I am wondering if I hook up my HDMI DirectTV box to my projector (Optoma ep716) if I will get a HD picture? The projector doesnt have a HDMI input, however I can buy an adapter to convert it to S-Video. Can anyone help me here? Thanks.....

I was tired of the same old yack-yack and get drunk at my local biker club every weekend. I suggested that we get a video projector and start watching all the concert videos Netflix has. So after a week of research I got the go ahead with a $750 budget. After almost another week on ebay being outbid on used projectors I had the sense to change gears and set up the browser to Buy-it-Now, new listings. Then it only took one day to get a New Optoma 716 for $450 & free shipping. Then I got a Sony 70 watt per channel STR-K660P surround for $60 including shipping. I knew that the best way to drive this was with a PC, so after asking around I got a donated Dell Pent 3/800 and a Gateway G6-450, Pent II. Searched for a PCI sound card with optical out and found a Turtle Beach Riviera at New Egg for $40. Put the Riviera in the Pent 3/800 with Power DVD 5 set on CLEV (CyberLink Eagle Vision) and SPDIF audio. Started Pink Floyd Pulse, CRAP IT COULDN’T HANDLE IT. No graphics card so the processor had the full load. The specs on Power DVD 5 say Pent 450 and the Riviera say 400. So I took a look inside the Gateway G6 and found a pretty hefty looking AGP card. I typed the serial # in on the Gateway site and got the latest BIOS, DVD-ROM flash, sound & video drivers. That built like a tank 1998 Pentium 2 G6 played PULSE with the FULL EAGLE VISION, sound enhancement and every other add on you could check just beautiful. Got a 10’ VGA extension & TOSLINK optical cable at the local computer store for $20 and was finished at a total $570 We watched Alice Cooper & Guns’ n’ Roses on the side of your standard King Canopy white 10 x 20 ft tent. And for $60 the Sony surround is just left set up in the field for the summer with plastic thrown over it. It’s REDNECK HEAVEN ! I’ll be interested in finding out just how many bugs an Optoma 716 can pass before any problems. Thanks Projector Central, your reviews made the whole project a lot less stressful. There is talk of people bringing there USB chip drives with the latest downdoads from BangedUp next week. I hate to think of what this might deteriorate into!

well, i think it is disable cause i can't choose that option and is in light gray color.