questions about new comcast dvr set top box

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DVI cables available at Best Buy if you have one close by and they are not
cheap.
Ross
"arthur wouk" <awouk@blackhole.nyx.net> wrote in message
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> the dvr has come to colorado comcast, and i got my new dvr stb
> thursday. i very much like hqving optical audio straight to my a/v
> receiver - the sound is quite a bit bit better than after the decoding
> in the previous digital stb. and the convenience is great.
>
> on the back of the boc there is a dvi output. we get only an idiot's
> manual for the use of this box. the installer said that dvi is
> functional. so, can i use that output to go directly to my samsung
> dlp set? where do i find the correct cable?
>
> since this is a recorder but NOT a dvd burner, i still have to make
> copies via svhs to a vcr. does anyone know how to take the output
> directly to a dvd burner, which dvd burner, and where are the
> discussions of this means of making copies?
> --
> getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence
> - jules feifer
> to email me, delete blackhole. from my return address

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Don't buy your DVI cable at Best Buy (monster cables) -- or specifically, do
not pay $100 for this. You can find these cables for $15. Check out
www.newegg.com.

Jeff


"arthur wouk" <awouk@blackhole.nyx.net> wrote in message
news:1104626078.260500@irys.nyx.net...
> the dvr has come to colorado comcast, and i got my new dvr stb
> thursday. i very much like hqving optical audio straight to my a/v
> receiver - the sound is quite a bit bit better than after the decoding
> in the previous digital stb. and the convenience is great.
>
> on the back of the boc there is a dvi output. we get only an idiot's
> manual for the use of this box. the installer said that dvi is
> functional. so, can i use that output to go directly to my samsung
> dlp set? where do i find the correct cable?
>
> since this is a recorder but NOT a dvd burner, i still have to make
> copies via svhs to a vcr. does anyone know how to take the output
> directly to a dvd burner, which dvd burner, and where are the
> discussions of this means of making copies?
> --
> getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence
> - jules feifer
> to email me, delete blackhole. from my return address

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Yes but...
There's (at least on the Motorola dual tuner DVR) only one set of audio out
jacks. Do you reccommend having the video and audio go through the VCR, then
to the TV? (DVI doesn't carry audio, just video).
Scott
"Rosser Moody" <ross.moody@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> DVI cables available at Best Buy if you have one close by and they are not
> cheap.
> Ross
> "arthur wouk" <awouk@blackhole.nyx.net> wrote in message
> news:1104626078.260500@irys.nyx.net...
>> the dvr has come to colorado comcast, and i got my new dvr stb
>> thursday. i very much like hqving optical audio straight to my a/v
>> receiver - the sound is quite a bit bit better than after the decoding
>> in the previous digital stb. and the convenience is great.
>>
>> on the back of the boc there is a dvi output. we get only an idiot's
>> manual for the use of this box. the installer said that dvi is
>> functional. so, can i use that output to go directly to my samsung
>> dlp set? where do i find the correct cable?
>>
>> since this is a recorder but NOT a dvd burner, i still have to make
>> copies via svhs to a vcr. does anyone know how to take the output
>> directly to a dvd burner, which dvd burner, and where are the
>> discussions of this means of making copies?
>> --
>> getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence
>> - jules feifer
>> to email me, delete blackhole. from my return address
>
>

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"Rosser Moody" <ross.moody@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>DVI cables available at Best Buy if you have one close by and they are not
>cheap.

FYI, after the morons at Radio Shack and Best Buy tried to tell me I had to get
the most expensive "Monster" DVI cables for the best quality, I purchased one on
Ebay for $1.50.

It seems to work fine to me.

It just has to be able to transfer 1's and 0's from the box to the TV, right?

How fancy a cable does one really need for that?

Jeff