S-Video~VS~H-D....smart people...10points here?

Question

i bought a used 27" zenith hd tv,

i have the dvr/hd box and when i hook up the hd cables to it,it says hook it up to a valid hd format deal...1080i/680?

,a friend has an xbox360 and it worked fine,could it be the cable box ?

so i hooked it up with the s-vid and it looks real good, but am i missing some quality with s-vid or is it the same?

if my tv is 1080i and the box is 680 should it still work?
(i dont know what 1080i or 680 means,i dont know which my tv is either)

i have the motorola hd/dvr box.
i have the correct h-d cables. it just doesnt get a signal through them,maybe they're bad,i bought the tv from a friend and it was all hooked up and working,when i got to my house,it didnt work.they are gold tipped cables from best buy.

Answer 1

You didn't mention what kind of HD cable you are using and what kind of box (Motorola?). It is possible the box is not configured properly for HD resolution.

1080i is HD resolution. 680 is an overscan terminolgy and does not mean much. It could be related to an improper HD configured box. Call your HD provider to find out how to configure the box.

The S-video is inferior compared to the HD cable.

Good luck!

Answer 2

S-video can't transmit HD, so you are just watching standard -definition video.
To watch HD you need component, DVI, or HDMI cables (plus of course to subscribe to HD service!!)
In the US, the valid HD formats for set-top boxes are 720p and 1080i, so make sure the set-top box outputs in one of those two formats.

Answer 3

I think you need to up grade to an HD Cable box, so you get the resolution you want all the time.