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Originally Posted by old_tv_nut
How crappy is your U-Verse source?
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Depending on the box they provide, it can look so bad it's nearly unwatchable.
Back about 10 years ago, I got a call to check an RCA with a poor picture. I arrived and the picture was hard to describe. It was an RCA CTC177 which, although low end, were very good performers in general. I did a quick grey scale (it was off) and focus adjustment, but the picture was lifeless with a smear to it. They had no DVD player but had an old VHS in the closet that still worked. I hooked up the VHS with a pre-recorded Western and the VHS blew the U-Verse box away.
I noticed the same on satellite boxes, the Samsung base model being the worst by far.
After that, whenever I did any home service on RPTVs, I had the customer call and complain about poor resolution. They usually got a better box after calling.
John