Question for DST-3000 users

Hello,


Yes you can hookup local and cable as you have described.

It is necessary to assign the inputs in the installation menu.


As long as your Toshiba set is not more than a couple of years old it should accept yhe 1080i and produce an inproved cable picture.

The first and second? generation of the 65" and 56" Toshiba 16/9 sets had component video but did not accept 1080i.


Hope this helps.


Larry

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According to my DST-3000 manual, yes. There are two inputs. Either can be used for OTA or cable TV reception (or one can also have a satellite input).

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Yes, sort of. Everything output through the component outputs of the DST-3000 are upconverted to 1080i. You can get 480i through the s-video and composite outputs. But, as other posts on this forum have pointed out, the (HD) component output and the (SD) s-video/composite outputs are not simultaneously active. You can toggle between them without too much trouble, except that you must toggle the DST and your TV's input (I have a macro programmed on my remote to do this). No, you won't see a noticeable improvement from your cable or analog channels. It will be about on par with what you TV does to upconvert (your TV upconversion might look a tad better).


You might also consder the Samsung SIR T150, since you only want OTA and cable. The Samsung is $100 or so less than the Toshiba, but does not have DirecTV capability. However, the SIR T150 does not tune analog channels -- you could leave your TV to do that.