And just because you have an HDMI or component cable connecting your HD STB to your HDTV, doesn't mean you are watching HD.

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And just because you have an HDMI or component cable connecting your HD STB to your HDTV, doesn't mean you are watching HDTV.

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At first I hooked up the cable box to the new TV via component video cables and the new DVD player via HDMI (with optical out to the sound system).

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Besides meaning you have one less ugly component to deal with, getting rid of the cable box also usually means better picture quality and you don't have pay rental fees for your box any more (though we have faith that the cable companies will eventually find a way to charge seven bucks a month for CableCard rentals).

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It has a built-in filtered fan system for particularly hot days, and a heater which allows it to work in temperatures of around -4 degrees C (24 degrees F), plus a watertight cable system for a range of sources including HDMI, component, VGA, S-video, composite, and RF.

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This series adopts a discrete component configuration that separates the display section from the tuner section, and these two sections can be connected with a cable or by using an optional wireless video transmitter unit that employs AMIMON's WHDI technology.

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