16:9 recording help needed

Motorola STB's won't transmit a 16:9 WS signal via their Composite or S-Video outputs... the pic will be letterboxed. You'd need a DVDR with Component input and none made in several years for U.S. market. Last was Polaroid 2001G.


There are some converters, as mentioned in this post.

I thought that might be the case, thanks for the confirmation.

I can't believe I'm saying this again, but, wegotbetterdeals is still showing the Polaroid 2001G for sale at $80, even cheaper on eBay. That's less than the cost of the converters. I have one, and the component inputs work properly as a converter. The biggest concern is the store rating of wegotbetterdeals, 3.16 out of 10 (ninteen reviews on reseller ratings). Their eBay rating is much better, at 99.1% positive for 43337 transactions.


I am NOT endorcing wegotbetterdeals at all, merely letting you know about another option. There is a HUGE thread about this recorder on this forum.



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Originally Posted by wajo /forum/post/16898773


Motorola STB's won't transmit a 16:9 WS signal via their Composite or S-Video outputs... the pic will be letterboxed. You'd need a DVDR with Component input and none made in several years for U.S. market. Last was Polaroid 2001G.


There are some converters, as mentioned in this post.

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Or you can go to D* TV HD-DVR or receiver, and record, 16 x 9, via S-video to you heart's content.


Cheers



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Originally Posted by Church AV Guy /forum/post/16901611


I can't believe I'm saying this again, but, wegotbetterdeals is still showing the Polaroid 2001G for sale at $80, even cheaper on eBay.

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Got one of those and it worked great (after I got a new fan and a new remote). Still preferred my panny in the end though. Tried to sell the polo for $60 and got no takers. I eventually gave it to a family member who's still happily using it.