[mythtv-users] HR21 DirecTV receiver as HD input to MythTV box through HDMI?

[Steve Heistand]

Peter Pavlovich <pavlovich at gmail.com>, said on Thu Sep 25, 2008 [11:25:35 PM]:
} >
} >
} > You'd rather spend $285 plus whatever DVI capture device that might exist
} > with linux support (no idea if that does exist - if so, it's going to be
} > expensive and if so will almost definitely not have mythtv support for it)
} > instead of $220 for a device with good enough linux/mythtv support that
} > everything is working quite well right now just to use HDMI instead of
} > component? Why?
} >
} >
} 
} Nope. I'm not saying that at all. I just want the best quality video
} possible ... true HD ... recorded on my MythTV box. If I read the specs
} correctly, the $220 device only accepts component input. I am still a
} relative newbie to all of this so I am not sure if component-based quality
} is the same (or could it possibly even be better?) than HDMI quality. If so,
} then I'd be quite happy going with the device mentioned earlier and save
} myself all the problems :)
} 
} Anyone able to chime in on the relative quality of the various output
} configurations? I'd love to hear from the experts!!!
} 
} Thanks again for the advice and insight!
} 

Im by no means an expert but they will have pry my HDPVR out of my cold dead hands. 
and it doesnt even support 5.1 sound yet. (unrelated to the topic at hand I know
but I like to plug the thing whenever I can)

but for HD quality I was under the impression that component video
was at the same level as hdmi.

though I will note that the HD signal I got from comcast even out the hdmi port
was terrible compared to the component Im using from my directv unit.
so ultimately "quality" is up to the service provider.

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