Dave,

I am thinking maybe you need to have TW check your signal level; it sounds
like it might be low. Do you have a splitter on the cable prior to the
2000HD. If so is it a 1GHz model? Splitters reduce the signal level (by
half) and thus can make it marginal (or worse). TW here checked mine and
boosted it up yesterday (replaced RG-6 to the house with RG-11). The signal
level was a bit too low (HBO was fine but PBS had problems) even after a
1GHz splitter was used. Time will tell on the fix. Good luck.

Also, can you turn off unneeded input modes to reduce scrolling?

Bruce

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Evan,
I just got the 2000HD box yesterday from Time Warner. I have the Panasonic
CT-32hx41. I was less then overwhelmed. First off, I think the non-HD
digital box (new style explorer 2000), that was replaced, produced a better
picture than does the 2000HD. Be aware that channel surfing or accessing the
channel guide is very, very slow with this box. I sometimes have to wait 3-4
seconds before the channels change. I will have to call customer support on
this but have not had a chance. Also be aware that you only get 2 HD
channels: HBO and ShowTime and you will have to switch to the proper
component video mode when you want to watch these channels.You could leave
the set in the component video mode to watch the other channels, but you pay
a price. Picture quality of non-HD channels in component mode are not nearly
as good as using composite video input, plus they are displayed in a reduced
screen area. My 32" set becomes a 25" set in this mode! It is also a big
PITA to switch between component and composite video because I have to
scroll through 7 video modes (4 composite video, 2 component video and 1
RF ) using the POS remote that came with the set. I am also disappointed in
how small the actual viewing area is on a 4:3 32" set when displaying a 16:9
picture. Just wish I had the room for a true 16:9 set. I have also
discovered that HD does not mean that you always get a perfect picture. HBO
in particular is plagued with drop outs, artifacts and many times the 16:9
viewing area collapses slightly for a fraction of a second (altough this may
be a problem with my set).

Well I hope this helped,
Dave

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The output of the 2000HD is 1080i via 3-wire RGB component (or five-wire
RGBHV). I doubt your Sony could sync to it given its not a HD ready set
(the component output is only visible using a HD input). FWIW, The boxes
are in extremely short supply (waiting lists are the norm) and they come out
and install it. The rest of the box is essentially the same as the standard
2000. If you have a standard 2000, you can go to scientific atlantic's web
site, register, and go into the Explorer Club and see the supplemental
brochure for the HD box.

Regarding calibrating your set, I have no idea. I would try a different
S-Video cable just on the off chance that is part of the equation. Could be
your tv has a flakey S-Video jack (or flakey cable box). Here my S-Video is
sometimes better than my coax (never tried the composite) but sometimes the
opposite (comb filter maybe ?).

Bruce

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i forgot to mention...the reason i ask is that my tv has
component video inputs and i know that the 2000HD
has component video outs...i just didnt know if the
component outs on the 2000HD would be in the correct
format for my non-HD tv

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