What causes this sort of HDTV picture distortion?

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Sukhoi

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Here is what our new Sony 30" widescreen looks like:

Pic 1
Pic 2

Especially on Pic 1 see how blurry anything that has a color gradient looks. Skin looks terrible, and the backround of Dr. Phil is bad. The TV really looks worse than those pics show. Static pictures seem to be fine (like logos in the corner, static news pictures, etc.). Any movement or color gradient causes the mess.

This occurs on standard cable on composite (RCA), standard cable on component, HDTV cable on component (the HDTV looks great on our regular TV), and DVD on component. I think that rules out the input sources as being the problem. I've checked every setting I can find on the TV and nothing affects it. Any ideas? It's an hour and a half back to the Sony outlet store we bought it at.
 
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RaynorWolfcastle

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Have you calibrated the TV since you bought it, it could be a convergence issue?

More importantly, why are you watching Dr. Phil? On behalf of men everywhere, I rescind your man card at once :p
 
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kyparrish

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I have that same TV. Mine was great out of the box. Did you buy a refurbished unit from the Sony store?
 
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Sukhoi

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I had that on because my parents watch it. ;) I hate the show.

How do I calibrate the TV? I've heard of doing it, but the directions don't mention a thing about that and I couldn't find any sort of advanced menus with that level of detail.

Yes its a refurbished unit. My parents got it for $680 so they weren't going to pass that up.
 
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mwtgg

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Just a question, I have a similar model, and is the picture curved as it appears to be?
 
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kyparrish

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when you leave the picture in normal mode, and don't stretch it, does it look better?

(I'm of course talking about stretching SD content)
 
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Sukhoi

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klah, TV is on the floor because we have to modify our entertainment center to hold it.

mwtgg, no it's totally flat.

kyparrish, the stretch mode doesn't affect the issue.

gsaldivar, I'm not seeing where that first TiVo link deals with Sony TVs. Also I'm not using a HDMI cable yet.
 
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Wag

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Bad upconversion by your local HDTV broadcaster- Dr Phil is 4:3 anyways, not 16:9.
 
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Sukhoi

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Hmm, I've changed every setting available in the user menu and nothing affects the problem. Gotta love Sony!
 
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imported_xaguynamedguyx

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are those widescreen channels? if theyre not most widescreen tv's have 2 settings - widescreen and regular so it puts in like black borders on the left and right and it looks normal if the channel is not widescreen
 
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Sukhoi

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Yes that's a widescreen channel. The channel in the pic is being displayed as received with no zooming.
 
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UpgradeFailure

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Well here in chicago, Dr. Phil is not widescreen in HD, so maybe your local place is funkin' with it.

Watch an ABC prime time show in HD (even if it's crap, like 8 simple rules or something) and you'll be blown away. if it looks like crap, there's a problem.
 
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Sukhoi

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Guys, read the thread. ;) The problem happens to EVERY input of any kind. The fact that the local station might be blowing Dr. Phil up to send it out on a HD feed means nothing.
 
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CHfan4ever

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Try to set your signal in 480i.I notice crap picture when in 480p or over when watching regular tv.
 
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Muadib

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Originally posted by: Sukhoi
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Are you sure about that? I can't find anything on that model.


ifesfor has a point. Do you have the problem in all HD resolutions? What about 480i?
 
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