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Avia guide to home theater vs. Digital video essentials?

Dec 22, 2004 4:31AM PST

Does anybody have a recommendation between these 2 calibration DVDs? I read in reviews that a) both of these are difficult to navigate through and b) outdated - atleast the Avia one is, i.e., most calibration procedures are not applicable to LCD, DLP or plasma TVS? I have a Sony KDF 42WE655 (LCD rear projection) and the color seems a bit "artificial". Otherwise the picture quality is quite good.

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Sony KDF-42WE655 Calibration
Jan 17, 2005 9:43PM PST

zeep... just purchased same set. Am also in market for calibration program.. please advise when you decide which is more suitable. Also, am using TimeWarner cable... still having signal strength problem.. have second visit scheduled. Digital channels are noticeably substandard.. even worse than old television. Are your digital stations "clear and sharp" ? Thanks....

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sony kdf-42we655
Jan 18, 2005 4:55AM PST

I have the same problem..I use Comcast with the cable card and the hd is great but everything elase is terrible. I notice the sound is also very loud and there are not enough steps to lower it to a quiet level

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Update to TimeWarner Problem
Jan 18, 2005 10:27PM PST

TW came a day early and swapped boxes... the third one actually improved everything significantly. I was unaware of which channels were digital versus analog... now the quality of the digital is much better, however the analog channels remain very poor. I had a hum in my sound system... the technician fixed that by programming the cable remote to have control over the sound level... I was using both the TV remote and cable remote and had the tv remote set too high. If you are using the card, this would not help you... sorry.