does anyone know if the 211 or 411 can out put from svideo and DVI at the same time? my 811 is setup to record my shows through svideo and but i am able to watch my HD channels through DVI.
VIP211 outputs HD and SD at same time. For HD your choices are HDMI or component; for SD your choices are s-video or composite or RF (coax channel 3 or 4).
I hooked up my 211 using RF for SD channels and it actually looks very good. I was like WTH? I used S-Video and composite with the 811 before but I always saw some blocks in the SD channels.
Yes. If you mean on your TV switching between inputs. But why do that? With your HD set, just always use the HDMI or component inputs from the 211 to watch both HD and SD. That will always give you better picture than using the SD inputs.
true but i have sage recording my favorite shows through svideo and output to component. when i am not recording i bypass the PC entirely to watch HD on a different output through DVI.