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Hm, ok. beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 20/12/2010 09:22:46 PM
First, I'll say double check you're on the HD channel. Some cable companies have both SD and HD version of the channel. For instance, until recently, my cable provider had channel 5 as regular FOX and 705 as FOX HD.


Next possibility is a wiring issue. With the old TVs, you could just plug a coaxial cable (that little plug with the small needle on the end) into your TV or cable box and that'd be it. With HD though, you need either:

* component cables (which are colored red, blue, and green, with a red and a white audio cable), or

*an HDMI cable, which is a simply black wire that looks like a plain USB computer wire that you'd plug into the side of a laptop.


So, double check the back of your cable box, and make sure you have one of those two things, and not the old cable that SD TVs used. When I did tech support, one of the leading causes of this problem was that the cable box was wired up using the old type of cable (which can't carry the high resolution of HD).


If this is the issue, you'll have to hit the input/source button on your remote once you've plugged in the correct wires. Set the input to HDMI if you used an HDMI cable, or "component" if you used the red-blue-green wires.



If none of THAT works, then call up your cable company; it's likely a configuration issue with either the TV or the cable box.
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HD. What's the deal? - 20/12/2010 06:27:40 PM 1283 Views
I used to work at a cable company. A few things: - 20/12/2010 06:53:15 PM 776 Views
Re: I used to work at a cable company. A few things: - 20/12/2010 07:42:11 PM 879 Views
Hm, ok. - 20/12/2010 09:22:46 PM 847 Views
Re: Hm, ok. - 20/12/2010 10:45:39 PM 811 Views
Then yeah, I'd say give the cable company a quick call. - 21/12/2010 05:15:53 PM 706 Views
Re: Filling the entire screen - 20/12/2010 09:59:35 PM 777 Views
If the picture isn't filling the screen, then it's not HD - 21/12/2010 04:06:27 AM 834 Views
You're correct. A little bit of clarification, though. - 21/12/2010 06:26:57 PM 837 Views
Definitely true. I oversimplified a bit, sorry *NM* - 22/12/2010 01:24:51 AM 373 Views
Time for a new eye glasses exam *NM* - 20/12/2010 08:01:29 PM 387 Views
Re: Time for a new eye glasses exam - 20/12/2010 08:22:21 PM 770 Views
Well damn... - 20/12/2010 09:33:58 PM 685 Views
If you have to ask.... - 20/12/2010 09:36:01 PM 753 Views
Re: If you have to ask.... - 20/12/2010 10:48:00 PM 614 Views
Disagreeing just to disagree. - 20/12/2010 11:01:32 PM 681 Views
To me, it sounds like the shows you are watching dont need HD. - 20/12/2010 11:08:33 PM 653 Views
I can see the wrinkles and nose hairs much more clearly. I am not necessarily keen on HD. TMI. *NM* - 21/12/2010 12:43:59 AM 357 Views
Re: I can see the wrinkles and nose hairs much more clearly. I am not necessarily keen on HD. TMI. - 21/12/2010 11:10:29 AM 621 Views
You can't see them on your regular TV? - 23/12/2010 12:25:26 AM 612 Views
Actually I would. - 23/12/2010 12:29:55 AM 667 Views
The deal is... you've gone crazy! - 21/12/2010 04:45:33 AM 1048 Views
The only Blu-Ray I've seen is those in the stores comparing that to DVD. - 21/12/2010 04:48:04 AM 766 Views
No one seems to have asked you this yet. - 21/12/2010 05:56:55 PM 862 Views
Re: No one seems to have asked you this yet. - 21/12/2010 06:57:42 PM 660 Views
Well then I give up. - 21/12/2010 07:16:05 PM 725 Views
Since everyone else seems to think you're weird or offbase... - 21/12/2010 11:35:42 PM 734 Views
Glad to hear it. - 21/12/2010 11:41:35 PM 642 Views
Thirded. - 22/12/2010 05:13:08 AM 681 Views
weird - 22/12/2010 04:17:24 PM 661 Views
No. - 22/12/2010 05:19:40 PM 626 Views
I'm with you, dude. - 22/12/2010 07:12:24 AM 614 Views
Have you let your horse at the special mushroom patch again? - 22/12/2010 02:40:21 PM 740 Views
Re: Have you let your horse at the special mushroom patch again? - 22/12/2010 03:23:52 PM 724 Views
Well. . .sort of. - 22/12/2010 04:26:47 PM 732 Views
Damn! - 22/12/2010 03:16:39 PM 635 Views
well for me - 28/12/2010 10:44:02 AM 644 Views
So... My conclusions from this discussion. - 28/12/2010 03:03:13 PM 698 Views
I've seen people with the exact same problem as you before - 30/12/2010 12:25:00 AM 625 Views
So I'm an idiot for not believing in the all mighty power of the HDTV? - 30/12/2010 12:31:44 AM 723 Views
No... - 30/12/2010 02:05:18 PM 661 Views
Every one is entitled to their opinion. Enjoy yours. *NM* - 30/12/2010 02:12:06 PM 362 Views
And chickens lay eggs... - 03/01/2011 08:44:42 AM 644 Views

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