I have recently switched to SKYTV from Telstra Clear TV. I have notcied since the switch that when I record through my DVD recorder that the picture is noticably degraded. Here is my setup:

DVD Recorder: Panasonic 1080p with HDMI, Component, S Video, AVI and SCART connections
TV: Panasonic Plasma with HDMI, Component, S Video & AV Plugs
SKY Decoder: Motorola with SCART and AVI plugs only

SKYTV is connected to the DVD Recorder via AV plugs
DVD Recorder is connected to TV via HDMI and Component

The setup has Sky going directly to the DVD recorder which records the picture and there is a noticable degrade in the picture. The connection between the TV and DVD recorder is via HDMI and component and the picture that I get there is very good, certainly nowhere near as bad as what gets recorded on AV, but I guess that this is the HDMI doing its thing(?).

I have tried connecting SKYTV directly to the TV and the picture is good, but I couldn't get it to record to the dvd - I tried a number of different connections and the recording only got predominatnly worse if I did get it working.

The current setup that I have makes for the best recording image, and it really isn't that good - looks like a conversion gone wrong. I connected the component cable up and the image is good, but wasn't able to get it to record.

The issue appears to be between the sky decoder and the dvd recorder. Is AVI the best way to connect these two or is SCART better?

I do a bit of recording frm SKY (mostly rugby) that I like to keep, but the picture quality is really poor and I need to figure out how to improve it. Any help will be much appreciated, have tried everything that I can think off - I can normally figure these things out which is why I am thinking that it might be hardware related.

Look forward to some help! (I hope)

Rob