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Ludl HDMI Digital Satellite Receiver from 14th Dec

  • 13-12-2009 10:17am
    #1
    sean72
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 381 ✭✭


    Hi I was wondering does anyone know if Lidls stat box being released tomorrow is freesat? I have a humax freesat box in my living room but wouldn't mind a simple box for the bed room

    thanks


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  • #2
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 20,141 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    It is a free to air box, that is intended for the 19.2E sat, not Freesat. The epg will only work with 19.2E. It is not HD, or at least it makes no claim to be HD.

    It will get all the BBC. ITV, etc channels, but no EPG.


  • #3
    norbert64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭norbert64


    hehe, I saw that too and thought it looked a bit weird.

    what use is the HDMI connection on it then?

    Linkage btw \/
    http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20091214.p.HDMI_Digital_Satellite_Receiver


  • #4
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 20,141 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    It connects to the telly. It is an alternative to Scart, and is a higher quality connector, and is more modern. I do not think it upscales the output. It looks like it is a COMAG SL45.

    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=798452

    Note Maplin's price - £39

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=222346&doy=18m5


  • #5
    norbert64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭norbert64


    I know what hdmi is, lol.

    I meant, what use is it on a machine that seemingly only does SD.
    Upscaled FTA viewing on your HDTV.............., doesn't seem worth it.


  • #6
    Rippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 967 ✭✭✭Rippy


    Though I feel people will buy these boxes believing them to be HD, and they should be clearly labelled as std definition, I welcome the move to HDMI over scart for the simple reason that is much more likely to stay in place than a scart cable.
    I am fed up with doing call outs that sometimes involve traversing the county to push a scart lead back in. :mad:
    Scart is crap design and should have been ditched years ago.


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