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Old 03-04-2008, 21:15
grizzly43
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I have just purchased the above to mainly archive SKY+ recordings on to disc/HD.

I am not sure exactly how to set it up to get the best results. I have a newly purchased Samsung PS50C96HDX 50in plasma. Please can you assist me with getting the best from my TV and recorder.

Also, I am getting SKY HD soon and moving my SKY+ box into the conservatory. If I was to move the recorder into the conservatory would I still be able to use it to record SKY if I don't have a normal outside ariel feed to the conservatory? If not will it still record from the SKY HD box?

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Old 04-04-2008, 20:34
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Sky+ TV scart ---> DVDR AV2 (to archive from Sky+ set DVDR input to be AV2, leave it there)
DVDR HDMI out ---> TV HDMI in

Once youve changed to SkyHD -

Sky HD HDMI ---> DVDR HDMI in (to archive from SkyHD set DVDR input to be HDMI in, leave it there)
DVDR HDMI out ---> TV HDMI in

DVDR HDMI out ---> TV HDMI in

To use your Sky+ box fully in the conservatory you will need a full pair of cables from the Sky dish (this is multiroom).

Rgds,
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Old 04-04-2008, 23:50
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Sky HD HDMI ---> DVDR HDMI in (to archive from SkyHD set DVDR input to be HDMI in, leave it there)
DVDRs in the UK/Europe don't have HDMI inputs...only outputs.
When archiving from SkyHD you can only use scart or S-Video out.
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Old 05-04-2008, 09:01
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Not having one, I didnt know that! Thanks John.
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Old 05-04-2008, 11:08
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Thanks its all up and running. Sky HD is fantastic.
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