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Hi:


First post ... hope someone can help! [Moderator - please feel free to move this to another thread if appropriate]


Tomorrow I should be taking delivery of a 60XBR950 RPTV. Two hours after that, my cable company should be coming to install cable HD. However, I have a rather "unique" situation: the cable company is bringing TWO HD cable boxes for the same TV (specifically, TWO Motorola DCT6208s).


One box WILL be connected to the Sony via DVD-D. But I need advice pertaining to connection of the SECOND HD cable box.


For the second DCT6208, which connection would provide better PQ ... component or Firewire / i.Link?


FYI I have confirmed with my cable co. that DVI and Firewire ARE enabled for both boxes. However, I don't know if a cable box Firewire connection provides a clear digital signal to the TV, where component converts to analog and then back to digital.


And BTW, yes I DO need two cable boxes connected to the same TV!


Thanks, I'd appreciate any advice and opinions!

 

[mjones73]

Well first, it's DVI, not DVD, two, try the firewire first, see if it works, if not, component it is.

 

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Originally posted by mjones73 Well first, it's DVI, not DVD, two, try the firewire first, see if it works, if not, component it is.

Matt:


Thanks SO MUCH for the reply.


My primary concern was PQ ... and I've searched other posts which have, effectively, bemoaned the quality of component vs. DVI.


However, I wasn't able to successfully search for a comparison of component vs. Firewire from a set top box.


And BTW ... sorry for the the DVI typo!

 

[mjones73]

I don't think firewire is heavily used, only a small number of TV's have it has an input choice. It wouldn't hurt to give it a try to see how it looks if you have the option.