DVR Chatter

Congrats on the new purchases.

If you have Digital Simulcast in your area, your QAM tuner will get you the DS of all of your local SD channels, selected "basic cable" channels, and HD on your local channels.  You'll not be able to pick up ESPN-HD, INHD, Discovery HD, TNT-HD, etc on that tuner.  Only channels broadcast "in the clear"  At least that's the way it is here.

As a bonus, though, you'll be able to see some of what your neighbors are watching on demand.  It's kind of weird.  Some of mine are pervs.  I just can't figure out who.

Instead of the adapter, I would recommend updating your 6412 to a series III or a 3412 or 3416.  Those all have HDMI outputs that allow you to do without the adapter.  Also, with the adapter, you lose the digital audio portion of the HDMI signal.  You will need to get audio to your TV as well (assuming you are using your TV speakers and not a receiver.  Forget the adapter since changing your cable box is the easiest and most cost efficient (free) method.  Not sure about the adapter you asked about, but if you decide that is the method you want to go, here is a good suggestion:  http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/produ … QHDMI-MDVI

I'm a little anxious about changing out my old 6412 for a newer one when I see all the bugs being reported.  My DVR has been chugging along happily for over 2yrs now without any major problems (a few 1989 recordings which I don't even pay attention to and the remote control lag occaisonally).

BTW: I keep it on all the time.  :-)

That $25 adaptor looks the same as the $5 one at Monoprice.  I realize I'll have to make provisions for the sound separately if I go the route of keeping my current 6412.  I'll probably keep the optical audio out on the 6412 connected to my receiver as it is currently and run composite audio to the new TV until I work up the guts and catch up enough on a backlog of recordings to swap for a new DVR (and cross my fingers that they actually bring me a NEW one).  Comcast requires a service call to swap a box where I am.  They won't let you bring them in.

Kinda my feelings Wareagle.  It's been very reliable except for the occaisonal quirk which a soft-reset will fix.  I just ignore the three 1989 recordings that are sitting there not taking up any space.

I guess that'll be what I do.  As long as I go with a digital video input things should be fine (DVI is just as digital as HDMI minus the audio portion).  I didn't buy the TV for it's sound; in fact I didn't even listen to it in the store. 

I'm going to order the Monoprice DVI-HDMI adaptor.  After doing some research on DVI in Wikibooks it looks like it will work just fine.

Can anyone recommend a good upconverting DVD now?  I have a 5-disk Sony and a 6.1 Sony receiver so I'm leaning towards sticking with Sony for the simplicity right now.  I am not going to pick sides in the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD war until there is a clear winner (my grampa has racks and racks of old Betamax tapes).  Right now though my gut says Blu-Ray is going to win.

JG

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