[mythtv-users] Thanks!

[Kevin Kuphal]

Phill Edwards wrote:
>> It is now happily recording the shows I want, and I can even play HDTV
>> back after transcoding....  Analog works fine without transcoding.
>>     
>
> Just a question for the group. Does it make sense to record in HDTV
> and then transcode? Why record in the best quality and then downgrade
> the quality to something else? Wouldn't it make more sense to record
> in a lower format in the 1st place, such as SDTV (assuming, of course,
> that SDTV is available)?
>
>   
If you've ever seen a HDTV transcoded to MPEG-4 compared to an SDTV 
recording, you'd know.  The quality of the source material results in a 
much higher quality end result, plus, normally it is widescreen which 
can also make a difference for people who enjoy 16:9 screens

Kevin