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Got the Toshiba HD-XA2 from Amazon today. I downloaded what I assume to be all the updated firmware via ethernet (the machine displayed 36 downloads in progress), and am running thru HDMI into a Samsung DLP HL-S5087W. I spent quite some time calibrating with the HD and SD versions of Digital...

Which few manufacturers currently offer all three? Or are they all set to hit later this year?

Steered my parents to buy a Samsung DLP HL-S5087W. Having now spent some time with the unit, I find I have no problem with the lamp-based DLP technology. The Rainbow Effect is there, but I'm used to it and it's not an issue. I like the TV just fine otherwise. That is, if it weren't for the...

I *guess* this is the place to post this. I'm not pleased with the quantity - or especially the quality - of Time Warner's HD broadcasts. Too much compression, 'downrezzing', whatever. Just not up to snuff. It seems DirecTV and Dish Network are the dominant players in this game, with Dish...

To clarify: I'm talking about players (like my Samsung DVD-HD960) that have menu options for things like brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness, noise reduction, and edge enhancement(!). My question: what in the hell are these settings affecting, exactly? How do they work, at what stage...

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Using a Samsung DVD-HD960 Player to up-convert standard-def DVDs to display at 1080p on a Samsung DLP HL-S5087W. Not that happy with the result. Lotsa macro-blocking. I've got the player's resolution set to 1080p, and the TV doing whatever it's automatically set to do to the incoming HDMI...

I'm concerned with the image quality on HD content delivered to the Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD DVR, displayed with a Samsung DLP HL-S5087W, HDMI connection. I'm seeing an awful lot of compression, which to some extent I expect on oudated or indifferently-encoded transfers of older...