Originally Posted by Kevin (Post 1763189)

There might be a "zoom" button on one of your remotes. It sounds like you have your view set to some sort of a zoom, which as DS said, lets you fill up the whole screen when watching low-def broadcasts.

If there's no zoom button, the zoom function is buried somewhere in your menu. What model cable box do you have? If you can a .pdf of the user's manual (should be available on the manufacturer's website), you should be able to figure out where the zoom feature is and how to turn it off.

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam (Post 1763203)

We have an HDTV but not HD service, because Comcast sucks so badly that we refuse to pay more for HD if we can't get cable to work (and yes, on our old TV it didn't work well either).

Ours also cuts in and out as it pleases. It's so fun to be in a dramatic part of a TV show and have the screen just go black. :)

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam (Post 1763209)

No one else will do our building but Comcast. :(

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid (Post 1763200)

He sounds like he has the type of box that is a generic box that doesn't allow for anythign BUT broadcasting cable and no way to control the settings...


Ree-xi - it's a common issue that boxes resets happen believe it or not as all channels and all shows aren't broadcasting in 720p or 1080i/p as quiet as kept, DTV at the max right now can ONLY broadcast at 1080i
Mostly it resets based on the channell your TV is on. I would recommend that you call your cable provider and see if they have an updated firmware or an updated box they can replace for you.

more info fir newbies at HD can go here

http://hometheater.about.com/od/tele...80ivs1080p.htm


Do you all also have HD service and an HDTV?