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Best way to set-up everything?
My TV system gets ever more complicated and I’m trying to work out the best way to set everything up. The current system was initially set up by a Sky engineer and I’ve added to it since.
The equipment is as follows: Toshiba LCD TV soon to be replaced by Panasonic TX-L42ET5B; Sky+ HD Box - Samsung; Toshiba VCR/DVD recorder combo D-VR18DTKB (I do use it to record off TV/Sky); LG Blu-ray Home Cinema BH6220S. The current connections: Aerial into VCR/DVD then from there to Sky using RF connections; Sky HD into box; Sky box connected to VCR/DVD with scart and to TV by HDMI; VCR/DVD connected to TV with scart (plan to change this to HDMI); Blu-ray connected to Sky with audio and to TV by HDMI; Blu-ray will be connected to router – just haven’t done it yet! In addition there is an RF out from Sky box to another room so we can watch Sky and TV there. As there is a new TV on the way it seemed like a good time to look at the connections to see if they can be improved/simplified. Any suggestion? Thanks. |
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I am amazed no one has responded to this - a couple of the guys here always respond! Perhaps it is too complicated even for them..........
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Sun is shining and the beer is cold. Cheers
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I would connect......
Aerial to TV. Sky HD, Bluray and VCR/DVD to TV via HDMI. Optical from Sky to LG Bluray Scart from Sky (AV1) to VCR/DVD (AV1/AV2) |
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Thanks.
I have made some changes today and managed to get rid of one scart and one RF lead. I think I now match Deacon1972's suggestions except for the aerial. I now have it plugged into Sky with the RF from Sky to TV. If I don't have it connected to Sky there won't be a Freeview signal going to the other room. |
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See what I did there..........cast the rod and nibbles ensued!
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Sun is shining and the beer is cold. Cheers
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Just realised there was one problem with my set-up. No sound to the speakers from the VCR/DVD recorder. I've now connected that to the Blu-ray using AUX and it seems to be fine.
To test everything, I recorded some of the cricket and then played back the DVD. Never realised just how poor the picture was compared to just watching it on Sky! I guess it's the limitations of the recorder? |
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All recordings will be SD because they are recorded via the Scart lead which doesn't support HD,
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Yes, thanks. It's just seeing the recorded cricket while watching the live broadcast just made me realise just how bad the SD recording looked now!!!
I may have to save up for one of the Panasonic Blu-ray recorders! very expensive though! |
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Yes, thanks. It's just seeing the recorded cricket while watching the live broadcast just made me realise just how bad the SD recording looked now!!!
I may have to save up for one of the Panasonic Blu-ray recorders! very expensive though! |
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The recorder has a HDMI input and the Sky box has a HDMI output (usually used to connect to TV). If you connected the Sky to the recorder using HDMI couldn't you record off Sky in HD???
SORRY. I JUST NOTICED THE RECORDER HDMI SAYS OUTPUT. SO I GUESS NOT! Technology improves. Customer convenience declines!! Last edited by davidge62 : 03-06-2013 at 15:46. Reason: Correction |
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The recorder has a HDMI input and the Sky box has a HDMI output (usually used to connect to TV). If you connected the Sky to the recorder using HDMI couldn't you record off Sky in HD???
SORRY. I JUST NOTICED THE RECORDER HDMI SAYS OUTPUT. SO I GUESS NOT! Technology improves. Customer convenience declines!! You can copy/record content in HD but it leads to more expense, for example, you could purchase HD Fury 2/3 and a Hauppauge HD recorder, then providing your PC is up to spec you could then copy/record HD, either on a hard drive or bluray. |
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The recorder has a HDMI input and the Sky box has a HDMI output (usually used to connect to TV). If you connected the Sky to the recorder using HDMI couldn't you record off Sky in HD???
SORRY. I JUST NOTICED THE RECORDER HDMI SAYS OUTPUT. SO I GUESS NOT! Technology improves. Customer convenience declines!! ) in the works.Basically the Sky box would see that it is connected to a copying device not a viewing device and most likely tell you to go forth and multiply and refuse to output anything over HDMI. I seem to recall that one or two Panasonic recorders had a digital input capable of HD but was designed for camcorders so was not in the HDMI format. |
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