topic What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV in Electronics

What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

Jordan2 — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 22:57:08 GMT

I had TWC at my house today because I was having trouble with my DVR cable box. He replaced it and set it up for me. He put the setting for the picture at stretch and not normal. I have a 50" HD TV. My understanding is stretch can distort the picture. Should I keep at the stretch setting or change it to normal?

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

tedEbear — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 23:44:33 GMT

@Jordan2-----Does your remote have a button that says ====HD ZOOM or ASPECT? Ours has the HDZoom and 3 settings NORMAL ZOOM and STRETCH. Just hit the button until it shows what setting you want. Once you get the hang of it you will find it fun to change the setting. Hope this helps------tedEbear

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

Twoaces — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 23:45:56 GMT

This should be an easy fix using your hand held control. Look at the keypad. Underneath 9 is a button labeled Aspect. Press it to change the screen configuration, from Stretch to Zoom to Normal. (As long as your control is the same as mine, this will work for you). Good luck!

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

chickenbutt — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 23:48:09 GMT

If you have HD cable service, and are watching HD channels, the full screen (it's called 'Full' on mine) will be appropriate and nothing will be stretched.

If you have SD service, then it will probably look best in the 'panel' setting or whatever the one that is cinched in (not widescreen).

The 'panel' setting will also apply if you are watching some of the SD channels that show just old shows that were done in SD.

Also, you should be able to tell which setting looks best by just scrolling through them.

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

Jordan2 — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:16:31 GMT

Okay, I can tell you what settings I have selected. Aspect Ratio at 16x9, Output Resolution at 1080I, and Picture Size at stretch, but there is an option of zoom and normal. I think the default setting on the box is normal. My other cable boxes are set at normal and am wondering if I should change it, or maybe the cable guy knows better than I do.

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

Annabellethecat66 — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:53:46 GMT

I have several TV's but control them by the Cable buttons. I push the HD ZOOM button on the Cable remote. It goes through different modes but I stop at the one that says HD Normal.

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

January121 — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 01:58:58 GMT

@Twoaces wrote:
This should be an easy fix using your hand held control. Look at the keypad. Underneath 9 is a button labeled Aspect. Press it to change the screen configuration, from Stretch to Zoom to Normal. (As long as your control is the same as mine, this will work for you). Good luck!

THANKS .... I have TWC & this worked for me .... I never knew what that button was for!!!!!! 😘

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

Jordan2 — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 02:07:54 GMT

Thanks everyone for their advice. I decided to just set the picture to normal. I've been watching that way on my other tvs and it's been fine.

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

tedEbear — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 02:08:23 GMT

@Jordan2----Set it to normal.---------tedEbe4bear

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

Twoaces — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:24:40 GMT

You are so welcome! Yay! So happy I gave helpful info!

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

ibeirish — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 03:51:47 GMT

I am very interested in this topic. My husband is always complaining that when the football game is on , the screen is so BIG that he can't see the scores on the top of the screen. Can anyone help me out on this. Thanks.

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

glb613 — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:10:38 GMT

It's probably set for zoom. Get into your TV's settings using the remote. One choice is picture and that is where you change the size of the picture. Do a Google search for your brand if you need more detailed instructions.

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

ibeirish — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 02:16:10 GMT

Thank you,Glb613. I appreciate you getting back to be so soon. I will let you know how it worked.

Also, I noticed that you & I registered 2 days apart & look at the difference in the number of posts (lol)

Re: What Should I Set My Cable Box On For The Picture On My TV

glb613 — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:05:53 GMT

@ibeirish wrote:
Thank you,Glb613. I appreciate you getting back to be so soon. I will let you know how it worked.

Also, I noticed that you & I registered 2 days apart & look at the difference in the number of posts (lol)

The information is wrong on both counts. I've been a member for a very long time and my posts should be around 4 thousand.