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    DEAL2DIE4 - Akai 27" (Samsung Clone) SuperFlat TV with Widescreen Squeeze Mode $379.00 !! (no rebates needed)

    Hey, something to consider. The Samsung comes with a 12 month parts and labor warranty. If you register on line, you get another 3 months. And it is in home ... these are HEAVY sets. You pay $100 more for the Samsung, but their customer service has been fantastic and the warranty is in home...
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    DEAL2DIE4 - Akai 27" (Samsung Clone) SuperFlat TV with Widescreen Squeeze Mode $379.00 !! (no rebates needed)

    yeah, poolshark. later last night i did the same, and found the same result. i left it at zero.
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    DEAL2DIE4 - Akai 27" (Samsung Clone) SuperFlat TV with Widescreen Squeeze Mode $379.00 !! (no rebates needed)

    poolshark: the service menu items vary from brand to brand. the svm setting is staring you in the face if you've been in the service menu. it is called "velocity modulation" and is in one of the video adjust menus. it is pre-set to 0. someone in another forum thinks that is on, and one is...
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    DEAL2DIE4 - Akai 27" (Samsung Clone) SuperFlat TV with Widescreen Squeeze Mode $379.00 !! (no rebates needed)

    These DVDs will not give info on service menu because the parameters vary from brand to brand and model to model. You should be able to calibrate your picture in the custom picture mode using the regular menu. I sincerely doubt you would need to adjust in the service menu. If you decide to...
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    DEAL2DIE4 - Akai 27" (Samsung Clone) SuperFlat TV with Widescreen Squeeze Mode $379.00 !! (no rebates needed)

    Also, you can't get PIP to work. I had a tech here to help with a slight geometry problem. He saw that PIP in the service menu and was as intrigued as we were. He thought it would be hysterical and cool to activate it for me. But apparently it can't be. ONe of the necessary parts is in all...
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    DEAL2DIE4 - Akai 27" (Samsung Clone) SuperFlat TV with Widescreen Squeeze Mode $379.00 !! (no rebates needed)

    Sound & Vision Home Theater Tune-Up costs $13 including delivery. Do a google.com search. I don't even own a DVD player and bought it...it's worth it to have it to calibrate when you need to. Don't expect perfect. You calibrate on DVD to perfection, then put on CNN and it will look a bit...