Sony PIP crooked
It seems that the PIP on my 32XBR15 is crooked on the
upper-right hand corner and maybe on the other corners too. Does
anyone know how to fix this problem. I'm not sure if it was crooked
all along, but my set just came back today because there was
something wrong with 2 IC (still don't know what they are for).
Anyway, Sony was nice enough to pay for the parts even though all
warranties ran out.
1: I'm looking for a new VHS VCR for personal use. I'd like good video
2: and sound, cable tuning, picture-in-picture, and those handy
3: "remember this channel" and "return to last saved channel" buttons on
4: the remote. Features like switching between several video/audio
5: sources would be great, too. I'm ready to spend $500 or more. Any
6: recommendations? I went to the local place, they said only TVs have
7: PIP these days. No VCRs, and of course they don't sell cable
8: converters.
9:
10: There's a gimzo in the Damark catalog. It's a cable converter box
11: that offers PIP as well as switching between three A/V inputs, only
12: $170. But I call, and it's not in stock. At first, salesdroid says
13: it's backordered until third week of November, do you still want to
14: order it. Yes. Whoops, now the computer says third week of
15: December, do you still want to order it. Uh huh.
16:
17: So I called a few cable converter companies. They've never heard of
18: "Roctec", the maker listed in the Damark catalog. They've heard
19: rumors of upcoming PIP cable boxes, but they've never seen one. So I
20: figure this Damark item is not yet in production, and they're just
21: taking orders. It sounds interesting enough to order one, still.
22:
23: I'm constantly disappointed with the configurations of consumer video
24: equipment… you can't buy a cable converter to save your life these
25: days, they want to sell you a VCR instead. And they don't offer PIP
26: except in the TV. And they don't switch between inputs. And they
27: don't have feature X on the VCR remote, but it's present on the TV
28: remote.
29:
30: You'd think they could jam a zillion features into one high-priced
31: VCR, and sell it to the gadgetheads by the truckload. I want it all,
32: and I want it in a little black box, and I want a remote for it,
33: too. Am I starting to sound like Denis Leary yet?
34:
35: /post
Subject: VCR, PIP Advice