Hello all
New to the forum. Read a few threads earlier, and I feel like a total SAT/HD/tech idiot. Wow. Not more answers, but more questions.... This forum is excellent.
My situation: Fujitsu plasma with Dish 510 DVR. I am contemplating the upgrade to the 942 DVR, and I guess I need to decide whether to lease or buy (came across this on many threads). My reason for wanting to upgrade is to continue under the assumption that the image will look a lot better from a component video source than S-video. I am way wrong on that assumption? I am going crazy trying to get the 942 from Dish for free (or cheaper), but no luck so far. So, I don't necesarily want HD programming; I want component outputs!!
I also read about HD antennas for watching local channels (I believe called OTA..).
1) Is it as simple as buying a Terk (for example) antenna and connecting it?
2) I see that the antenna comes with a coax connector. Where would that connector go? My plasma has a coax video input--would it go in there? Or could I connect it to the antenna input of my Dish DVR?
Thanks for anyone's help,
Norman
New to the forum. Read a few threads earlier, and I feel like a total SAT/HD/tech idiot. Wow. Not more answers, but more questions.... This forum is excellent.
My situation: Fujitsu plasma with Dish 510 DVR. I am contemplating the upgrade to the 942 DVR, and I guess I need to decide whether to lease or buy (came across this on many threads). My reason for wanting to upgrade is to continue under the assumption that the image will look a lot better from a component video source than S-video. I am way wrong on that assumption? I am going crazy trying to get the 942 from Dish for free (or cheaper), but no luck so far. So, I don't necesarily want HD programming; I want component outputs!!
I also read about HD antennas for watching local channels (I believe called OTA..).
1) Is it as simple as buying a Terk (for example) antenna and connecting it?
2) I see that the antenna comes with a coax connector. Where would that connector go? My plasma has a coax video input--would it go in there? Or could I connect it to the antenna input of my Dish DVR?
Thanks for anyone's help,
Norman