Why won't my HD cable box converter stay on the 1080i setting?

[oak_leef]

I have a Samsung, 46" 1080p TV and everything is hooked up to a Yamaha Receiver.  The problem is, when you turn the TV on (the cable box is always on) the cable box resets itself to 720p (nine out of ten times) no matter what channel it's on.  It even occurs if you stay within the HD channels offered by my cable provider (Charter Communications).  I can go in and reset it back to 1080i, but I'm getting frustrated with having to do this on a daily basis.  Any thoughts or suggestions as to why this may be happening?  it is out of my control? or is there something that I can do to keep it at the setting I want it at?

Thank you in advance


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[SharpGuy]

Sorry dont have an answer as to why, but I can say this.  If you are sitting more than 8 feet away from the TV, then you can't tell the difference between 720 and 1080.


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[travelam2003]

the reason it does that is probably because the program is being aired in 720p, 1080i and 1080p while becoming more commonplace still aren't main stream.  It is still in high definition and you probably won't be able to tell the difference no matter what setting it's on (unless that's 480p (standard definition)).  You should be able to go through the menu's and change it so that it doesn't automatically change, but it may effect the way you see certain programs.


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[mguardian_north]

This might be because the hdmi connection is 2 way (for copy protection purposes). When you turn the TV off, the chip in the cable box thinks something is wrong and resets itself to 720p. Maybe you should turn the converter off first before you turn off anything connected to it. Then when you turn the TV on, turn the cable box on lastly.


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