[spidey]

Was watching the installers training vidoe and in that it implied that the native resolution must be set to off. Any idea why they are saying this since with native on I get what I believe to be better picture quality.

 

[litzdog911]

They probably recommend "off" because it slows down things like channel changes. I've tried it both ways and have set mine to "off" since there's really no difference in video quality on my 40" HDTV.

 

[glennb]

I set native to off yesterday and leave the box ouput format set to 1080i all the time now.

 

[Greenbay4]

I set native to off yesterday and leave the box ouput format set to 1080i all the time now.

I do the same now except I leave it set to 720p. (I have a 720p TV.) The picture quality is the same as when I had native "on" except I don' t have to wait so long when jumping between channels with different resolutions.

 

[R8ders2K]

FWIW, D*'s installer training videos say to set Native to off.

 

[glennb]

FWIW, D*'s installer training videos say to set Native to off.

In case you didn't notice that's what the first posting of this thread said.

 

[Mike770]

I set native to off yesterday and leave the box ouput format set to 1080i all the time now.

I do the same.

 

[thekochs]

I set to OFF and set TV to 1080i because my guess is that with the audio sync and noise issues that it helps if the HR20 is generating the video format and timing the audio with it. If ON (and this is only a wild a$$ guess) the passthrough Native video mode may enhance any audio sync/noise problems. Obviously, there must be some merit to this theory at some level because clearly there is a introduced delay when Native is ON.

Just my two cents....maybe only worth a penny.

 

[tjboyd]

Me too...

 

[Greenbay4]

I set to OFF and set TV to 1080i because my guess is that with the audio sync and noise issues that it helps if the HR20 is generating the video format and timing the audio with it. If ON (and this is only a wild a$$ guess) the passthrough Native video mode may enhance any audio sync/noise problems. Obviously, there must be some merit to this theory at some level because clearly there is a introduced delay when Native is ON.

Just my two cents....maybe only worth a penny.

I never really noticed before, but now that you mention it, I seem to have less audio sync problems since setting native "off".

 

[bonscott87]

Basically use the mode that works best for your TV and your eyes. There really is no right answer.

I would use Native mode if there wasn't such a long delay in channel changing.
Because there is I have it off and set to 1080i. I switch format to 480i when watching an SD program and let my TV do it's magic stretch and upconvert vs. the terrible stretch and upconvert the HR20 does.

 

[starrsrg]

Basically use the mode that works best for your TV and your eyes. There really is no right answer.

I would use Native mode if there wasn't such a long delay in channel changing.
Because there is I have it off and set to 1080i. I switch format to 480i when watching an SD program and let my TV do it's magic stretch and upconvert vs. the terrible stretch and upconvert the HR20 does.

I was trying to figure out the best setting last night. I also prefer my TV's stretch modes over the HR20 stretch. Is there a quick way to switch between 4:3/16:9? I have a harmony remote but only have the default settings for the HR20 so perhaps there is a great way to do this. Better yet, is there some setting to make the HR20 not scale anything at all? I can tell it the resolutions my TV can support, I wish I could also tell it the aspect ratios it can support instead of having a fixed aspect ratio.

 

[Tmax88]

I have mine set to on. I prefer to watch HD the way it's broadcast. I tried setting it to off and I didn't notice an improvement in the channel delay. Maybe I have to put a timer on it. SD pictures look a little better but other than than I'm not experience too much difference.

 

[TomF]

I would use Native mode if there wasn't such a long delay in channel changing. Because there is I have it off and set to 1080i. I switch format to 480i when watching an SD program and let my TV do it's magic stretch and upconvert vs. the terrible stretch and upconvert the HR20 does.

I had my settings the same way and for the same reason, but after manually switching between 1080i stretch and 480i stretch a few times, which requires you to cycle through 1080i Stretch, 1080i Pillar Box, 1080i Crop, to get to 480i Stretch and then back again through the same 480i formats to get to 1080i Stretch, I turned Native back on with 1080i and 480i checked. Sure, it takes a few seconds for the picture to switch modes, but it's a lot faster to let it happen automatically with Native on, than to do it manually with Native off. Now, when the source is HD, it will switch to 1080i and when the source is SD, it will switch to 480i and the TV will do the stretch. This will happen whether you are watching live or a recording. And you only get one image distortion instead of one each time you hit the Format buttom.

The HR10 has an easier interface for this. In Settings, you select whether you want the 1080i image Full or Panel (sidebars). There is another setting, similar to the HR20, for Output Format. Once those are set once, then all you have to do to change formats is hit the Up Arrow. I would prefer if the HR20 gave me the option to select how I want each format displayed and then simply let me toggle between the two, rather than having to cycle through all possible format displays each time.