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LG LST-3510A OTA/QAM DIGITAL CABLE HDTV TUNER |
silverghost
Rank: Sony Enthusiant
Joined: Oct 28, 2003
Posts: 31
From: Huntingdon Valley Pa.
 |  Posted: 2004-03-27 01:57
Ijust bought a new toy an LG LST-3510A HDTV
tuner/DVD player combo
I wanted the LST-3100A but was unable to find one so I went for this unit with an added DVD
player "QUASI HDTV??"
Wow!!!! It works very well!!! QAM DIGITAL CABLE + SUPER OTA reception....( I know this is a SONY SITE, but Sony does not make an HDTV TUNER THAT WILL RECEIVE QAM DIGITAL CABLE!!! It will pull in a very weak DTV/HDTV signal without breaking up...
It will pick up stations OTA that my new SONY SAT-HD300 will not!!! You can view DVI or COMPONENT
at the same time as S-Video...It runs very cool + quiet and dropouts are very few, and only on very weak signals...I have yet to try the "QUASI HD"
DVD PLAYER....but so far I LOVE THIS UNIT!! It is a great "TOY"
I will be happy to answer any questions you may have about this HDTV tuner..... Few people know anything about it and to date I have seen no reviews on the WEB for this unit... The only fault that I can find with this tuner is the fact that it does not allow you to connect both cable AND antenna at the same time and switch between the two as you can with SAT-HD300...(SAT OTA CABLE) . This is because it only has one RF input!!! This results in you having to scan for channels every time you want to switch between OTA and CABLE + you need an
A/B RF switch!!! I guess the folks at LG/
Zenith want you to buy two of these tuners???
In spite of this I STILL LOVE THIS UNIT!! ASK YOUR QUESTIONS...
( NO I DON'T WORK FOR LG/ZENITH OR SELL THEIR PRODUCTS...JUST A FELLOW VIDEO/AUDIO NUT ).....SILVERHOST
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johnr0836
Rank: Sony Buff
Joined: Dec 31, 2001
Posts: 13
From: New Jersey
| Posted: 2004-03-28 11:55
I am thinking about buying one of these units but since I have a 34XBR2 I wouldn't be able to see the upconverted DVD. Do you think I would loose much? How do DVD look in 480P versus 1080i? Thanks.
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johnr0836
Rank: Sony Buff
Joined: Dec 31, 2001
Posts: 13
From: New Jersey
| Posted: 2004-04-05 12:03
I bought and returned a 3510A. Picture quality was excellant both OTA, cable and DVD.
I didn't like the fact that there is only one coax input which means adding an AB switch and rescanning to switch from OTA to cable. I really want a unit with firewire output to match my Sony TV. A curious "feature" is that the clock is set by reception of an OTA station that is transmitting PSIP, otherwise you cannot set the clock.
Comcast has yet to figure out that people will be using these units to receive HD off of cable. I could receive all of the local HD stations and FOX as well as INHD and I think ESPN-HD. Also I received some PPV content which would start and stop randomly.
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silverghost
Rank: Sony Enthusiant
Joined: Oct 28, 2003
Posts: 31
From: Huntingdon Valley Pa.
| Posted: 2004-04-05 16:39
PART II of TEST REPORT
I have now been using this LG LST3510A for about two weeks...
the Over The Air HDTV signal is super...A very low signal is all that is needed for a good stable picture with no breakups or picture dropouts...DVD player
portion gives great upscaled
Quasi 1080i 0r 720P upgrade that almost looks like HDTV....CLOSE TO HD !
Component video output cables
give a super picture + will switch to "NATIVE" station output or upscale to 1080i or 720p or480p
on all formats automatically....
QAM Digital Cable tuner will scan "STD,HRC,IRC"bands very well +FAST!!!
OTA scans rapidly also! BUT: You cannot use both OTA+QAM Digital at the same time without switching antenna/cable imputs and rescanning tuner..
As others here have stated this is a bit of a pain in the neck but, with an A/B antenna switch I can live with it!!!!!
WHAT OTHER TUNER WILL GIVE YOU QAM DIGITAL CABLE OTHER THAN LG
3100A +3510A+LSD3410A
with hard drive recorder???Samsung 351
was supposed to BUT they eliminated this feature at the last minute...(Presumedly because of pressure from cable industry COs???...FREE DIGITAL +HD CABLE!!!!
The BIG BIG problem that I and others find with this tuner is it's DVI output....IT HAS SERIOUS FLAWS....
