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Hello Richard -

One of our fellow readers took strong issue last time,
" insisting that I state sources for such nonsense,etc."

I just enjoy the topics/problems listed !!!

Thanks for your comments!
eliwhitney

One of our fellow readers took strong issue last time,
" insisting that I state sources for such nonsense,etc."

Hmm... I got a good feeling who that was... he's gone...

For some reason, the inital reply did not show when I logged on...

A thousand appologies, too --- don't know where that wrong name came from .... I meant Richard , of course.

Does the "HDMI" usage, in fact, eliminate converting back / forth from analog to digital during exchange between Cable Boxes & HDTV's???

eliwhitney

No.

Your mileage is going to vary because that all depends on design and technology used.

As I recall...
Plasma, LCD flat or projection and LCoS require a final analog stage to drive the panel. CRT is 100% analog front to back. DLP is true 100% digital, front to back.

A properly designed display should not show any differences of merit due to input type. I repeat, differences of merit that would have an end user consider spending more money for the perceived difference.

Then there are the sources. Was more attention applied to the HDMI output than the analog? Are there any internal conversions taking place such as the Samsung Blu-ray player (which took the 1080P24 bitstream, converted it to 1080I60 and then converted it back to 1080P60 for the HDMI)?

AT LAST !!!

I appreciate you explaining / giving examples for better understanding when / why one wiring method might be preferred over the other.

eliwhitney-4:30pm

Still not sure how to check the boxes output. So, is the best thing to get the DVR from Charter with the HDMI conection? Thanks!

I don't know what kind of STB you have but an example of what we are talking about is...

Motorola: DCT6200 1394, DCT6208 1394+DVR
viewtopic.php?t=4515

...and I am referring to the settings, not the DVR part...

Thanks Richard! I'll let you know how I make out.