KV32XBR400 newbie questions.

Hello all, Ive been on this forum for a few days now, and the wealth of information here is just awesome.

I currently own a Sony KV32XBR400 that I purchased new about 4 years ago and it is starting to show its age. I'd love to purchase a new set but what I want right now is a bit out of my grasp.

For one thing, is there any way to clean up the digital artifacts I get while watching DishNetwork broadcasts? Better cables maybe?

Second, when perfectly square onscreen menus are present, whether from a gamebox, the receiver, or whatever...the bottom edge of those menus bows/warps upward slightly. This has just happened in the last year or so. Also, the far right side of the monitor has some white tinting to it when a pitch black background is present. Most people dont notice, but I do.

Can I clean up these image anomalies through the service menus? In general, the picture has gotten a little fuzzy compared to new, and I'd like to know if its possible to do a "tune-up" on my set. I still love the incredible picture, but you know, we want it perfect.

Give these folks a call as I am sure they can help with CRT lens cleaning and repositioning and any other tune-ups your TV may need.
Hope this is helpful.
http://www.ercservice.com/Sony-repair/sony-tv-repair.html

If you're seeing digital artifacts, the problem lies in your STB, not the TV. What make & model Dish STB do you have? What type of cabling?

Many of your other issues can be cleared up by a good calibrator using your service menus... don't go playing in there without knowing what you're doing - you can break you TV by adjusting to a point where you get no image & can no longer see the menus to adjust them.

What make & model Dish STB do you have? What type of cabling?

I've got the 522 Dual Tuner DVR. I'll have to double check but I think I'm using my Acoustic Research Composite A/V cables right now.

I originally tried using the DishNet supplied S-Video cable which was worse than my A/V cables. The picture had evenly spaced dots rolling across the screen and looked rather awful.

Then I tried my premium S-Video cable that is on my DVD player which looks about the same as my good A/V cables. Good color and enough detail to show the pixelation and "chunky" digital effects. Maybe this is something I will have to live with on an HD monitor that is forced to display SD???

I compromised and put the A/V cables on the STB, and put my S-Vid back on the DVD player since I want that picture to be the best.

Are some DishNet receivers better than others? With the exception of the HDTV models...

...I currently own a Sony KV32XBR400 that I purchased new about 4 years ago and it is starting to show its age. I'd love to purchase a new set but what I want right now is a bit out of my grasp....the bottom edge of those menus bows/warps upward slightly. This has just happened in the last year or so. Also, the far right side of the monitor has some white tinting to it when a pitch black background is present. Most people dont notice, but I do. Can I clean up these image anomalies through the service menus? In general, the picture has gotten a little fuzzy compared to new, and I'd like to know if its possible to do a "tune-up" on my set. I still love the incredible picture, but you know, we want it perfect.try the info at this site http://myweb.accessus.net/~090/how2adj.html - I have a 34XBR800 and made convergence adjustments from the service menu using his instructions - there are adjustments for bow and other distortion - you will probably need a "Video Essentials" or Avia "Guide to Home Theatre" DVD for the test signals if you can't borrow a Video cross hatch generator. -BTW - I adjusted mine myself after a warrantee tech came out and made it worse -I'm sure you will read all the warnings - I don't think there is a "reset to default" in the menu - As I recall there are several hundred adjustments in the service menu (mislaid my notes)- suggest you write down the original settings for all before making any adjustments.LOL -This page probably has more specific info for your set --- http://myweb.accessus.net/~090/sonyadj.html

Thnx for the info! That site is awesome.

And oh yes, I will read as much as I can before I mess with those menus, I managed to get into "service mode" and I was able to scroll through the options, at least 100+ parameters there, and many more that I probably did not see!

Ok, got that wrong...

Using a DishNet supplied S-Vid cable for the STB.

Using a premium S-Vid cable for DVD.

Using AR composite cables for VCR.

Last night I swapped out the S-Vids and no improvement.

I reckon the HD monitor is just going to show the "crap" in the SD signal. Although, my old 301 sure seemed to give a much cleaner picture (better decoder?). I wish I still had it to try out... I think I can snag a 301 Refurb for 60 bux, that might be my fix. Come to think of it, I used composite cables on the 301 and it looked better than what I have now.

Also, i believe I have determined that I need some magnet work to correct my "warping" issues, any feedback on this? Possible for one to do this themselves?