We have a Phillips 42" HDTV plasma TV, with the following hookups: HDTV cable box connects to TV using DVI-D + audio HDTV cable box also splits to a Sony combo DVD/VCR the VCR portion connects to the TV using the CVBS cables (AV1) the DVD connects using Monster RGB cables (AV3)
The problem - when we watch a HD channel, the picture comes up in a small, off center box. We can zoom in, and cut off the right side of the picture. The auto-align feature is always greyed-out, regardless of the signal. If we watch through the VCR, the picture is fine, though it's a lower quality signal. Why isn't the TV recognizing the HD mode?
vurbano
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The Aspect Ratio in your TV must be set to 'FULL' when watching HD presentation. Your cable box must also be configured to output signal to a 16:9 display. If the HD channel is presenting a 4:3 digital material, you can't zoom it without losing vital information since the black/gray bars are part of the presentation. With viewing via the VCR, you are viewing the low resolution output (480i) which is downcoverted to SDTV.