HDTV tunner

I have an older Toshiba 62" projection TV with no HD tunner. I am currently
using a RCA DTC100 for my HD chanels and it gives a great picture using
component cables. My DTC100 is about to die(keeps shutting down and I have
to wait 5-10 minutes to reset).

I see the new DVD recorders with a digital ATSC tunner and thought it would
do the job. The problem is they don't seem to send 1080i signals through
component cables only thru HDMI(that my TV doesn't support). I don't care
about the DVD upconversion all I want is the legal HDVT content in 1080i. Is
there a model that would do that. I live in Canada and don't have cable or
Sat. I have tried to order a Samsung HDTV tunner from Bestbuy and they keep
telling me they are out of stock(I also don't like the fact that the Samsung
only does ATSC and won't recieve NTSC channels).

On Jul 14, 3:08 pm, "zair" wrote:

I see the new DVD recorders with a digital ATSC tunner and thought it would
do the job. The problem is they don't seem to send 1080i signals through
component cables only thru HDMI(that my TV doesn't support). I don't care
about the DVD upconversion all I want is the legal HDVT content in 1080i. Is
there a model that would do that.

You could get an HDMI to DVI cable followed by a DVI to Component
converter

http://sewelldirect.com/dvivideoadapter.asp

DVD/ATSC box -- =[HDMI plug cable DVI plug]= -- [DVI to Component
converter] - component cables - your TV

James wrote:

On Jul 14, 3:08 pm, "zair" wrote:

I see the new DVD recorders with a digital ATSC tunner and thought it would
do the job. The problem is they don't seem to send 1080i signals through
component cables only thru HDMI(that my TV doesn't support). I don't care
about the DVD upconversion all I want is the legal HDVT content in 1080i. Is
there a model that would do that.

You could get an HDMI to DVI cable followed by a DVI to Component
converter

http://sewelldirect.com/dvivideoadapter.asp

DVD/ATSC box -- =[HDMI plug cable DVI plug]= -- [DVI to Component
converter] - component cables - your TV

Except that the DVI to Component converter won't work with most DVI
sources, just the DVI outputs of certain computer video cards. From
the link cited:

Interface
DVI-I Male to Component RGB HDTV capable Female

Leaving aside the question of what "Component RGB" is, the
hiding-in-plain-sight gotcha is "DVI-I" which means that the source
includes analog RGB in addition to the digital bitstreams. The
adapter doesn't do any D/A conversion at all. It might have some RGB
to Component matrix conversion or it might expect the video card to do
that.. ATI used to include a similar adapter with their DVI-only
cards so the user could connect to a VGA monitor.

Del Mibbler

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I have an older Toshiba 62" projection TV with no HD tunner. I am currently
using a RCA DTC100 for my HD chanels and it gives a great picture using
component cables. My DTC100 is about to die(keeps shutting down and I have
to wait 5-10 minutes to reset).

I see the new DVD recorders with a digital ATSC tunner and thought it would
do the job. The problem is they don't seem to send 1080i signals through
component cables only thru HDMI(that my TV doesn't support). I don't care
about the DVD upconversion all I want is the legal HDVT content in 1080i. Is
there a model that would do that. I live in Canada and don't have cable or
Sat. I have tried to order a Samsung HDTV tunner from Bestbuy and they keep
telling me they are out of stock(I also don't like the fact that the Samsung
only does ATSC and won't recieve NTSC channels).

All the DVD recorders with ATSC tuners I've seen don't have HD tuners, but
rather SD digital tuners. So, you won't get full res HD - they will not be an
adequate sub for a HD STB.

Double check the specs on the DVD recorder carefully.

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"zair" wrote in message
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My DTC100 is about to die (keeps shutting down and I have to wait 5-10
minutes to reset).

Pop the cover off and look inside to see if the fan is running, I'll bet it
needs replacing. It's an easy job if it does.

ttfg wrote:
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:08:39 -0400, "zair" wrote:

I have an older Toshiba 62" projection TV with no HD tunner. I am
currently using a RCA DTC100 for my HD chanels and it gives a great
picture using component cables. My DTC100 is about to die(keeps shutting
down and I have to wait 5-10 minutes to reset).

I see the new DVD recorders with a digital ATSC tunner and thought it
would do the job. The problem is they don't seem to send 1080i signals
through component cables only thru HDMI(that my TV doesn't support). I
don't care about the DVD upconversion all I want is the legal HDVT
content in 1080i. Is there a model that would do that. I live in Canada
and don't have cable or Sat. I have tried to order a Samsung HDTV tunner
from Bestbuy and they keep telling me they are out of stock(I also don't
like the fact that the Samsung only does ATSC and won't recieve NTSC
channels).

I've got a DTC-100 that works fine and is not needed anymore, with the
remote control and original box. It's the only DirecTV receiver I know
of that decodes the local HD channels whether you have a
card/subscription or not.

Sony HD200, HD300, and LG3200a all work without a
subscription. They are in fact very similar units.

Chip

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ttfg wrote:

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:08:39 -0400, "zair" wrote:

I've got a DTC-100 that works fine and is not needed anymore, with the remote
control and original box. It's the only DirecTV receiver I know of that
decodes the local HD channels whether you have a card/subscription or not.

Hughes HIRD-E8 and a few other models.

I got a HIRD-E8 for $10 at a thrift store recently, and the only real
problem it seems to have is that the analog tuner is broken. In two
years that won't matter.