cable box HD output quality?

[jcarrera]

I agree with BHNtechXpert as a few years ago I found a deal on HDMI cables. I hooked one up and found no video quality difference. I run my audio through my sound system and the quality was better than the HDMI cable.

Agree with this wholeheartedly. If you have a decent sound system, route the audio through it. Complicates the remotes a bit though.

[wbrightfl]

What is the best brand/model HD box Bright House is using now? I see several listed on their site but no specs.

[The Insider]

Agree with this wholeheartedly. If you have a decent sound system, route the audio through it. Complicates the remotes a bit though.

The BHN remote can be programmed to your Sound system (most of them) and you can setup the remote to use the sound system when you push the volume button rather then controlling the TVs volume



At least you could with the older digital cable box remotes, I havent had to do it with the new ones yet.

[dabhome]

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As far as offering help to swap it out, thanks, but I think they are eventually gonna get another HDTV set for their bedroom and will then want a HD box of some kind in there as well. They plan to have a Brighthouse tech come out and install another box. I told them when they come out to just specifically ask for a box that has HDMI connections. This way they can save the new TV's component connection for a DVD player. If needed & at the same time, they can probably also have the tech swap out their current 3250HD box for one that has a HDMI output as well and accomplish the same thing; save the Samsung TV's one component connection for a DVD player instead. Thanks for the offer though.

This is a little late, but you do NOT want to hook up a DVD by component. DVD players are not allowed to upconvert to HD any movie protected by CSS (I.e. almost all movies sold) over component outputs. Always use HDMI for DVD players (or any other device you will use to play DVDs, such as Blue Ray, Xbox, etc.).

Also, when you set up the DVD player make sure you tell it you are displaying on a HD TV. This will make sure it plays an anamorphic video track, if available, which will look much better.

David