[howardl]

My telly has one HDMI socket , how do I plug a dvd and sky hd into it?

[r_mitchell85]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...ext%3EHDMI.htm

or similar

[stevieboy378]

Slightly cheaper solution :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thor-28577T-...NF2121QE5609M0

These can sometimes be found in supermarkets such as ASDA, at £15 - £20

I use one of these to connect a PS3 and Sky HD box to my TV - works great . . . .

[alan.w]

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Originally Posted by howardl

My telly has one HDMI socket , how do I plug a dvd and sky hd into it?

Try one of those i got one a couple of weeks ago and it works ok
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...searchsource=0

[Nigel Goodwin]

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Originally Posted by howardl

My telly has one HDMI socket , how do I plug a dvd and sky hd into it?

Plug your DVD via RGB SCART, no point using HDMI for a DVD.

[howardl]

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Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

Plug your DVD via RGB SCART, no point using HDMI for a DVD.

Point taken....thanks

[stuntmaster]

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Originally Posted by howardl

Point taken....thanks

or

see if your DVD has YPbPr (component) outputs, and use them. mine does and i use that. i get a smoother image since my DVD can be set to 'progressive'. so its 576p not 576i now.

it upscales well, and when my cinema amp was in working order it played well. shame it caught fire!

If anyone successfully did the fan mod on a sony TA-VE150, can you PM me with the details? since im getting a 2nd ta-ve150 now from a friend.

[Nigel Goodwin]

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Originally Posted by stuntmaster

If anyone successfully did the fan mod on a sony TA-VE150, can you PM me with the details? since im getting a 2nd ta-ve150 now from a friend.

I designed a fan mod for them way back - just adding a single resistor if I remember correctly?. I'll see if I can find the details.

The TA-VE150 was a classic example of how a major manufacturer could get it completely 100% WRONG.

For those who don't know, it's normal to have a temperature controlled fan in such devices - so when it reaches a certain temperature, the fan switches ON and cools the unit.

Some bright spark at Sony decided that was too simple, so the fan is actually controlled by the volume feeding the speakers, the louder it is, the faster the fan runs - completely independent of the temperature.

On the surface, this doesn't sound a bad idea - but unfortunately the amplifier was so poorly designed that it overheats (thermal runaway) with no volume at all.

So your film ends, the music stops - the fan stops! - the amplifier gets hotter and hotter, and (if you're lucky) 'may' shutdown before it destroys itself.

I had a LOT of high level discussions with Sony about this, the outcome was that Sony refused to admit there was any problem with the amplifer at all.

Just checked Sony, here's their mod - butt hey claim it's for "overheating at high volume", which is incorrect.

Apply the following changes on the Main Board.
· Replace C552 “Elect 4.7μF 50V” (112616311)
with “Carbon 4.7k 1/4W” (124942511).
· Replace C555 “Elect 1μF 50V” (112616001)
with “Elect 22μF 6.3V” (112615311).
· Remove R553 “Carbon 100k 1/4W” (124944111).
· Replace R552 “Carbon 100k 1/4W” (124944111)
with “Carbon 3.3k 1/4W” (124942311).

I've never done this mod, it's dated two years later than the amplifiers, I'd already done my own mod long before that - my mod ran the fan permanently at low speed, and speeded up under high volume (presumably this does similar?).

[stuntmaster]

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Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

I designed a fan mod for them way back - just adding a single resistor if I remember correctly?. I'll see if I can find the details.

The TA-VE150 was a classic example of how a major manufacturer could get it completely 100% WRONG.

For those who don't know, it's normal to have a temperature controlled fan in such devices - so when it reaches a certain temperature, the fan switches ON and cools the unit.

Some bright spark at Sony decided that was too simple, so the fan is actually controlled by the volume feeding the speakers, the louder it is, the faster the fan runs - completely independent of the temperature.

On the surface, this doesn't sound a bad idea - but unfortunately the amplifier was so poorly designed that it overheats (thermal runaway) with no volume at all.

So your film ends, the music stops - the fan stops! - the amplifier gets hotter and hotter, and (if you're lucky) 'may' shutdown before it destroys itself.

I had a LOT of high level discussions with Sony about this, the outcome was that Sony refused to admit there was any problem with the amplifer at all.

Just checked Sony, here's their mod - butt hey claim it's for "overheating at high volume", which is incorrect.

Apply the following changes on the Main Board.
· Replace C552 “Elect 4.7μF 50V” (112616311)
with “Carbon 4.7k 1/4W” (124942511).
· Replace C555 “Elect 1μF 50V” (112616001)
with “Elect 22μF 6.3V” (112615311).
· Remove R553 “Carbon 100k 1/4W” (124944111).
· Replace R552 “Carbon 100k 1/4W” (124944111)
with “Carbon 3.3k 1/4W” (124942311).

I've never done this mod, it's dated two years later than the amplifiers, I'd already done my own mod long before that - my mod ran the fan permanently at low speed, and speeded up under high volume (presumably this does similar?).

thats to repair the blown out caps, after it overheated, mine however decided to not only do that but catch fire too. too half the mainboard out. luckily i was watching the TV at the time, and i have the power to the stack controlled by a remote fob. so one button press and the whole lot shut down like a sack of potatoes. luckily i got the amp out and no more damage was done. how did you do your mod? i'd be happy to apply it. I'm very good with a soldering iron, and repairing things.

[Nigel Goodwin]

I've managed to find the manual, which I wrote the details in.

It was simply fitting a 150 ohm resistor across CE of Q852 - this is the fan switching transistor. The 150 ohm passes enough current to keep the fan moving slowly at all times, and keeps it nice and cool.