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I would try what badval said first. Some of this new technology has me baffeled since I don't play around with it. I was in BJ's last night and wandered to the HDTV LCD section and all the 16:9 HDTV's had an elongated picture which I personally don't like, it looks like they streched the picture to fit the TV - not natural looking IMO. My TV in the family room is about 10 YO and the buttons in the front are going along with the remote and I would like to replace it with a HDTV but if the picture is distorted, I don't think so!As far as a booster, the ones that are supposed to work great are the plug into the wall type. I think there are some out there that rely on electronic component principles to boost the signal. You want to get one that will electrically boost the signal ... I think they say about 10 DB or so.
Thanks guys, my cable actually splits first through this booster that the cable company installed. I am pretty far from the line (and the last connection on this loop or whatever it is called). I have difficulty with some stations on another TV. I guess the problem is that my sister just bought a wide screen LCD Tv and her picture is so much better for live TV. I will mess with the settings and see what happens. I am also going to check the cable again.Badval, about the connections, would it be a better choice to switch to the DVI cable? I guess I don't understand why they give you a choice and there doesn't seem to be any documentation for why.No matter, I love this screen for working and surfing AND watching DVD's. It's weird, we have a 32 inch TV in our sunroom but it appears to be lost as the room is relatively large... (24X24 with a vaulted ceiling). Watching this screen in my much smaller computer/sewing room (about 15X13)has a much more comfortable feel and that was what I was trying to achieve using my computer as another TV... :-/I'll keep you all posted.