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Do I need an HD cable?
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I got a new Samsung UE32EH5000 HD TV yesterday. Previously I had an 11 year old low definition set.
I subscribe to Sky but not their HD service.
With the free HD channels I'm not noticing any difference in picture quality from the non HD channels.
Supposedly Satellite Freeview is built in to the TV but I haven't come across it in the TV menu. So, do I need a HD cable running from my Sky box to the TV to get the HD picture? Or does the fact I'm getting a picture on the free HD channels mean that that is as good as the picture is going to get?
I subscribe to Sky but not their HD service.
With the free HD channels I'm not noticing any difference in picture quality from the non HD channels.
Supposedly Satellite Freeview is built in to the TV but I haven't come across it in the TV menu. So, do I need a HD cable running from my Sky box to the TV to get the HD picture? Or does the fact I'm getting a picture on the free HD channels mean that that is as good as the picture is going to get?
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Once you have your HDMI cable installed then you'll need to switch to a different AV channel to watch Sky. One thing about HDMI; it doesn't switch over the TV automatically like you might have been used to with SCART. So remember to disconnect the SCART cable which is now redundant and then press the AV or source button on your remote to select the input where the HDMI cable is attached.
Your TV having Freesat built in is something entirely different. Freesat uses a different TV tuner. The TV needs another connection, but this time it's a wire from the satellite dish to the TV. It has to be a direct connection. You can't split one of the existing satellite feeds going to the Sky box. I would suggest though, that if you are watching via Sky then this extra connection is probably redundant because there's very little if anything extra via Freesat that you aren't already getting via Sky.
Ebay and online retailers sell low cost HDMI cables. As long as the spec' states something along the lines of HDMI 1.4, or High Speed (either with or without Ethernet) then you'll be fine. Expect to pay no more that £5.
^ This
you can get a HDMI cable from poundland will give the same picture quality as a £50 one from Currys
Thanks. I hadn't done that configuring but it turned out it was already at 1080i. Where it says Scart Control should I have that at off? And what about Scart Video Output? Does it matter now about that?
Whatever setting you have the scart will output 576i. The setting only affects hdmi. If you aren't using the scart any scart video output settings won't make any difference.
Even at SD viewing distances you still get a better picture from HD, as it uses more bandwidth - just that you can't see the HD detail (which is what HD is).
It has a Freeview HD tuner, and to watch that they will need to connect it to a terrestrial aerial.
Anyway, OP you need this HDMI cable and you need to replace your power lead.
Am glad you are here to point the op in the right direction
There was some guy who posted in GD last year who claimed to have a PhD and was involved in making some of the russ andrews products. Certainly these items have been referred to before by the knowledgeable posters who frequent this forum.
Good stuff.
Those £2k HDMI cables are worth every penny. Just make sure you also spend at least £1k on a remote control as that will improve the picture even more
http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1®ion=UK¤cy=GBP&pf_id=4056
Bet you can get the same effect from a couple of quid off cut at B&Q
LOL! I'll take your word for that, mine cost me a fiver from Amazon!