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I’ve finally gotten around to replacing my oldest DirecTV receiver with a H21 and upgrading my dish for HDTV. I’ve reread some of the discussions about leveraging the receiver’s anamorphic output to maximize the quality of the S-Video signal. Unfortunately, I don’t think I fully get it yet. I’m hoping someone can help me tweak my setup...<BR>
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Current relevant MythTV environment: (2) IVTV cards, 1080p 16:9 LCD, DirecTV D11, DirecTV H21<BR>
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H21 Setup:<BR>
- Within the H21, I have an option to specify either 4:3 or 16:9 and the format (stretch, pillar, crop). IIRC, I read 4:3 and stretch were the recommended pair.<BR>
- The H21 has a “native” mode which auto-adjusts the resolution. I’m assuming this should just be disabled.<BR>
- I’m allowed to tell the device what resolutions my TV supports (e.g. 480i/p, 720p, 1080i). If my TV supports them all, any reason to not have them all selected? Since S-Video is limited to 480, I’m assuming it doesn’t matter.<BR>
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Myth Setup:<BR>
- Under the Recording Profiles settings (Default, Live, etc.), I’m able to set aspect ratio and resolution for the ivtv cards. I’m assuming this should be 16:9, but I’m not sure on the resolution. It’s currently at the default (640x480). I’m guessing I can create two different sets of profiles, one for 16:9 content and the other for 4:3. This would require me to pick the right one when I set a program to record, correct?<BR>
- IIRC, under the general TV settings, I can set the aspect ratio override. If I’ve setup the recording profiles appropriately, this isn’t necessary, right?<BR>
- It seems the Myth settings will affect both ivtv cards and their respective DirecTV content the same. Specifically, is there something I should be doing different for the D11 connected ivtv card?<BR>
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I’m also curious if anyone has attempted to apply the HD-PVR patch to –fixes. If it works reasonably well, I’ll just buy one of them and actually watch in HD. If I need to be running trunk, I think I’ll continue to wait.<BR>
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Thanks!<BR>
Joe<BR>
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