you should see the online prices the 37D90U is going for (try google), wow!

AB Sound. Viewing angle seems pretty good to me, go check it out for yourself. This is what it did after hearing about the viewing angle. Could not see what people were talking about, mine is great.

I did return the speaker as it was shot but that was easy enough to get exchanged, four 4 screws and now the sound works perfectly. I use the dvi input with my Mac PowerBook G4 and it works great.

Did A&B Sound just take a speaker from a new boxed tv and give it to you or did they bring one in from Sharp for you? Seymour or Kingsway location? Later.

Marine Drive A&B Sound. They only had a floor model left, the speaker had not been used so I said I would try it out and if not happy they would order a new tv for me. Orginally I had phoned Sharp, but they wanted me to go through their service center in Richmond. Too much of a pain in the @$$.

They five LC-37D90U on order, which were all spoken for. They were not even sure when they they would getting more stock.

Just looked at this weeks ab sound flyer and the msrp price is 2999.00 (2799.00 with the 200.00 in savings) not 2300.00 like you suggest.

Like I said earlier, the flyer is out dated. The prices on just about all lcds dropped on thursday due to Sony release of new product. Phone them, their price is $2299+tax. This is the new price!!!!

I will call... that's awesome... will make it much easier to get 90U... almost shoot out on 40U

When you look at the 40 and the 90 together their is a huge difference. You will love the 90.

When did they see them side by side? and viewing what makes the diff? HD, SD, DVD?

Is there anyone here using a VGA-to-component cable connected to the Sharp's component input?

As part of my effort to test all possible input sources, I picked up this cable recently:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=

When I made the connection to my laptop and configured the external monitor settings correctly, I could get nothing to display on the Sharp aside from a momentary flash of the resolution indicator in the upper right-hand corner. I tried another laptop and received the same results. I then tried using the cable on my Sony CRT projection set and received the results in the attachment.

I made sure I was only outputting refresh rates at 60Hz and low resolutions but nothing helped. Is there something I'm missing? I'm thinking it is just a bad cable, then I stumbled upon this disclaimer on monoprice's site:

"This cable doesn't support a computer monitor video port, or Y , Cr, Cb Video. Your video source should provide a YpbPr Component Video Signal from the HD 15 video ports to use this cable. This cable can not convert the video signal from one type to another. Both devices must be compatible with the same signal. Do not assume that this cable will work just because you have a VGA port (ie. you can't use this cable to connect your PC to a device that only accepts component video, since PCs do not output component video).

This cable is for Satellite TV, HDTV, Component RGB Video, Y/ Pb /Pr Video and most LCD Projectors."

I'm not sure if that applies to this scenario. Shouldn't be a problem since the VGA out on my laptop is analog and so is the component side. Is there another type of VGA-to-component cable I should be using? I know this type of connection is used quite frequently in the HTPC community.

I may have to get my 90U replaced ... anyone know when a 42 or a 45 will be available?

Expected around the middle of October (though BB blue shirts are reporting the end of September). Patience grasshopper!

Why?

Why to which?

I may have to get it replaced because I had damage to mine during shipping. It didn't affect the glass (and hopefully not the electronics), but the bezel was pretty badly cracked.

I ask about a bigger size because I think 37 is just a tad small for the pixel density ... 42 would be perfect IMHO, but I think Sharp only makes 45, right? If a 42 is available when/if I need to replace, I'll seriously consider it.

Was just wondering why are you getting it replaced. I'm in the same boat, haven't bought the 90U... on the fence and wanna know what happens when the next gen comes out.

BTW, the new 42" supposed to be a 3rd party panel and not as great as their 46" and larger ones.

"Do not assume that this cable will work just because you have a VGA port (ie. you can't use this cable to connect your PC to a device that only accepts component video, since PCs do not output component video)"

This is EXACTLY the problem in your situation and is the reason your scenario is not working. It is not the fault of the cable.

Okay. I wonder how the folks with the HTPCs are getting away with this, then. I've read about VGA-to-component adapters being used with standard PC graphics cards. Could this work because it is a capability of their specific graphics card?

So am I to understand that I can connect a D-VHS VCR to the 37D90U's i.Link connector and control the deck through the TV's interface? Can scheduled recordings also be made??

This would be a great solution for me as long as the networks aren't imposing any DRM that would affect my recorder. I plan to use a Mitsubishi HS-D2000U. I understand it has no ATSC tuner or component out but I wouldn't need either of those in this setup.

jdryyz: I haven't tried a D-VHS but I have tried a software solution (virtual d-vhs) and I got the software to record the (very, very large) stream. I couldn't however get the TV to control the software, but that is likely a software limitation. If you have a real d-vhs deck, I'm sure it'd work fine. A couple notes:

o it will only stream the digital broadcasts out the i.link, so no analog or any other input source.
o it would be helpful if your d-vhs deck does real-time encoding (i have no experience), because in my few tests I was getting about 200MB per minute (!!).

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Been watching this TV for months, have seen in person and amazed by the picture. I just want something a little bigger. I have decided to go with a 42" alternative but I was just looking around just now and found it for ****.** online through a very reputable seller. Might have to change my mind...

I just bought a 37D90U yesterday for $1825 + ship...will be here Thursday . I'm sure it's from same place you're talking about.

Guys, prices other than MSRP are not allowed! That said nice deal dukemc, please come back when you get the TV and share with us some first-hand opinions and maybe even some pictures (if you have a digital camera and/or more than 5 posts). If these Sharps weren't so small at 37" I'd get one myself just for the solid picture others rave about.

helvetica: I don't have an analog 1080P source so I can't tell you, but if the specs of the connection support it, I'm sure the set does as well.

I believe Mike did confirm that 1080p signals over component are supported. I have yet to try it myself. I was hoping to have a chance to but my VGA-component cable didn't fly.

Hi All,

I'm looking for something to record some HD shows with on my 37D90U. I have recently been thinking of getting a Samsung DVD Recorder (DVD-R135).

My question is: Will this work with the i.link on the Sharp to record shows?
It says is has a DV Input (IEEE 1394) to record from camcorders but will that also record from the sharp?

If anyone know or has tried this, please let me know.

Thanks,

Milo