Andy Cuffe wrote:
On 14 Dec 2004 16:47:35 -0800, "ChrisCoaster"
wrote:

..

It's normal for TVs to leave the factory with way less than perfect
adjustment. Home theater fanatics often pay professionals to
properly
set up the set's service adjustments. It makes a big difference,
even
on expensive TVs.
Scary! When they focus sets in the assembly area, do they really
follow what I read on FAQ? Let set run for at least 15min, Then turn
up bright and contrast to max. Turn down sharpness, then adjust focus
until scan lines thinnest and well defined.

I doubt it! They probably just focus it with the user menus set to
whatever is default, then foam it up, tape it up, and ship it out.



My second question concerns the above Toshiba model 24AF43. For the
6
months I owned the set and after I adjusted the focus, I noticed an
almost "misty" quality to the image on this set, particularly when
watching broadcasts. Sort of like the dream sequences you seen in a
feature picture. Again, NOT blurry - just like a slight mist or fog
-
especially around anything as light as a human face or lighter -
headlights, scenes w/room lighting, sunlight entering windows, or
lines
framing quotes on the news.


This could be caused by the digital comb filter. They sometimes
cause
digital artifacts.

Are you sure you didn't go too far with the focus? If the focus is
misadjusted to one side of optimum it just looks blurry, but on the
other side there can be a sort of fog surrounding the scan lines.
You
may even have to defocus the scan lines slightly to avoid this fog.

Actually I did mention that this "fog" was present since I have owned
the set. The only difference I noticed after the focus is that I no
longer see just an image of the car - it feels like I'm seeing the
actual car and can touch it through the screen! DAMN this thing is
crisp. : )

It's always possible to defeat SVM, but it often requires unplugging
an internal connector, or cutting a circuit board trace. All you
have
to do is interrupt the signal to the SVM yoke on the CRT neck. It's
easy to identify once you know what to look for, but difficult to
describe without that particular set in front of me.
Andy Cuffe


Thanks Andy. You heard him folks - I'm issuing an All-points bulletin
for anyone owning the 20" or 24" pure flat toshiba sets from 2003 or
later. 20AF44, 24AF43(mine) or 24AF44: I would like to hear from
anyone who has been inside those model#s and disabled their SV. Or at
minimum, what lingo to look for on the SVM components inside recent
direct-view Toshibas.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

-CC