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Originally Posted by patrickp
Yes, it's very common for a cable box only to output one channel - whatever you're viewing, the box outputs it on that channel.
For that reason, I've always found it better to take advantage of the better picture quality of a direct (composite or s-video) video connection between the box and the card (or VCR, TV or whatever) than to use the RF output of the box, particularly for capping.
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absolutely, but my analogue box only gives me an RF connection and I can't justify 'upgrading' to digital - well I cheat a little by taking the stb RF out to a VCR then chain that to the TV card via composite, but I don't think I improve the picture any, the sound is improved, though