[Jared701]

I have heard that the HR 21 can output all 3 at the same time so am considering running a component and composite line to different rooms. My question is how the box handles the resolution if all three are active. I know composite cable cannot carry a 1080i or 720p signal so would the box automatically just output a 480i image for that output but still output the correct signal for the other 2?

 

[cdizzy]

Hmm....Good question.

My guess is that your correct. The problem is that you would have to watch the same thing on all outputs.

 

[eakes]

Yes, it will work. I configured that setup for a friend with an H20. HDMI to one HDTV, component to another HDTV and composite to an RF modulator to feed the remaining TV sets in the house.

 

[mutelight]

My guess is that your correct. The problem is that you would have to watch the same thing on all outputs.

I would also assume the same. That is the way that it worked on my HD box when I had cable.

 

[Jared701]

Hmm....Good question.

My guess is that your correct. The problem is that you would have to watch the same thing on all outputs.

that's not a problem for me. College student right now and live alone so won't have others wanting to watch something else.

An RF modulator is only needed if I wanted to split the signal from the composite right? I was looking at getting a 50' composite and component cable from monoprice and just run that. Cables showing or being strung up on walls around doors isn't a huge issue for me.

 

[joed32]

that's not a problem for me. College student right now and live alone so won't have others wanting to watch something else.

An RF modulator is only needed if I wanted to split the signal from the composite right? I was looking at getting a 50' composite and component cable from monoprice and just run that. Cables showing or being strung up on walls around doors isn't a huge issue for me.

That will work.

 

[David MacLeod]

fwiw, I did run an hr2o for a week using hdmi and component (rgb) to 2 tv's with no issues, never tried composite but I suspect it would work ok.

 

[Copter]

that's not a problem for me. College student right now and live alone so won't have others wanting to watch something else.

An RF modulator is only needed if I wanted to split the signal from the composite right? I was looking at getting a 50' composite and component cable from monoprice and just run that. Cables showing or being strung up on walls around doors isn't a huge issue for me.

In my media room I have an HR22(and previously on an HR20) that runs HDMI out to one HDTV, component out to another, and it run s-video and audio out to a 90's model Mitsubishi SDTV out in the garage. The picture on the Mits is surprisingly good, although on 16:9 HD material the picture is kind of squished. It makes everybody look tall and skinny. It will run all three at the same time with no problems.
I also have an HR21 that runs HDMI out to an HDTV in the family room and runs component and audio out to an HDTV in the master bedroom. I bought a 50' component + audio cable from monoprice for $60 that works great. No noticeable degradation in the picture even at that distance. It wasn't too hard for me to run all that cable, because I have a drop ceiling in the basement, and I save $12 a month by not needing two extra boxes. That's almost 4 whole gallons of gas!

 

[Chip Moody]

FWIW, Component ≠ RGB...

- Chip

fwiw, I did run an hr2o for a week using hdmi and component (rgb) to 2 tv's with no issues, never tried composite but I suspect it would work ok.

 

[rudeney]

The HDMI and component connections on the HR2x output all resolutions (except component won’t output 1080P). The composite and S-video connections output *only* 480i. To answer the original question, yes, the box will automatically and always output a 480i signal on the composite and S-video connections.

Now, if the HR2x is set to output to a widescreen TV, it will also do this on the composite and S-video connections. This means that if you view it on a 4:3 TV, the image will appear to be horizontally “squeezed”. Of course if you use that composite or S-video connection on a 16:9 TV and use its “stretch” setting, then the image will look normal (although not “HDTV”). There is no way to change the output ratio to be different among the various outputsm. Still, I have found that watching 16:9 content squeezed to fit a 4:3 TV set is much less annoying that watching 4:3 content stretched to fill a 16:9 TV.

 

[GG386]

In lieu of creating a new thread, consider this a piggyback off the OP. Assuming that mine (hr22) is basically the same as the 21, is there a way to send seperate video out through the hdmi and component at the same time? The way the my 22 is configured is- hdmi to the pj and component goes to the bar tv. Both have been working properly although the audio is 2 channel @ the bar, but is there a way to get the video signal from live tv and/or from the the second tuner (or the AM21) which is linked into the 22 via usb? I would even be thrilled to obtain the alternate video from something that's been sitting recorded on the hard drive.

An example of this would be PIP that's used in even some entry level TV's. Just curious if anyone has been successful at getting the outputs to pass different video at the same time...

 

[jwd45244]

In lieu of creating a new thread, consider this a piggyback off the OP. Assuming that mine (hr22) is basically the same as the 21, is there a way to send seperate video out through the hdmi and component at the same time? The way the my 22 is configured is- hdmi to the pj and component goes to the bar tv. Both have been working properly although the audio is 2 channel @ the bar, but is there a way to get the video signal from live tv and/or from the the second tuner (or the AM21) which is linked into the 22 via usb? I would even be thrilled to obtain the alternate video from something that's been sitting recorded on the hard drive.

An example of this would be PIP that's used in even some entry level TV's. Just curious if anyone has been successful at getting the outputs to pass different video at the same time...

All of the outputs are live but all are putting out the same content.

 

[spartanstew]

is there a way to send seperate video out through the hdmi and component at the same time?

No.

 

[GG386]

Thanks guys, kind of a horses**t deal, no? Can anything be altered with firmware or would this be a hardware issue- not that it's going to happen anyway

 

[jwd45244]

Thanks guys, kind of a horses**t deal, no? Can anything be altered with firmware or would this be a hardware issue- not that it's going to happen anyway

The receiver can only output one thing as a time.

 

[BattleZone]

Thanks guys, kind of a horses**t deal, no? Can anything be altered with firmware or would this be a hardware issue- not that it's going to happen anyway

It's a hardware issue. There is only one video decoder chip. Two chips, or a single chip capable of dual outputs, would be needed to do PiP or dual outputs. But since distributing HD signals to distant TVs isn't practical to do for "free" installs, and to simplify things in general, DirecTV opted only to do single output per receiver.