PICTURE PROBLEM piture is pulling in right and left. leaves black line anywhere from .50" to .75". this just started when my cable supplier changed there format. i had cable tech over and he said signal from outside was good. what could cause this?

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DENNIS ROWE Nov 08, 2006

WHEN DOES SOMEONE GET BACK AND ANSWER ? WHEN DOES SOMEONE GET BACK AND ANSWER ?
DENNIS ROWE Nov 19, 2006

STILL LOOKING FOR SOLUTION TO PROBLEM STILL LOOKING FOR SOLUTION TO PROBLEM
DENNIS ROWE Nov 19, 2006

STILL LOOKING FOR SOLUTION TO PROBLEM STILL LOOKING FOR SOLUTION TO PROBLEM
DENNIS ROWE Nov 20, 2006

HAD A NEW FLAT SCREEN TV INSTALLED THAT DAY WITH IT'S OWN DIGITAL BOX AND NO PROBLEM WITH IT.BLACK LINES GO VERTICAL LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES.CABLE IS RCN IN EASTON ,PA. FORMAT CHANGE WAS NEW BAR ON EACH CHANNEL THAT TELLS YOU CHANNEL AND WHAT IS SHOWING.BAR IS BIGGER THAN PREVIOS ONE.

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Ok, I'll try. First, I don't trust cable techs. While I'm sure he's a competent person in his own right, When he says the signal from the outside was good, that tells me he measured the LEVEL not the QUALITY. What I need some more info on is your comment regarding "...cable supplier changed their format." What did they change it from [when things were working(?)] and what was it changed to? What city is this cable system in? Did the tech try another box or does the connection plug directly into the set? Have you tried another TV to see if you get the same result? Is the black line horizontal (Left to right) or vertical (Up and down)? This sounds like a sync problem that the TV is trying to lock in on but can't. Let me know what you find, thank you. RY

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