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Sky HD & HD ready TV

  • 03-05-2011 7:12pm
    #1
    funnyname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭


    We just recently got sky hd however our tv is a philips (s lc 4 1e ab) hd ready tv so I got this cable

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001NXPR74/ref=oss_product

    however when I connected it up to the tv and sky box there was no picture or sound.

    Am I missing something?

    Thanks for looking


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  • #2
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    funnyname wrote: »
    We just recently got sky hd however our tv is a philips (s lc 4 1e ab) hd ready tv so I got this cable

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001NXPR74/ref=oss_product

    however when I connected it up to the tv and sky box there was no picture or sound.

    Am I missing something?

    Thanks for looking

    Been there wore the t shirt.

    This was covered a couple of years ago here by myself.

    You wont get sound with that setup you will only get sound if you have external sound system and seperate cable to hook up. google your question too and you'll see.


  • #3
    funnyname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭funnyname


    Was going to upgrade tv later on in the year but may as well do it now.



    Were HD ready tvs ever actually compatible with hd satellite tv?


  • #4
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    funnyname wrote: »
    Were HD ready tvs ever actually compatible with hd satellite tv?

    yes, but it just seems yours is so old it doesn't have a HDMI input. Does your TV have any audio in sockets?


  • #5
    funnyname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭funnyname


    Joe the Santa wrote: »
    yes, but it just seems yours is so old it doesn't have a HDMI input. Does your TV have any audio in sockets?

    Yup, what additional lead would you recommend?


  • #6
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    what connections are on the back?


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  • #7
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    John mac wrote: »
    what connections are on the back?

    ye if you could take a photo of the connections if you are unsure what they are


  • #8
    funnyname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭funnyname


    scart
    dvi-i(hd/pc)
    audio in (red, yellow, white)


  • #9
    funnyname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭funnyname


    anyone?


  • #10
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    scart is the only way to go so:( (no hd)

    you should get picture using the adapter though. did you set up the sky box to output via hdmi?


  • #11
    funnyname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭funnyname


    John mac wrote: »
    scart is the only way to go so:( (no hd)

    you should get picture using the adapter though. did you set up the sky box to output via hdmi?

    That's a good question, don't think so, how is that done?


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  • #12
    bigtimecharlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,082 ✭✭✭bigtimecharlie


    I'm in the same suitation as the op, and won't be changing the telly anytime soon.

    I have a 3.5mm headphone jack on the TV beside the DVI input, so would a phono to 3.5mm jack cable carry the sound along side the picture on the HDMI to DVI cable?

    Anyone running this set-up?


  • #13
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    It should do,I did something similar with an older tv and it worked.


  • #14
    bigtimecharlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,082 ✭✭✭bigtimecharlie


    Off to source cables then so.


  • #15
    bigtimecharlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,082 ✭✭✭bigtimecharlie


    bigtimecharlie wrote: »
    Off to source cables then so.

    Cables got, installed, turned off the scart control on the Sky+HD box.

    Took a bit of T.V. remote pressing to get the HD channel. All fine but I don't see much difference between the Scart and the HDMI/DVI cables.

    Anyway. Going slightly off topic..

    Went to laod a DVD into the player which is connected with with a Scart into EXT2 on telly, yet telly (phillips 32' ) did not switch channel automatically. Can anyone help?


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