Plasma Poor reception

[tsfcharterinternet]

I had the exact same problem with my panasonic when I first purchased it. Different model than yours. More than likely it is a set-up problem. My picture is now excellent. I am at work right now so I cant guide you through the fix, but keep picking away at it and youll get it. I'll try to check in again tomorrow to see if youve found the answer, otherwise, somehow we will need to talk it through.

[eliwhitney]

billymax -

IS there a HDMI cable from the "out" port of the HD cable box to the "IN" of the Panasonic ?

eli

[thetechgeek]

Isn't it likely that this is compression in the broadcast signal as opposed to something in the TV or cable box?

Absolutely. Major satellite providers as well as most cable providers must compress their signal with "lossy" compression techniques that allow them to supply their channels within the available bandwidth. These compression techniques work well for relatively motionless pictures, but when rapid motion, or otherwise relatively "still" scenes with very localized motion, will result in this pixellation artifact.

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