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Originally Posted by stephenw4
I'm so curious, what FTA receivers that are capable receiving HD channels over FTA and can format the picture to fit in 4:3 ratio that are common on older TVs and output to either composite (yellow RCA jack) or TV out (F connector) so is there any such FTA receivers out there at low end and easy to use since I'm new to FTA Satellite TV.
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Steve's answer is correct when you consider all the different output/format requirements in your question, however I think 2 things should be mentioned. First, I may be wrong, but I think even the $650 receiver isn't produced anymore. I think it is still available though.
The other thing is that Steve's answer specified STB, which is assumed by the requirements for output jacks, etc in the question. However I wanted to make it clear that if output to a TV wasn't an issue, that there are FTA receivers that do HD, but those are the computer card receivers, like the
Twinhan. You do, however, need a pretty fast receiver to do HD, and it only does QPSK , not the 8PSK stuff mentioned above.
You can get by with a slow computer if you can network the signal to a box like the ROKU HD1000, but alas those aren't being made anymore either. I send HD to my regular SD TV all the time , although via SVID, as the ROKU doesn't have a regular RCA output. However it comes out with all the people tall and skinny, because of the 4:3 formatting thing mentioned above. After a while you just get used to it, except when it's a football game, and all the linemen look like they have anorexia.
OUCH! Thanks for the answer! Have a nice evening!.jpg){kind=avatar}
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