I have been lurking for awhile and now I have finally become a member. I have learned a lot from various members about my Sony KD-34XBR2 and appreciate the information.
I would like to know how we can get to the bottom of this failure to sync issue with the KD-34XBR2.
I have experienced this problem off and on for awhile now. Yes, I had the component inputs of my DVD player connected to Video 5. It is the FIRST component video input on the TV.
I purchased it from Good Guys and called in a technician. He claimed that the DVD player was not compatible with the input on the TV. After I complained that that was ridiculous because of standards, he complained about poor DVDs - scratches, etc. I don't have any scratches on my DVDs! The technician finally moved the inputs to video 6. After this change, the problem didn't occur while the technician was still at the house and I haven't watched any DVDs since he left.
I would like to point out that this same technician said that it wasn't possible to adjust the geometry on direct view TVs only on RPTVs. I have the service manual for the 34XBR2 so I know this is false. I tried to show the manual to him to prove that he was incorrect but he was on his way out and refused to wait for me to get the service manual. Obviously, I don't have much confidence in him.
The problem is not consistent. It does not happen if I set my Denon DVD-2800 to interlaced mode. I bought Star Wars Episode I recently and it was unwatchable. It kept flipping back and forth between FULL and Wide Zoom. I tried changing the Wide mode to Full but this didn't help. I put it away and changed my DVD player to interlaced. Of course, the problem did not occur. After I logged a service call, I changed my DVD player back to progressive mode and watched the entire SW-Episode I with no problems. I thought that I would have to cancel the call but the problem did occur when the tech came anyway. It usually occurs at the same places on the DVDs. These are usually major scene changes or fast action sequences. In one particular DVD, it is a pan from the top of a building to the bottom. When I first got the TV, this problem only occurred if the TV was cold. If I tried to watch a DVD right after turning on the TV, it could exhibit the problem. After about 30 minutes, the problem would disappear. However, now it occurs no matter how long the TV has been on.
If someone can explain what they changed on their setup to eliminate this distracting and ridiculous "feature", please do.
Walter