We just got a new TV, a Sony EX64 Bravia 46" HD LCD.
[ul][li]I’ve attached the cable/DVR box with an HDMI cable.[/li][li]I’ve attached the DVD player with an HDMI cable.[/li][li]I’ve attached the VCR with red/white/yellow RCA plugs.[/li][li]Auto Program has started.[/ul][/li]It didn’t find any channels. Guess it’s time to call Comcast.
Auto program on the TV? If so, that is just for OTA antenna.
You need to set TV input to HDMI used for Comcast box and tune channels with Comcast remote.
That wasn’t an option on the initial setup screens.
Look for an Input or Source button on your remote. It should switch between the different inputs.
TV remote, of course 
OK, I’ve been talking to Sony for the past 45 minutes or so. One detail they omitted is that you don’t need to run Auto Program if you’re using HDMI.
DVD player works, displaying picture and audio. We had a picture from cable, but no audio. Now we have ‘No signal’ and we’re back to square one.
Comcast said it’s a Sony issue. Sony tried to tell me it’s a Comcast issue. But cable was fine earlier.
I might have to use the cables instead of the HDMI cable. Or just get Direct TV and have them set it up.
Well, it looks like HDMI doesn’t work for the cable. I connected it using the component cords instead.
Anyway… Nice TV! 
If your current cable box doesn’t support HDMI, you might want to swap it out for one that does. It’s a neater connection (one cable instead of several) and the picture quality is better.
It does have an HDMI port, and is an HD box. I’d previously asked Comcast to send someone out, since I was obviously incapable. I’ll have them attempt the HDMI connection tomorrow.
HDMI is notorious for being fickle. One thing you could try is unplugging both TV and Cable box, connect HDMI, plug them in, power up TV and then cable box.
The HDMI ‘source’ (cable box) must detect a valid HDMI display for it all to work. Otherwise it suspects that something is trying to pirate/copy the picture and refuses to send data.
Also there might be an audio setting on the TV that needs to be set to HDMI for the cable box. Unlikely, but possible.
There was a total Comcast outage (TV, Internet, Phone) in the Portland/Vancouver area about the time you were setting up your TV. Might be just localized but potential to affect Seattle. Just sayin’.
+1 on hdmi being fickle. I’m an AV guy and hdmi is a horrible, horrible standard that the powers-that-be have foisted upon us. If the neatness of of the single hdmi cable (as opposed to the multi-cable component connection) isn’t an issue and your cable box doesn’t output 1080p (doubtful) then you’re not losing anything by leaving it connected the way it is-and you have the benefit of the much more reliable component video connection.
I’m going to have the guy come out anyway. First, they were remarkably unhelpful. Second, the box will ‘black out’ from time to time for several seconds. Maybe I’ll get a new box. Third, I pay an exorbitant fee for the service, and I want them to earn some of their money.
Comcast does not do 1080p. Direct TV is significantly cheaper, especially with the 1-year and 2-year promotional discounts. And they do do 1080p, and we can record more than two shows at once. I can keep Comcast for high-speed Internet access.
SO likes the new TV. Bigger, nicer picture, and she doesn’t need new glasses to read show information. The audio seems better than the 26" Philips non-HD it replaces.
If you use and like VOD, stick with Comcast. Get a better privpce by threatening nicely to go with DirectTV.
We use VOD to catch up on things sometimes. HBO, AMC, South Park…
Trying out some HD channels. Wow!. Football looks awesome. I found the Get Smart movie on TBSHD, and it looks great. I’m impressed.
Uh, my Comcast service does 1080p.
You mean the DirecTV guy lied? :eek:
I haven’t had time to fully explore the features of the new TV. The SO put Alien on last night, and it looked awesome. Except… It looked too awesome. The image was so clear and crisp, it looked like I was watching something shot on digital video. Fortunately, I found an option under the Picture menu called ‘Custom’, This gave a more cinematic (i.e., film) look.
When I was growing up, a 20" TV was pretty much what everyone had. Posh folks had a 24" TV. I only got my 26" flat screen in 2006. This 46" TV would have been unimaginable when I was a kid, and financially unobtainable only a few years ago. Amazing.
The cable guy is here. He says the HDMI port on my box is IN-OP. He says I’ll get the same quality with the component cords, but he’s out at his truck checking to see if he has another HDMI-capable box. (He says they’re like gold, since everyone wants them.)