Hi john2303,
I'm clad you like the 9509. Give it a bit more time and it will settle down as well and appear to get better. As for the sound, I'm still trying to find the best settings for this but to be honest I don't think much of the sound from this TV. I've heard a lot better (32PW9528).
By the way, have you noticed any of the faults that were mentioned in the other post you started? You will also need to check that you have 2 working RGB scarts. You may find Ext3 has problems as two of us have had the 9509 with problems on Ext3. Just look for a totaly blue picture on Ext3 when set to RBG.
Bazza
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