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khill821
09-12-2006, 03:59 PM
Have any of you lucky reviewers tried the S3 with a Slingbox yet? It seems like most of us would be using the S3 in 720p or 1080i mode, but the slingbox only works with 480i. On the D* HR10-250 you could toggle the output format by pressing arrow-up So I can currently easily switch between 720p and 480i.

Ideas?
reh523
09-12-2006, 04:02 PM
Ideas?
My idea would be read the FAQ's and you would see all outputs are active at the same time so it will be no problem....
khill821
09-12-2006, 04:06 PM
My idea would be read the FAQ's and you would see all outputs are active at the same time so it will be no problem....

Correct. I see the outputs are all active at the same time, but can different resolutions be output at the same time? I would be using 720p via HDMI and 480i over S-Video. The HR10-250 has multiple active outputs, but all are at a single resolution.
megazone
09-12-2006, 05:13 PM
Composite video is ALWAYS 480i, so is S-Video. They simply don't support HD resolutions.
khill821
09-12-2006, 05:20 PM
Composite video is ALWAYS 480i, so is S-Video. They simply don't support HD resolutions.

That will be a huge improvement over the HD DTivo. My wife hates it when then tv goes blank 'cuz I switched resolutions for the sling...

Thanks!