[mior1599]

I have a new, not refurbed, Viore 42" LCD hdtv with 1080i and 120Hz refresh. I cannot get the picture crisp and the skin tones look like there are blotches on faces. I have HD channels form my cable provider. The cable box does not have an hdmi cable plug hole. The Blu-Ray DVD player has one. The TV is not hooked up through the blu-ray. How can I get the focus better?

[FadedMaster]

How is your cable box connected? The next best solution would be to use component cables (red, green, blue). Also, as long as your TV has HDMI inputs, I would use HDMI with your Blu-ray player.

As far as picture settings, you will have to play with it yourself in the menu of the TV. There are some Blu-ray discs you can pick up that help do a basic calibration of your settings, but if you want 100% perfect color, then you are going to have to purchase an ISF calibration. Last I checked, Best Buy had the calibration on sale for $200.