Sorry guys, I'm so used to getting notified when there is a response in a forum that I keep waiting for that.
First, I talked to Denon today and they tried to help me getting it to work and they gave up so we/they're assuming
it's the Denon.
I also posted in the AVS forum and they said that the Denons apparently are finicky as hell.
They recommended a few other receivers. I think my next step would be to send it back for a refund
unless you guys want to keep trouble shooting it for the sake of curiosity 'cause quite frankly, the last
thing I need is more finicky hardware. I already call my house the Twilight Zone 'cause $hit happens
here that doesn't happen anywhere else.
To answer a few questions. I have no idea about the cable ready question and all I know is that I have a 612.
Dish was no help as the dude had no clue what he was doing although the Denon guy was a little better, he wasn't
very knowledgeable.
The Cable, IRC and all that stuff is stuff I saw in the 612's menu on the same page where you set up the 1080i, 16x9 and all that.
Yes, I do know how to change the inputs on the tv and I DO have it on the right input so that's not the problem.
The TV is a Sharp LC-52LE820UN and I also uploaded the Denon manual which is available
here.
Alright, I'm off to see if I can change my notification settings.
By the way,
here's the thread on the AVSforum...
My requirements for an AV receiver seem pretty straight forward to me but apparently they're not
Thanks