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<blockquote data-quote="BKCH" data-source="post: 851694" data-attributes="member: 13992">Hi <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/members/kilik360.106837/" target="_blank">kilik360</a> - Thanks very for the post - I tried this last night and I can see that I'm not controlling the quality in showbiz (I had assumed that the &quot;Check&quot; button in MP config was confirming that quality control would work within MP - anyway, problem number 1 now solved!!&nbsp; Specifically, I *think* the quality is a little better and aspect ratio issue is now solved.&nbsp;Problem number #2 - my (stupid!) cable provider - Foxtel - seem to have &quot;downgraded&quot; their STB h/w and the new HD IQ2 doesn't support 1080 via component - only 720 - so I think that's the reason that my quality isn't great.&nbsp;After a bit of research it seems a HDFury IV is the answer - it will take a 1080P HDMI signal and convert it to component or - interestingly - it can strip the HDCP and output on HDMI...&nbsp;So - I know have 3 questions for the group....:&nbsp;1. Has anyone tried a HDFury?&nbsp; Any feedback on the results?2. Has anyone tried using the HDMI capture on the Colossus in MP?&nbsp; Does it work or should I stick with Component??&nbsp;(slightly different tangent)&nbsp;3. What IR Blaster h/w and s/w are most people using??&nbsp; In my last setup I was using USB-UIRT with IRSS but I'd love to reduce the number of moving parts so if ServerBlaster works well with the Colossus card blaster then maybe I'll go that way - any thoughts??&nbsp;Thanks heaps guys - I really appreciate all the help <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="BKCH, post: 851694, member: 13992"] Hi [URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/members/kilik360.106837/'][FONT=arial][B]kilik360[/B][/FONT][/URL] - Thanks very for the post - I tried this last night and I can see that I'm not controlling the quality in showbiz (I had assumed that the "Check" button in MP config was confirming that quality control would work within MP - anyway, problem number 1 now solved!! Specifically, I *think* the quality is a little better and aspect ratio issue is now solved. Problem number #2 - my (stupid!) cable provider - Foxtel - seem to have "downgraded" their STB h/w and the new HD IQ2 doesn't support 1080 via component - only 720 - so I think that's the reason that my quality isn't great. After a bit of research it seems a HDFury IV is the answer - it will take a 1080P HDMI signal and convert it to component or - interestingly - it can strip the HDCP and output on HDMI... So - I know have 3 questions for the group....: 1. Has anyone tried a HDFury? Any feedback on the results? 2. Has anyone tried using the HDMI capture on the Colossus in MP? Does it work or should I stick with Component?? (slightly different tangent) 3. What IR Blaster h/w and s/w are most people using?? In my last setup I was using USB-UIRT with IRSS but I'd love to reduce the number of moving parts so if ServerBlaster works well with the Colossus card blaster then maybe I'll go that way - any thoughts?? Thanks heaps guys - I really appreciate all the help :) [/QUOTE]

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