OK, so as I've been using our new HDTV I've had a couple questions regarding HDMI.
One of them... does it disable closed captioning? For some reason, when I'm in any of the non-tuner modes of my TV, the "Sub menu" option is not available. However, if I play a DVD using my settop DVD recorder (which is hooked up with composite!), the captions are still there. Yet, I play it in my Xbox 360 and they're not.
It's not a huge problem, since about 95% of DVDs have their own subtitles, but some old ones don't. And I watch EVERYTHING with captions, just because I tend to miss stuff if I don't.
Or is it just the Xbox 360 that's killing the captions?
And my other question regards hooking up a cable box. I was very disappointed when I found out my TV doesn't have a CableCard input. I was planning on getting digital service using a CableCard, as I really don't like cable boxes (Hey, the TV has a tuner, why not *use* it?)
Well nonetheless, Panasonic isn't doing CableCard slots anymore. (Though they might again in the near future? That sucks for me )
So I guess it's a necessary evil to get a cable box. However, my TV only has two real HDMI inputs, the third one is on the front and I don't want to have something permanently connected there. I'll have my Xbox 360 and PS3 hooked up, both using HDMI. I know there are HDMI switchers, but they're really expensive.
So assuming I'm only using the cable box for 1080p HD TV stations (I'm gonna set up a "dual mode" cable where I split it at the wall, one will go to the TV like always and have my 480i channels as well as the local HD channels, the other goes to the cable box and can be used for other HD channels)... if I use Component cables and set it to 1080i, will it look the same? I know for HD movies it will due to the framerate thing, so in theory it's the same with TV, right?
I only have two component inputs, and those are also both being used... but I've seen component splitters and they're a lot cheaper. Plus, the Wii is the only thing I regularly use that's using component... I can use a splitter between my GameCube and cable box, possibly my settop DVD recorder if I use component cables on it.
One of them... does it disable closed captioning? For some reason, when I'm in any of the non-tuner modes of my TV, the "Sub menu" option is not available. However, if I play a DVD using my settop DVD recorder (which is hooked up with composite!), the captions are still there. Yet, I play it in my Xbox 360 and they're not.
It's not a huge problem, since about 95% of DVDs have their own subtitles, but some old ones don't. And I watch EVERYTHING with captions, just because I tend to miss stuff if I don't.
Or is it just the Xbox 360 that's killing the captions?
And my other question regards hooking up a cable box. I was very disappointed when I found out my TV doesn't have a CableCard input. I was planning on getting digital service using a CableCard, as I really don't like cable boxes (Hey, the TV has a tuner, why not *use* it?)
Well nonetheless, Panasonic isn't doing CableCard slots anymore. (Though they might again in the near future? That sucks for me )
So I guess it's a necessary evil to get a cable box. However, my TV only has two real HDMI inputs, the third one is on the front and I don't want to have something permanently connected there. I'll have my Xbox 360 and PS3 hooked up, both using HDMI. I know there are HDMI switchers, but they're really expensive.
So assuming I'm only using the cable box for 1080p HD TV stations (I'm gonna set up a "dual mode" cable where I split it at the wall, one will go to the TV like always and have my 480i channels as well as the local HD channels, the other goes to the cable box and can be used for other HD channels)... if I use Component cables and set it to 1080i, will it look the same? I know for HD movies it will due to the framerate thing, so in theory it's the same with TV, right?
I only have two component inputs, and those are also both being used... but I've seen component splitters and they're a lot cheaper. Plus, the Wii is the only thing I regularly use that's using component... I can use a splitter between my GameCube and cable box, possibly my settop DVD recorder if I use component cables on it.
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