Tech. help w/my Vizio Plasma

I PURCHASED THE SAME MODEL LAST YEAR AND HAVE ENJOYED A WONDERFUL FOOTBALL SEASON WITH IT.IF YOUR GETTING THIS IMAGE ''NOISE'' ONLY FROM YOUR BROADCAST TV SOURCE, THEN IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT THE PROBLEM LIES THERE. MY UNIT HAS WORK WELL FROM THE START WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SLIGHTLY MODERATE FAN NOISE. DO A FORUM SEARCH, YOU WILL FIND MORE THEN A FEW COMPLAINTS WITH TW(TIME WARNER) CABLE. SINCE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED AT COSTCO AND CAN BE RETURNED VIRTUALLY ANYTIME, I WOULD CHECK THE CABLE FIRST ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE HAD SIGNAL STRENGHT PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. MOST CABLE COMPANIES WILL COME OUT AND CHECK THE CONDITIONS OF EXTERIOR LINES AND CONNECTIONS, FREE OF CHARGE. BAD LINES OR CONNECTORS CAN ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO MAKE A WEAK SIGNAL WORST.

Sounds like cable, or cable box issues. Do you have a DVD player connected? If so does the same thing happen when watching a movie? (I doubt it). I don't know the Vizio plasma'a, but from what you describe cable signal is the likely cause.

Many people gets this from time to time on cable and OTA broadcast. John

Thanks for all your imput. I have TW coming tomorrow to check it out.

Just a little note to follow-up on my tiling problem with my new plasma. T-W came out the next day & checked my signal strength. They have done this before when I went from basic to digital cable & had to put a signal booster on my line. Their meters indicated more of the same problem. I was told by a couple of different sources that the HD sets draw more signal than my old set. I also live in an extremely fast growing area (SW Fla.) & all the additions placed on the signal everyday with the growth also draw the signal down. So he tweeked the booster in my house & changed the booster coming into the house & it did the trick. No more tiling, the sound is better & my road runner works even better than before! Some say it's just a bunch of garbage as far as needing periodic boosts but whatever the reason is it definitely worked!! So if anyone else is experiencing problems like I have try the cable company. I know a lot of you hate T-W but I have had them for many years & have always had great service with them. So thanks again for your input!