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rdhw · 19-12-2006, 15:15

TV drive PVR installed this morning in Cambridge - everything working except for "On demand". It is unclear yet whether this is a temporary local problem, or a more serious issue.

On high-def over HDMI, the internally-generated menu text and graphics look quite poor at 1080i, but good at 720p. No difference in broadcast programme quality can be seen, however, between 1080i and 720p output selections on normal programme material - it's a pity no-one broadcasts test patterns any more.

It's unfortunate that, if you select HDMI, the box insists on rescaling everything to the fixed preconfigured 720p or 1080i format, since source material could be either (or SD). It would have been better, surely, to pass through to HDMI whatever format the source material is, to avoid unnecessary processing or rescaling in the box. Let the TV do the only rescaling that is necessary - to the pixels on the screen.

As others have noted: if you select HDMI output, the analog outputs shut down.

19-12-2006, 15:15	#386
rdhw Inactive Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 567	Re: PVR release dates TV drive PVR installed this morning in Cambridge - everything working except for "On demand". It is unclear yet whether this is a temporary local problem, or a more serious issue. On high-def over HDMI, the internally-generated menu text and graphics look quite poor at 1080i, but good at 720p. No difference in broadcast programme quality can be seen, however, between 1080i and 720p output selections on normal programme material - it's a pity no-one broadcasts test patterns any more. It's unfortunate that, if you select HDMI, the box insists on rescaling everything to the fixed preconfigured 720p or 1080i format, since source material could be either (or SD). It would have been better, surely, to pass through to HDMI whatever format the source material is, to avoid unnecessary processing or rescaling in the box. Let the TV do the only rescaling that is necessary - to the pixels on the screen. As others have noted: if you select HDMI output, the analog outputs shut down.