mathisen,
Try connecting it to the TV with a composite (yellow video) cable first. With that cable and selected input, you'll be able to navigate the menu, and go to your Video menu, and raise the resolution to 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. From there, your result with HDMI should be much better.
Does that help?
--HDTech
Hi
go my new BD-C6900 2 days ago.
But I'm having issues getting it to work via HDMI.
When i boot the player i get get a 420p image on my tv for a few seconds.
When connected with Composite Video it works like a charm. I've tried 5 different hdmi cables, with the same result.
This video shows what's going on when i boot the player with hdmi connected to my tv: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYWd-xAOOYQ
Any ideas what this can be?

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