I've just got back from helping someone set up their new TV, (a JVC
LT-26C31LCD). It's 16x9, but when a 4x3 image is shown in its proper size &
aspect ratio, the TV inserts bright grey at the sides rather than the usual
black. I have heard from someone with the same TV but his is putting black
in there. Any ideas before we battle with the shop to get it 'fixed'?, (no
doubt the shop will just blow up the image to 16x9 and call it fixed!)

Cheers, Andy C

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I've just got back from helping someone set up their new TV, (a JVC
LT-26C31LCD). It's 16x9, but when a 4x3 image is shown in its proper size &
aspect ratio, the TV inserts bright grey at the sides rather than the usual
black. I have heard from someone with the same TV but his is putting black
in there. Any ideas before we battle with the shop to get it 'fixed'?, (no
doubt the shop will just blow up the image to 16x9 and call it fixed!)

Did you look through the user menus, and the user manual? This may
often be an option that can be configured. It may be buried under some
oddball or 'advanced' menu.

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I would reccommend getting in contact with jvc, or going to the store where it was purchased first. You could always go check the display unit in the store where it was purchased. I would check the store, or call jvc first, (before attempting service). I have seen tv's with either gray, or black. Some manufacturers offer gray instead of black. JVC is usually pretty good about giving you options. I would certainly reference the manual and the menu's on the tv.

Good Luck

Boznic.

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In article ,
says...
I've just got back from helping someone set up their new TV, (a JVC
LT-26C31LCD). It's 16x9, but when a 4x3 image is shown in its proper
size &
aspect ratio, the TV inserts bright grey at the sides rather than the
usual
black. I have heard from someone with the same TV but his is putting
black
in there. Any ideas before we battle with the shop to get it 'fixed'?,
(no
doubt the shop will just blow up the image to 16x9 and call it fixed!)

Did you look through the user menus, and the user manual? This may
often be an option that can be configured. It may be buried under some
oddball or 'advanced' menu.

Sadly I went through every menu, and checked every page of the manual.
Quite willing to believe I missed it as manufacturers tend to give things
very silly names in menus!

"boznic" wrote in message
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I would reccommend getting in contact with jvc, or going to the store
where it was purchased first. You could always go check the display
unit in the store where it was purchased. I would check the store, or
call jvc first, (before attempting service). I have seen tv's with
either gray, or black. Some manufacturers offer gray instead of black.
JVC is usually pretty good about giving you options. I would certainly
reference the manual and the menu's on the tv.

Good Luck

Boznic.

I've heard from someone with the same model and his displays black
'curtains'. I have emailed JVC, but no reply yet. Next stop will be to call
them. Oh, and I've checked every menu and every page of the manual without
any joy!

Thanks

Andy C

"Andy C" wrote in message
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| I've heard from someone with the same model and his displays black
| 'curtains'. I have emailed JVC, but no reply yet. Next stop will be to
call
| them. Oh, and I've checked every menu and every page of the manual without
| any joy!

Is it possibly the TV?

N

You may or may not know that there is a reason manufacturers like for
you to use gray bars to "fill in" mismatched video formats on LCD and Plasma
TVs - to prevent phoshor burn and image retention. You may be able to
defeat it, but a year later (sometimes much sooner) you'll be watching
something in 16x9 and see a "nice" 4x3 "shadow" down the middle of the
picture where it had been operated in that mode without the benefit of the
gray bars to "even out" the aging of the phosphor or Liquid Crystal display
panel. The only current set completely immune to burn-in that I know of are
the DLP front or rear-projection instruments. I use a digital settop box on
a 4x3 rear projection tv, and when watching a 16x9 on it, I allow the settop
box to produce the gray bars... I don't want to ruin the picture on my set.


"Andy C" wrote in message
...
I've just got back from helping someone set up their new TV, (a JVC
LT-26C31LCD). It's 16x9, but when a 4x3 image is shown in its proper size
&
aspect ratio, the TV inserts bright grey at the sides rather than the
usual
black. I have heard from someone with the same TV but his is putting black
in there. Any ideas before we battle with the shop to get it 'fixed'?, (no
doubt the shop will just blow up the image to 16x9 and call it fixed!)

Cheers, Andy C

I am on a JVC 26`` LCD tv right now . The side bars are a very dark
gray almost black .

Is it a widescreen model?

Some sets have a setting where you can view normal TV (4:3 ratio) at a
stretched to fit 16:9 ratio, or at the correct ratio and with bars on the
sides.

Look first for one.
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:45:01 GMT, "Phil Bowser"
wrote:

gray bars to "even out" the aging of the phosphor or Liquid Crystal display
panel. The only current set completely immune to burn-in that I know of are
the DLP front or rear-projection instruments.


I've never even heard of an LCD with burn in.
Andy Cuffe

"Andy Cuffe" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:45:01 GMT, "Phil Bowser"
wrote:

gray bars to "even out" the aging of the phosphor or Liquid Crystal
display
panel. The only current set completely immune to burn-in that I know of
are
the DLP front or rear-projection instruments.


I've never even heard of an LCD with burn in.
Andy Cuffe


I've heard of it happening with projectors, dark areas absorb more of the
light and overheat the panels. It's fairly rare though.

The instructions that came with my LCD set said it can burn in .

I was playing with a AKAI ( samsung ) plasma tv today .. it had gray
side bars .

A 36`` Sharp Aquos came in today i will try to report about it too after
i get it out & play with it

"Ken G." wrote in message
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The instructions that came with my LCD set said it can burn in .

I was playing with a AKAI ( samsung ) plasma tv today .. it had gray
side bars .

A 36`` Sharp Aquos came in today i will try to report about it too after
i get it out & play with it


It looks like JVC have introduced the grey bars in the later batches of this
model, maybe as a result of burn-in issues. I wouldn't mind if they were a
dark grey, but they are bright , I'd guess about 75% grey. How bright are
the AKAI's side bars?

Andy C

Some of the stations in LA make the pillars gray instead of black. Do
you have multiple stations to try?
GG

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Some of the stations in LA make the pillars gray instead of black. Do
you have multiple stations to try?
GG


It is definitely the TV inserting the grey 'curtains'. In the UK we largely
stopped curtaining 4x3 material shown on a 16x9 raster about two years ago.