Just out of curiosity, what is the quality of recording HD stations over = 480i s-video? BTW, I think many/most STB's may not output simultaneously over both HD=20 and s-video. The Accurian may have an advantage over many there. - Tom Albert Manfredi wrote: > Some other tidbits. >=20 > The HDMI to DVI cable did not want to work. I'm > not sure what the problem is, but I think it is that > the Accurian only supports "480i, 720p, or 1080i," > as they say on the HDMI mode select switch. > Whatever that means, it probably doesn't include > my LCD panel's 1024 X 768 non-square pixel, > progressive. So don't bother buying the ridiculously > expensive cable unless you have a good idea that > it's going to work. >=20 > So I'm using component analog for the LCD > monitor and S-video for the signal from the > Accurian to the DVD recorder (which won't > record true HD anyway.) >=20 > The Accurian only has a basic on/off timer, not > a proper channel select timer. So I can record > as many DTT programs as I want -- but only > from one channel at a time. Works really well > though, with that limitation. >=20 > Also, DTT stations, with the exception of ABC > 2 Balt and Fox 45 Balt, have the annoying > habit of not allowing you to zoom in on either > letterboxed or letterboxed + pillarboxed > shows. Those two stations, instead, permit > zooming in their -2 stream, which is otherwise > (as far as I can tell) a simulcast of the -1 > stream. >=20 > I have to say, HDTV is where I was wanting > TV to be since I first saw TV. Finally an image > that isn't inherently grainy, raster-y, and/or > hopelssly marred by an obvious shadow mask. >=20 > Bert >=20 > _________________________________________________________________ > Don=92t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search!=20 > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ >=20 > =20 > =20 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: >=20 > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at = FreeLists.org=20 >=20 > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word = unsubscribe in the subject line. >=20 >=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.