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Quote: Originally Posted by frasera hd is not an irrelevance, the consistently growing market for hd shows this, I didn't say that, I said for people sitting at 3 - 4 m from their (typically 37-42 inch) screens. Yes they are all buying HDTVs but after the early adopters market has saturated, which I think it is well on the way to being, they just want a bigger screen than they had before... and one that takes up less space. They are also...

You need to be specific about model. Just do a search with that model and "black cloud" on google.

Looks more like the video source/cable is the problem - the menu items are displaying fine. Have you tried it with other cables/video sources?

Quote: Originally Posted by Hankmarvin4 I dont think 'black cloud' is vague - thats what it is! Any ideas if this can be fixed at all? I imagine it can be fixed, it's merely a question of the price. Replacing the LCD panel (which it sounds most likely to require) is probably more then a new TV.

hd is not an irrelevance, the consistently growing market for hd shows this, there are plenty who are buying not because their old set is broken but because they want hd. crts were pretty reliable, they are definitely not going out at the rate at which hdtvs are selling. all worthwhile prime time tv in the us in now hd, and has been for many years now, even local news broadcasts are. the idea that people never use hd is ridiculous, perhaps...

An obvious thought is whether the SCART lead is properly plugged in? These can easily come out so its well worth going round the back and checking.

Probably connected by HDMI as those are Sky HD menus - check that cable aswell and maybe use a different socket (if available. It might be the sky box also.

Unplug everything from the mains, unplug and reconnect the HDMI cable and reconnect mains, wait for HD box to boot into life and see if there's any improvement. Do you get this problem on any other input (DVD, Blu Ray, XBox etc)