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Enhancing signal of Sky channels

  • 18-08-2008 12:44pm
    #1
    Joe_Soap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 110 ✭✭


    I got my 37 inch Full HD TV last Friday (upgraded from a 26 inch) and hooked it up to SKY+. I was wondering if there is some way to improve channels from the SKY box by first sending them through an intermediate device which would perform some filtering/improvement of the signal, and produce a cleaner picture on the TV? I tried connecting my SKY box via s-video to my HTPC and viewing the channels via MCE but there wasn't any (noticeable) improvement. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


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  • #2
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    To start with get a good quality cable to go from the sky box to the TV. I'd a good scart cable.


  • #3
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,365 ✭✭✭ongarite


    You are displaying SD resolution and more than likely sub-SD resolutions with low bitrates on FullHD TV. Depending on the TV, the channels viewed can be acceptable to terrible quality of image.

    RTE, NET2, TV3 & BBC1 & BBC2 & Sky One display in SD resolution with good bitrate. The majority of the rest are in sub-SD resolution (512x512) with low, very low bitrates.

    Edit: Do you have RGB enabled in Sky+ box "Picture Settings", PAL is the default and looks terrible.


  • #4
    Joe_Soap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 110 ✭✭Joe_Soap


    Yes, I have RGB enabled. It was one of the first things I did after I got the box installed. In general, the channels are ok, but there are some that are brutal.

    What would be a good scart cable? Are we talking more than 50 euro?


  • #5
    Zonda999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,533 ✭✭✭Zonda999


    You could get an amplifier that may upscale the sd sky to 720p or even 1080p.I'm not sure how much a good upscaling amp would cost but i would imagine around 300e


  • #6
    Zonda999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,533 ✭✭✭Zonda999


    Joe_Soap wrote: »
    What would be a good scart cable? Are we talking more than 50 euro?

    Absolutely not, i got a grand one in argos for 15 euro there a while back.Its well insulated and it has OFC gold plated connectors.Big improvement from the standard crappy sky scart cable

    http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5344527/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C10199181/c_2/2%7Ccat_10199181%7CElectrical+accessories%7C10199205/c_3/3%7Ccat_10199205%7CLeads%2C+connectors+and+adaptors%7C10199208.htm


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