So I live in Chicago and I'm moving into my new apartment which I pay $1300 bucks a month. Its not bad, since everything is included, T1 Line, Water, Gas, and finally Digital Cable from Multiband Communications and DirectTV. I bought a HDTV just for that with a built in tuner. When I signed on, they told me they offered High Definition satellite Cable but really I found out they offer Over The Air High Definition and not High Def on other channels. I was pissed, but I got over it, although I don't know how they can offer OTA High Definition when its free for everyone. Now the Satellite Cable runs from my wall to a cable Box with a coaxial Cable. In turn I connect my HDTV by either RGB, S-Video, or coaxial. My first question is: Is there any way I can get HDTV? I mean its supposedly digital Cable? If I bought like a HDTV Cable Box would that work? My second question: With S-Video would I atleast get a quality of 480P? Or would I be stuck with a crappy resolution? Please any help would be appreciated.
Well there are a couple of things that need to be cleard up. Which service is provided, HD-Cable or HD-Satalight, or both? Also, what TV do you have? If you have cable service then you need to rent an HD-cable box and sign up for digital and HD cable services (digital comes first, it enales HD cable). If you want to use HD-Satalight then you need to buy an HD-Satalight box and sign up for HD-Satalight service. No S-Video is limited to 480i. Use Component Video or better with an HDTV source. [bold]Connection tech 101:[/bold] Here are some of the limits and ablilities... Composite Video (Yellow) - One channel for Y (Grey Scale)-Pb (Blue)-Pr (Red) signals. All signals suffer degredation. Maximum resolution is 480i. Super (S) Video - Two channels; one for Y; one for Pb and Pr. Only the color signals suffer degradation. Very good grey scale (contrast). Maximum resolution is 480i. Component Video - Three channels for Y-Pb-Pr (sometimes noted Y-Cb-Cr on digital devices). None of the channels suffer from degradation. Very good grey scale and color reproduction. Can handle Interlaced Scan and Progressive Scan video signals. Maximum resolution 1080i/p. HDMI - Secure all digital connection. Carries Standard-def video, Enhanced-def video, High-def video and Multi-channel audio in one cable. Always the best option! Ced
