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Anyone noticed HT better with DVR?

A week ago I got Comcast's DVR. Previously I just had digital cable with the regular tuner box. The old box had analog audio/video outs, and I hooked these into my pre/pro. However, the DVR has digital audio (and video) outputs. I connected a Toslink from the DVR to my pre/pro.

Whoa! The sound when watching television has improved at least 2 full notches. I'm still playing around with various surround sound modes (I'm presently using Dolby Prologic II for cinema), but the sound is fantastic.

Has anyone else noticed the improvement when acquiring a digital audio input from your cable provider?

Michael
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d_edwards
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"I got Comcast's DVR. Previously I just had digital cable with the regular tuner box. The old box had analog audio/video outs, and I hooked these into my pre/pro. However, the DVR has digital audio (and video) outputs. I connected a Toslink from the DVR to my pre/pro."

You did everything right, and the DVR would be like upgrading from a $69 DVD player to a $500 one with all of the same expectations of improvement.

Have a good One Mike,

Doug
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