newbie question

[dirkpitt73]

Hi all,

I've never had satellite before, been using over the air HD for a few years and have been happy. Cancelled cable years ago, too pricey. I decided to pony the $19/mo for the Dish Family plan for my toddler (he loves Nick and Boomerang), plus TLC, Fox News, Food for the adults.

Here's my question - I ordered the most basic package, no locals (since I already get them OTA) and no "HD enabling fee". Even though I have an HDTV, I specified the standard def 311 receiver. It looks like S-Video is my best option there. When I display on my TV, will it be 4:3 only? Does the 311 allow you to stretch like the HD receivers? My plasma doesn't have a stretch option, just zoom.

Anything I should be concerned about with this setup?

Thanks!

 

[garys]

No, the format is only used in the HD receivers. You will be stuck with the black bars if the tv doesn't have it, which I find suprising. I have two HD tv's and both have the feature to stretch the sd picture from s-video, composite and rf inputs.