> >mplayer -dumpfile r1.ts -dumpstream dvb://"ABC HDTV" > > > >aspect: Warning: no suitable new res found! > > try to add -vc ffmpeg12 eventually followed by -lavdopts lowres=1 Oddly, the above error happens with valid channels, but only occasionaly. And, "-lavdopts lowres=1" makes the .ts playable. Any idea why this would be intermittent? ~gb