HANDSHAKE PROBLEMS with many TVs....
This causes it to go into a 480i default
+ no picture on tv...Tuner locks you out !!!!
If you fiddle with DVI on box controls you MIGHT get it to work afterabout 10 trys!!!
You will never get it to work from remote on DVI!!!! After getting
HD 1080i on DVI don't
dare try to change channels or you will lose picture!!!!or
default to 480i!!!!
I understand LG
has a firmware fix if you send them your box but,the fix will eliminate DVD HI DEFF. component output....
New programing will only allow DVD on component to output
480i/p THEY ARE AFRAID YOU MIGHT COPY
DVDs in 1080i/720p
New program will only output HD ON DVI CABLE !!!
(SO YOU CAN'T MAKE A HI DEFF.CLONE!!!
QAM output tuner
may also be dis-abled
in future firmware upgrades + newer units!! LG LSS3200A already has had QAM eliminated!!!!
ALL These boxes are hard to find + there are long waiting lists
+ very few are comming from LG to dealers!!!
If you plan to use
component cable video outputs you won't have any of the above DVI problems...The tuner box + DVD will work great for you on component flawlessly!
I BELIEVE THAT
DVI WILL CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS IN FUTURE as
TV + SET TOP BOXES MUST BE ABLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER OR YOU
WILL GET NO PICTURE!!!
I SEE HOLLYWOOD's HAND HERE...COPY PROTECTION ISSUES....DISNEY DVDs
HAVE BIG TROUBLE PLAYING ON THIS DVD/TUNER BECAUSE OF
MULTI-LAYER ENCRYPTION
METHODS THEY USE!!!!
DVI may also be on it's way out???? Newer
DIGITAL CONNECTIONS ARE ALREADY IN THE WORKS that SHOULD BE
BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE
TO DVI...OR SO THEY SAY???
Thinking I had a bad box I went out and bought a second one
only 200 serial #s apart from two dealers
one local one mailorder!!!! THEY BOTH HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS...and were probably made an hour apart!!!???
I will return one and LIVE with the other,until something
better comes out!!!!
If you want the other
Email me at this site" on thread + I will contact you!!!
It is good for what it does....JUST NOT PERFECT...NO HDTV TUNER BOX to date is without some BUG or another....I PLAN to wait for another upgrade in firmware and use tuner flaws and all...The HD/DT picture is that good!!1If you plan NOT to use DVI it will work well for you too!!! I can live with this one....FOR NOW!!!!! SILVERGHOST
[ This message was edited by: silverghost on 2004-04-05 19:36 ]
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goosedad
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 1
From: USA
| Posted: 2004-05-11 16:47
hi, Silver Ghost:
I'd just bought a LST-3510A and I am using DVI cable to TV and coaxial cable to the A/V receiver for sound. I do not have problem getting pictures on the TV. I do not know what firmware version the unit has. Is there a way to tell? I never try the component cable so I do not know if the picture quality is better or worst.
I just put an antenna on the roof, with an amplifer, the signals are overall good (70%). The picture size (4:3) looks normal but the the screen size is small (on a Samsung 61" dlp). The o/p format was in 480p. If I changed the format (upscale) to 720p or 1080i, the screen size is bigger but still black bars on both sides.
While playing DVD, it defaults to 480p. Do you know if it is possible to upscale the format to 720p or 1080i? Somehow I could not do it.
The next thing is the QAM cable input. Our local cable (TimeWarner) cable o/p is scrambled. So QAM does no good. I try to surf the channels but not all scanned channels can be added in Surf.Also the remote control response is slow (sluggish). I can't switch to channel 2 by pressing 2. Number 4 and up has no problem. It is odd.
Overall, it is a good set top box considering the price and the DVD player with DVI o/p. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Goosedad
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slvrghost
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 16, 2004
Posts: 8
From: Houston, TX
 | Posted: 2004-05-16 18:05
Hey, I like the user name!! 
Do you still have one of those boxes that you want to dispose of? I may be interested. Email me, or post back here.
Thanks,
Dave
On 2004-04-05 16:39, silverghost wrote:
PART II of TEST REPORT
I will return one and LIVE with the other,until something
better comes out!!!!
If you want the other
Email me at this site" on thread + I will contact you!!!
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KD
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: Jun 22, 2004
Posts: 1
From: Portland, OR
 | Posted: 2004-06-22 17:05
Hello to all concerned, the following is an update on a recent purchase of a LG LST3510A. Purchased 5/30/04.
