Newbie question re: component out

[scottzee]

All right, I'm not good with these technical things, so please, bear with me.
I'm relying on a friend who knows his stuff.
I have set up a home theater type of room in the basement with a big screen and an expensive sound system (my tech friend made me buy it I am a Directv customer. In the basement I have just a regular receiver. Upstairs in the living room I have a DVR.
I want to buy a DVR for the basement, and was looking at the new R15 through Value Electronics. I'm not going to go HD for a couple of reasons, but I want the best picture I can get. My big screen has "component in", but the R15 doesn't have "Component out". According to my friend, in order of picture quality, it goes Component, S-Video, Composite, Coaxial. Is this correct? And if so, do they make a non-HD DVR that has "Component out"?
Thanks in advance for anyone who could help me with this.

 

[Hogarth]

According to my friend, in order of picture quality, it goes Component, S-Video, Composite, Coaxial. Is this correct?

Yes.
(Although before Component is actually HDMI.)

And if so, do they make a non-HD DVR that has "Component out"?

Nope. Generally, if you can't afford a HD Receiver, you don't need Component video out. S-Video is the best you can do in the SD space.

 

[ibleedblue]

Your friend is correct on the order of picture quality. Unfortunately there is no component out on the R10 or the R15 (the two current DTV DVRs).

 

[yelloguy]

Most DVD players do Component out over SD and it looks better than S-Video.

However, I have not seen any cable/dish/directv box that does standard def over component out.

 

[scottzee]

Thanks very much. I appreciate the help. So is HDMI just for HD then?

 

[zortapa]

Most DVD players do Component out over SD and it looks better than S-Video.

However, I have not seen any cable/dish/directv box that does standard def over component out.

Actually, my Phillips 5540C DirecTV receiver is SD with component outputs....

 

[Beavis]

The 485RH has component connections IIRC.