lcd tv and sky+

[aden]

i have them connected with a scart lead, and to be honest ive never been overly impressed with the picture, is there a better way of doing it? or a better way of setting it up? its not the hd sky box btw, and its a 32in samsung hd ready 1080p

thamks in advance

[2.8i Cossie]

dump the scart lead and use HDMI!

 

or at least componants instead of scart. Its the worst possible connection

 

you will never get 1080p through a scart

[lotusless]

where do you get a hmdi from?? i looked on maplins

site + couldn't work out what to use???? is it a cable

or another box you have to buy? where do you get it

from?

[2.8i Cossie]

HDMI cables can be bought from any electrical shop

 

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5347964/Trail/searchtext%3EHDMI+CABLE.htm

 

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1066511253.1227556648@@@@&BV_EngineID=cceladefkgffledcflgceggdhhmdfno.0&page=SimpleSearchProducts&low_bound=0&up_bound=0&criterion=hdmi%20cable&AtimeStamp=3404966837

 

Although i wall mounted my tv and had to track mine into the wall so i got 5m long HDMI cables from this site

 

http://www.keene.co.uk/

[aden]

can you use a hdmi cable with a non hd sky + box?

[2.8i Cossie]

no just looked up google there. The older boxes are just scart connections.

 

There is no way to uprate the picture unfortunately.

 

Can you not ask for an upgrade? Ring up sky and say you are going to cancell and get virgin or something and see if they will upgrade it for you in a bid to keep your business

[aden]

no just looked up google there. The older boxes are just scart connections.

 

There is no way to uprate the picture unfortunately.

 

Can you not ask for an upgrade? Ring up sky and say you are going to cancell and get virgin or something and see if they will upgrade it for you in a bid to keep your business

cheers for looking mate

been thinking about upgradeing but you have to pay even more for the hd channels which seems like a right con to me, my 12mth subscription with sky is almost up so i think i may look into virgin

[2.8i Cossie]

thing is you can upgrade without taking the HD channels. You still get the better picture quality without the full HD package.

 

Might be an option

[aden]

can ya? i didnt realise that, thanks mate i will look in to that then

thanks again

[over_head_cam]

I've got a Tosh 37 1080 and Sky+ and I'm quite pleased with the picture quality. Some of the cheaper channels can get a bit crappy at times, but for the most part it's more than acceptable. Perhaps the lead you're using is't up to the job?

 

Deffo agree HD would be best, but there's always the £££'s to think about