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<blockquote data-quote="bolders" data-source="post: 366614" data-attributes="member: 42721">Hi MarkI have my ntl box connected to my tv card (PVR 150) using a composite video connection because my STB does NOT output S-Video.&nbsp; S-Video is the better option as it seperates the chroma and luma signals into 2 conductors whereas composite video combines all signals into a single conductor (simple explaination lol).&nbsp; So given the choice of the two S-Video is the best and I would use this if your STB supports it.For reference the quality you will get from various connections (from best to worst) is as followsdigital - DVI/&nbsp; HDMI etcComponent VideoS-VideoComposite VideoI could'nt say exactly how good the quality will be via S-Video as I cant use it but with my composite connection the picture is not quite as bright and has slightly&nbsp; reduced sharpness when compared to using a scart connection from STB direct to LCD TV.&nbsp; Dispite this i find the picture quality perfectly acceptable and the added features of MP more than make up for the slight reduction in quality (especially since i found the option to turn up the sharpness on my PVR 150). Be aware you will never get a picture that is identical in quality, to a direct connection from STB to TV, when using composite or S-Video.&nbsp; However I think that a STB with component out and connected to a hauppauge HDPVR may well do the job - this is my next step but i need to get a V+ box in order to get component outputs.&nbsp; I think for sky only the HD box has component out but I could be wrong.The area of setup that you havent mentioned is blasting IR codes to the STB but other than that I think you have covered the rest, however its a bit difficult to comment without knowing what sort of hardware you are using (remote, IR receiver/blaster, TV card, TV and what sofware you plan to use [i recomend IR server suite] would all be useful info)bolders</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bolders, post: 366614, member: 42721"] Hi Mark I have my ntl box connected to my tv card (PVR 150) using a composite video connection because my STB does NOT output S-Video. S-Video is the better option as it seperates the chroma and luma signals into 2 conductors whereas composite video combines all signals into a single conductor (simple explaination lol). So given the choice of the two S-Video is the best and I would use this if your STB supports it. For reference the quality you will get from various connections (from best to worst) is as follows digital - DVI/ HDMI etc Component Video S-Video Composite Video I could'nt say exactly how good the quality will be via S-Video as I cant use it but with my composite connection the picture is not quite as bright and has slightly reduced sharpness when compared to using a scart connection from STB direct to LCD TV. Dispite this i find the picture quality perfectly acceptable and the added features of MP more than make up for the slight reduction in quality (especially since i found the option to turn up the sharpness on my PVR 150). Be aware you will never get a picture that is identical in quality, to a direct connection from STB to TV, when using composite or S-Video. However I think that a STB with component out and connected to a hauppauge HDPVR may well do the job - this is my next step but i need to get a V+ box in order to get component outputs. I think for sky only the HD box has component out but I could be wrong. The area of setup that you havent mentioned is blasting IR codes to the STB but other than that I think you have covered the rest, however its a bit difficult to comment without knowing what sort of hardware you are using (remote, IR receiver/blaster, TV card, TV and what sofware you plan to use [i recomend IR server suite] would all be useful info) bolders [/QUOTE]

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