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Originally posted by jlsavs
Hi , this question is for Rich ... but others can chip in ...
Rich, I think you have a Rogers HD stb ... and a Panny ...
1) How do you connect up to the Rogers box ? via DVI ?
2) Are there multiple connectors & I/O on the Rogers box ?
3) If so , which connection works best for SD and HD respectively?
I apologize if this has been covered , its just that I'm in a bit of a hurry cause I'm about to order a pdp and the Rogers HD hookup (-;
Thanks a ton,
jlsavs in Ottawa. |
My plasma is an older model with only one component input, one S-Video input and the digital connection is pretty much useless to me. Given this, and given some other quirky demands of my set-up I doubt it would be much use to you to go into detail.
I have two digital HD cable boxes on hand, one being my regular HD box (Scientific Atlanta). THis box outputs simultaneously through both it's S-Video and it's component outputs. That's great because I like to view non-HD NTSC channels via the S-Video output. That is because signals sent through the component output are put through an xtra digital conversion that I find softens the picture, for regular NTSC cable. Since the cable box is also hooked up via it's component cables too, when I want to watch Hi-Def I just switch over to my component input.
While my input options on my plasma are very limited (oh what I'd do for the current standard of two component inputs!) I'm helped out by the fact my AV receiver acts a video switcher, and it upconverts S-Video to component as well. (I also use a high-bandwidth video switcher...it's all quirky and complicated for reasons very few people need to duplicate).
The other box is one I've been trying out for a month. It's a digital Hi-Def recorder/cable receiver box. You know: "Pause live TV" kind of stuff. Unfortunately it does not output simultaneously from it's S-Video output. That means I have to watch everything via it's component output, which means all my analog channels go through an extra conversion. As well, my display locks on this box's component signal (which it sees as 1080i no matter what the program material), so I can't use the stretch/zoom modes of my TV.
A lot of people get along fine with these digital recording cable boxes but I'm not totally happy.
I'd go into more detail about my set-up, but I don't see how it would help you.
