"People looking blurry" Is the input on your tv set to
component 1 or coaxial tv?
1. Does the cable box have an hdmi output? If so, preferably,
you would want to use that. It's the highest quality digital
connection you can make. 1 cable for video and audio versus the
4 or 5 you are probably using now. Alot of people here buy their hdmi
cables from monoprice.com for around $5.00 for 6 foot cable. Don't
let them talk you into a high dollar monster cable.
2. 16:9 people should look normal on hd channels.
4:3 people should look normal on sd channels.
Is there a zoom button on the cable remote?
With it being a plasma though you probably don't want to
have the bars up for extended periods - due to screen burn-in.
Make sure you read the manual for break-in period.
Let me first say that I know 0 to nothing about HD TV's, Plasma TV's, LCD TV's etc. so please excuse my ignorance and the length of this post. Our "old" TV (A sony rear projection tv) died over the weekend and we had to go buy a new one. We bought a Samsung 50" Plasma TV model #PN50A460S4D (we had Comcast come out and install an HD box for the new TV) We seem to be having several issues.
The picture (on some stations, HD channels included) is blurry - some stations blurrier than others and on sports channels (doesn't matter if it is HD) the players are very blurry (their heads especially). I noticed this morning while watching an HD news channel - the mouth of the person when they spoke was blurry.
When I asked the cable tech that came out to install the HD box - he said that was normal???? I thought Plasma, LCD, HD TV's were supposed to give you an incredibly crisp, sharp picture? I hate the thought of having to pack up this huge tv and take it back to the store. I thought maybe we just don't have it hooked up right or something??
I have a few questions if someone can help me and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
1. Does it matter if we use HDMI Cable or regular component cables (right now we used our old component cables) I asked at the store we purchased it at and the salesman told me everything would be included in the box (I specifically asked if we needed an HD cable) he told me no - everything would be included in the box - there were no cables in the box.
2. What is the best "picture size"? Our options are: (I think I have these right I am at work right now so can't check the tv) 16:9, 4:3, Zoom1, Zoom2 -- when I use 16:9 - everyone looks short and squatty; when I use 4:3 there are grey sidebars (gray on the left and right side of the tv screen) which I don't like at all and the zoom cuts off either the top or bottom of the picture.
We went back to the store and they said all that would be fixed once we got our HD box from the cable company -- however that didn't happen.
Once again I apologize for my ignorance and for the length of this post. I appreciate any help, answers and advice you can offer.

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