I just got HDTV via comcast today for my HLM507W. They hooked the HD box (magnavox 5100) to component 2 (dvd player is on Component 1 because that one it for 480i/480p). The label on the component 2 input on the 507 reads "480/720/1080"..here is the problem...I only can tune the HDTV stations, the other stations give me a blue screen that says "component 2 (then next line) Mode not supported" in red, sometimes it is yellow.
Finally the cable guy just ran a coaxial out of the hd box and into the coaxial antenna. I have to change from component 2 to antenna if I want to watch regular tv, and then back to component 2 if I want to watch HDTV. Is this how all HDTVs work? I have a Samsung technician coming out Friday as my picture has been terrible reds and greens are not right and when I use any digital cable box the signal looks "digitized" Shadows have square pixels you can see in them, and closeups look fine, but if they pan back or if it is a shot of the person taken from 10-15 foot away they look blury and their features are not good. I think my set needs some serious tweaking but other than playing with the "custom" settings under the picture menu, I don't know what to do...most of the terms you use are foreign to me. I am definitely a newbie.
I noticed the salesman switching the tv from component to antenna when I kept asking to see an analog picture then an HD picture then a dvd picture and I went back and forth a couple of times and I asked him why he was switching the settings everytime he went to HD and he said that particular set was just set up screwy and I wouldn't have that problem - I think he lied. I think the component inputs can only process a 480/720/1080 signal and anything below 480 you get a "mode not supported" message. I couldn't get Samsung to admit this I got an "I don't know call service" from their tech support and the service guy said he'd have to make some phone calls. Anyone getting normal tv through the component hookup?
Is there an easy way for me to tweak it?
I plan on showing the Samsung Service guy this thread when he comes Friday and hopefully I will get someone who has a clue what you are talking about.
