your just realizing a dirty little secret about hdtv. non-hd signals on a hd set can vary from decent to down right awful depending on the source especially if you have a larger screen. despite whatever display features your hdtv has, a regular broadcast only has so much signal. any picture manipulation often enhances the lack of quality of the signal. imagine those who drop several thousand on a plasma and having to watch regular tv on them.
I did watch NBC news on HD what a perfect picture. The problem i have is when i watch some other channels lets say CNN and wolf blitzers face blurs slightly real quickly and its worse in the wide screen zoom mode and full mode. Question is ,when you take the analog signal 4.3 and stretch it can you get that especially if the TV is trying to compensate the signal??? Does not happen with HDTV. I do have the cable man coming to check the outside lines etc. Since i heard when its a small picture you do not see any issues but with a bigger picture you'll see more problems that actually are existing in the 4.3. Does anyone out there have any ideas?? is it the TV or the Cable signal?? Did call Sony no help so far, will give the cable man a go first. Does anyone have the same TV with the same problem?? KDF-55XS955

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