[mythtv-users] OT: Rogers cable, digital terminal HD output from Component video

Tom Lichti redpepperracing at gmail.com
Thu Sep 17 19:00:07 UTC 2009


On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Michelle Dupuis <support at ocg.ca> wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Tom Lichti
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:28 PM
> To: Myth TV Users List
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Rogers cable, digital terminal HD output
> from Component video
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Norm Dressler <mlists at dressler.ca> wrote:
>> Michelle Dupuis wrote:
>>
>> Is that unit available from Rogers?  (Or did you buy it separately)
>> ________________________________
>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Norm Dressler
>> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:22 PM
>> To: Myth TV Users List
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Rogers cable, digital terminal HD
>> output from Component video
>>
>> Michelle Dupuis wrote:
>>
>> For you Canadian Rogers customers, would you know if the HD digital
>> terminal/decoder box offers 720p or 1080i from the component video
> outputs?
>> I know there is an HDMI connector which probably does the above, but
>> I've also heard (from a Bell store) that Rogers' analog outputs are
>> downgraded to 480i.
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> _______________________________________________
>> mythtv-users mailing list
>> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>>
>>
>> The SA4250 I have offers 1080i output on the component output.  I have
>> used both 720p and 1080i output on the component output to my HD-PVR
>> and both work fine.
>>
>> Norm
>>
>> ________________________________
>> _______________________________________________
>> mythtv-users mailing list
>> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>>
>>
>> That unit is sort of available - they had given me a Pace box
>> originally before when I wanted to try firewire so I brought it back
>> 'broken' and was able to obtain the sa4250.  These are all rented.
>
> I think she was referring to the HD-PVR, which is not from Rogers.
>
> Tom

> I just want to ensure that when I hookup the sa8300HD (or whatever they're
> renting now) to myth, that my component video input will record
> HD...otherwise back to Svideo
>

If you have a Hauppauge HD-PVR, then yes you can record HD into
MythTV, otherwise, no, it would have to be S-Video.

Tom


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list