Will Component Video / S-Video Adapter Help Me?

[waldodiodio]

I capture using the Hauppauge 1600 internal card using an S-Video cable coming from the back of my TIVO HD Series 3. Even though the channel I'm capturing is HD (16:9 aspect ratio), the display in WinTV7 is 4:3 with the image stretched vertically. Is this due to my using an S-Video cable to capture, i.e. is the S-Video cable incapable of carrying the 16:9 image? Would it help for me to get one of those componenet-to-S-Video adapters that would allow me to connect component video plugs into the back of the TIVO and the S-Video connector into the Hauppauge card?

[jagabo]

I capture using the Hauppauge 1600 internal card using an S-Video cable coming from the back of my TIVO HD Series 3. Even though the channel I'm capturing is HD (16:9 aspect ratio), the display in WinTV7 is 4:3 with the image stretched vertically. Is this due to my using an S-Video cable to capture, i.e. is the S-Video cable incapable of carrying the 16:9 image?

No. But lucky you to have an anamorphic signal. Most boxes will letterbox, reducing the quality. Just tell your encoder or player the video is 16:9, not 4:3.

Would it help for me to get one of those componenet-to-S-Video adapters that would allow me to connect component video plugs into the back of the TIVO and the S-Video connector into the Hauppauge card?

No.