Will HR21 work with a tube TV?

[mlyles]

I have a Sony Wega non-hd tube TV with component inputs. Can I hook a HR21 to it? I assume the pq will be worse than a R15 hooked up.

 

[dirtydog]

Yes it will work if you change the settings to 4x3 and resalution to 480 I.

 

[Rey]

Yes it will work if you change the settings to 4x3 and resalution to 480 I.

what he said.

 

[hdtvtechno]

Yes it will work if you change the settings to 4x3 and resalution to 480 I.

or 480p

 

[JAG72]

I assume the pq will be worse than a R15 hooked up.

I wouldn't say that. PQ should be the same on the SD channels but a bit better when you are watching a HD channel that is down-converted for your TV.

Personally I don't understand why Directv keeps both receivers. It seems like it would be cheaper to just have one model to maintain.

 

[ebockelman]

I wouldn't say that. PQ should be the same on the SD channels but a bit better when you are watching a HD channel that is down-converted for your TV.

Personally I don't understand why Directv keeps both receivers. It seems like it would be cheaper to just have one model to maintain.

They are employing a strategy similar to that with the R22. It's based on the HR2x machines. The hardware is so close that some believe that it's just a software crippled HR2x with a smaller hard drive.

 

[Bob Nielsen]

They are employing a strategy similar to that with the R22. It's based on the HR2x machines. The hardware is so close that some believe that it's just a software crippled HR2x with a smaller hard drive.

Same size hard drive (320GB).

I use my HR21 with an older Sony SD set. It works fine and I can tell the difference between a SD channel (same as when I had a R15) and downrezzed HD version of the same. Depending on the channel, I often switch between letterboxed and cropped.

 

[ebockelman]

Same size hard drive (320GB).

Thank you. I stand corrected.