Toshiba 43 inch

[forklifter]

I just purchased a Toshiba 43 HD not the thearte wide but the 4:3 model it was a showroom model and I got a good buy on it. Right now I have the contrast at 70% is that to high what are anyones recommendations Also I have thought about putting a video card in my computer with a TV out on in is anyone doing this and if so how does it work and what are the dangers of burn in. I have Dish network also and I think I will wait for the 921 to come out before jumping on the HD bandwagon

[Timco]

As for the contrast setting, try to keep the contrast down around 60 for the first couple of weeks. This will help any "burn-in" issues. As long as you don't keep the channel locked on a station with a logo and you keep your contrast down, burn-in shouldn't be a problem.

[Unthinkable]

I have the same TV as you do forklifter. Mine is maybe a year older then yours, but fwiw this is what I have my settings at for Dish Network:

Contrast: 50
Brightness: 45
Color: 50
Tint: +3
Sharpness: 15

Flesh Tone: Off
DNR: Off
Color Temp: Medium

As far as sending your pc signal to your tv set, I had problems getting that to work when I tried it once with an S-Video cable and an Nvidia Geforce 3 card (pretty sure it was the Geforce 3 card and not an older Voodoo 3 card at the time). I fooled around with different screen resolutions and what not for one afternoon before I gave up on it. Pretty sure I tinkered around with the refresh rates as well thinking that could have been a problem. You might have better luck then I did with it. Games from the X-Box and GameCube look great on this set as does DVD through component. The new Enter The Matrix videogame for X-Box is listed as being 1080i HD as well.

[forklifter]

Thanks for the settings Unthinkable I have set mine very close to them and the pictures is much better Now all I need is a progressive scan dvd I have the regular one Is progressive much better

[Unthinkable]

Progressive scan dvd looks really nice on this set. I moved my older dvd player to the bedroom after picking up a quality progressive scan dvd player. Nowadays, the price difference between the two (progressive vs. non-progressive scan players) isn't even an issue like it was when it first came out. Get a decent set of component cables and you will notice that text looks sharper in dvds - end titles and the like should appear crisper to the eye and you should see less flicker then before. GameCube and X-Box games programmed for 480P progressive also look really nice on it.

[DarrellP]

Get the AVIA or Sound & Vision Home Theatre Tuneup disks and setup your TV with one of these DVDs. They walk you through setting up the proper settings.