Will HR21 work with a tube TV?

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I have a Sony Wega non-hd tube TV with component inputs. Can I hook a HR21 to it? I assume the pq will be worse than a R15 hooked up.
 
Yes it will work if you change the settings to 4x3 and resalution to 480 I.
 
I assume the pq will be worse than a R15 hooked up.

I wouldn't say that. PQ should be the same on the SD channels but a bit better when you are watching a HD channel that is down-converted for your TV.

Personally I don't understand why Directv keeps both receivers. It seems like it would be cheaper to just have one model to maintain.
 
I wouldn't say that. PQ should be the same on the SD channels but a bit better when you are watching a HD channel that is down-converted for your TV.

Personally I don't understand why Directv keeps both receivers. It seems like it would be cheaper to just have one model to maintain.

They are employing a strategy similar to that with the R22. It's based on the HR2x machines. The hardware is so close that some believe that it's just a software crippled HR2x with a smaller hard drive.
 
They are employing a strategy similar to that with the R22. It's based on the HR2x machines. The hardware is so close that some believe that it's just a software crippled HR2x with a smaller hard drive.

Same size hard drive (320GB).

I use my HR21 with an older Sony SD set. It works fine and I can tell the difference between a SD channel (same as when I had a R15) and downrezzed HD version of the same. Depending on the channel, I often switch between letterboxed and cropped.
 
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