[mythtv-users] HD-PVR component video

[jedi]

On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 01:05:25PM -0700, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Jun 4, 2008, at 12:49 PM, jedi wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 11:12:11AM -0700, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> >> On Jun 4, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Andrew Close wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Brad DerManouelian
> >>> <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
> >>>> On Jun 4, 2008, at 10:24 AM, John Drescher wrote:
> >>> <snip/>
> >>>>> I assume the one potential problem with this is if cable boxes
> >>>>> disable
> >>>>> the HD component out and use HDMI instead.
> >>>>
> >>>> Then you call and tell them your TV only has component inputs and
> >>>> demand a box that you can use with your TV. They have to comply.
> >>>
> >>> just like they have to comply with a working IEEE1394 port ;)
> >>
> >> This list is full of people who love to say something won't work  
> >> based
> >> solely on pessimism.
> >
> > ...in the worst case I will just use svideo.
> 
> That's what I use now without the HD-PVR.

    Given that it does hardware h264 encoding, it would be a handy
device to have even if it only had an svideo port on it.