Well, I don't exactly know how, but somehow you guys managed to get me off the fence and in front of a 60" GWII. I'm still tweaking, but most (like non-TiVo) things look great. I've had the set for a few days, now, and I have a few questions.
1) I know that the various picture modes keep their settings (picture, color, hue), but can I tie a picture mode to an input source? For instance, I use Pro for DVDs and Mild for TiVo. If I switch from my TiVo input to my DVD input, do I have to manually switch the picture mode to Pro, or can I tell the TV that I always want to use Pro when I'm using the DVD input?
2) How do I know what type of picture I'm watching? Is there some sort of indication of whether I'm watching 480i or 480p? That's just an example, of course -- it's not too hard to see the difference. But what if I was receiving a 720p signal instead of a 1080i. How would I know?
3) Has anyone gotten TiVo to look good? I have my TiVo set to 'best' quality, but a lot of the recorded shows don't look too great. I'm using cable as the input and the image is often very grainy and/or 'pixellated'. I have tried setting the TV set to Mild mode, DRC set to minimum reality and maximum clarity, and the sharpness turned way down, but then it ends up looking very soft and very odd. Has anyone gotten good results with TiVo on this set?
Thanks for any help, and I'm sorry if these questions have already been answered in other threads.
Ed Kashuba
1) I know that the various picture modes keep their settings (picture, color, hue), but can I tie a picture mode to an input source? For instance, I use Pro for DVDs and Mild for TiVo. If I switch from my TiVo input to my DVD input, do I have to manually switch the picture mode to Pro, or can I tell the TV that I always want to use Pro when I'm using the DVD input?
2) How do I know what type of picture I'm watching? Is there some sort of indication of whether I'm watching 480i or 480p? That's just an example, of course -- it's not too hard to see the difference. But what if I was receiving a 720p signal instead of a 1080i. How would I know?
3) Has anyone gotten TiVo to look good? I have my TiVo set to 'best' quality, but a lot of the recorded shows don't look too great. I'm using cable as the input and the image is often very grainy and/or 'pixellated'. I have tried setting the TV set to Mild mode, DRC set to minimum reality and maximum clarity, and the sharpness turned way down, but then it ends up looking very soft and very odd. Has anyone gotten good results with TiVo on this set?
Thanks for any help, and I'm sorry if these questions have already been answered in other threads.
Ed Kashuba