Brand New Vizio 40 inch TV problem, HELP
I have Direct TV satellite and Spectrum ground cable. I replaced the bedroom 32 inch Samsung with a 40 inch Vizio, from Best Buy. It has 4 HDMI ports and ONE port for regular co-ax cable connector. I ...
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I was motivated by Bill.Satellite's explanation (for obvious reasons). Then, I was motivated by wnjj's instructions (made it look easy). SO, I went to work using this info.
I went to MENU, and learned that in MENU it gave me these choices:
Picture
Audio
Network
Timers
Channels
Closed Captions
Input Settings
Systems
User Manual
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I could NOT find the word "Tunners" anywhere. The thought of returning this Vizio, and calling it quits came to mind. And, I almost did it! Except that I had already taken the first Visio back (they gave me another one),....plus, I'm not known for being a quitter.
I started trying different things, even things that didn't make sense. FINALLY, somehow I ended up with something about channel scan. I don't remember what I did, but it started what looked like a scan (I saw that the rectilinear indicator started moving). When it was done, it started showing a program that I recognized to be from Direct TV. BUT, the picture was low definition, AND it was NOT full screen (it's 30 inches diagonally, instead of 40). I changed channels with the DT remote, and it worked, except NO improvement in picture quality and size.
But, it proved that this Vizio is capable of receiving Direct TV via co-ax. One interesting thing is that in the list of inputs, on the screen, it changed CABLE 1, to CABLE 3.
SO, I'm assuming that if I'm willing to pay for a larger DIRECT TV HD receiver for this Vizio, I can have a high quality picture from the satellite.
I'm an ole timer, and it just seems like the people at Best Buy should've told me all this. The bummer is that the wife and I are hunkered down and a quality TV picture has become more valuable.
Thanks for everything, and if I discover anything interesting I will post about it.
I went to MENU, and learned that in MENU it gave me these choices:
Picture
Audio
Network
Timers
Channels
Closed Captions
Input Settings
Systems
User Manual
*
I could NOT find the word "Tunners" anywhere. The thought of returning this Vizio, and calling it quits came to mind. And, I almost did it! Except that I had already taken the first Visio back (they gave me another one),....plus, I'm not known for being a quitter.
I started trying different things, even things that didn't make sense. FINALLY, somehow I ended up with something about channel scan. I don't remember what I did, but it started what looked like a scan (I saw that the rectilinear indicator started moving). When it was done, it started showing a program that I recognized to be from Direct TV. BUT, the picture was low definition, AND it was NOT full screen (it's 30 inches diagonally, instead of 40). I changed channels with the DT remote, and it worked, except NO improvement in picture quality and size.
But, it proved that this Vizio is capable of receiving Direct TV via co-ax. One interesting thing is that in the list of inputs, on the screen, it changed CABLE 1, to CABLE 3.
SO, I'm assuming that if I'm willing to pay for a larger DIRECT TV HD receiver for this Vizio, I can have a high quality picture from the satellite.
I'm an ole timer, and it just seems like the people at Best Buy should've told me all this. The bummer is that the wife and I are hunkered down and a quality TV picture has become more valuable.
Thanks for everything, and if I discover anything interesting I will post about it.