I have had this unit for about 30 days, and so far so good. My unit must be the later firmware version referenced in this forum by Silver Ghost, as I have not had any problems with the DVI output. It is apparent that they patched the firmware on the component output, because even though the front panel indicates that the unit is outputting 1080i, my plasma display indicates it is receiving 480p via the component connection. So the only way to get the up scaled DVD output is via the DVI connection. Not a problem for me, because that is the way I want to use it. If you read the manual carefully, it implies this, but dances around it diplomatically. I have not tried hooking up my digital cable to the system, so I do not know if QAM portion is disabled or not. I purchased this unit for two reasons, the DVD up scaling with DVI output, combined with HD receiver to go with my Hitachi HD plasma display with only a single DVI output. Picture is great, ease of use is good, the exception being that the remote sucks for DVD use. FF and chapter forward share the same button, making it way to easy to skip forward or back a chapter and then hard to get back to where you were. Setup was a snap. I live in the Portland Oregon area and live on a hill facing most of the xmitters for the area, at a distance of about 10 miles. Needless to say I get great reception. 
[ This message was edited by: KD on 2004-06-22 17:07 ]
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jyinger
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: Jul 10, 2004
Posts: 1
From: Brea, California
| Posted: 2004-07-10 14:07
I've had my LG 3510a about three months, and I love it.
But my remote has died. First, it lost the ability to change channels. Now, last night, it lost all functionality.
I still get the red LED lights that tell what mode I'm in, but nothing else.
New batteries, incidentally.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Jon
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Toli
Moderator
Premium Member
Rank: Sony Master
Joined: Oct 20, 2003
Posts: 8509
From: Winthrop Harbor, IL USA
 | Posted: 2004-07-10 22:52
jyinger- Welcome to Agoraquest. My first move would be to ask the place you got your LG 3510A from to replace the remote, IMHO a remote shouldn't die in the first three months.
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luisandres58
Rank: Sony Enthusiant
Joined: Oct 25, 2004
Posts: 28
From: new york
 |  Posted: 2004-10-25 22:09
I bought the lst 3510a about a week ago. When I play the dvd with a ripped dvd, the dvd jumps from scene to scene, as if I were fastforwarding. It also skips the beginningof the dvd starting with the menus. I don't get this with my old Sony dvp-s560d. What can I do? or do I have to hook up my sony again?  . Otherwise the receiver gets good reception out of cable.
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kerz
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: Dec 26, 2004
Posts: 1
From: Philadelphia
| Posted: 2004-12-26 10:04
as a comment to luisandres58
I just connected up the 3510a (Christmas gift) and had the same experience...........the DVD jumped from scene to scene and moved to the end of the disk within 30 seconds. Have you resolved your problem in some way, Luis, that you could pass on to me? I have a Sony All-in-One W500 computer with a 160G hard drive and a burner. Using Giga Pocket we burned movies off our cable feed onto the HD and then burned them onto DVD's. They played fine with our Sony DVD player but won't perform on the LG. Anyone have any insights? I also wonder what the Giga Pocket reults in.......420i, 1080i, when it is burning to the hard drive. What output will it generate................420p ????  
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Chadms
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: Dec 31, 2004
Posts: 1
From: TX
| Posted: 2004-12-31 17:21
For your 3510a you should do a google search for "lg5000.zip". Its a region crack for the LG 5000 series. but it works on the 3510a. Unzip the folder, burn it to a CD, put it in the player, and enter 0 on the screen from you remote, and it very well may solve your skipping issues. Best of Luck.
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jttar
Moderator
Premium Member
Rank: Sony Master
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
Posts: 8212
From: Chicago,IL, USA
 | Posted: 2004-12-31 21:36
HERE is a link to the LG5000 firmware flash. Use it at your own risk and follow Chadms instructions.
Joe
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luisandres58
Rank: Sony Enthusiant
Joined: Oct 25, 2004
Posts: 28
From: new york
| Posted: 2005-01-06 22:19
I returned the 3510a. I bought the sony 975v instead and for the HD I have Time Warner's HD cable box.
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jttar
Moderator
Premium Member
Rank: Sony Master
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
Posts: 8212
From: Chicago,IL, USA
| Posted: 2005-01-07 21:03
luisandres58,
Did the 975v eliminate the the dvd scene jumping and skipping that you were experiencing with your 3510a? I have heard nothing but good reviews on the 975v.
Joe
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