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daryaz · 12-09-08, 05:57 PM

hi all, i recently recomended a humax foxsat to my parents but the picture quality is very poor, it was using the same mini dish as their sky box ( which has a good quality picture) so i said u need a bigger dish, so they got a zone 2 sky dish. Problem solved i thought, no still crap picture on humax great on the sky box. Ive checked the connections, its not a long run of cable, the quality indicator is showing 100%. So at the the mo they have spent over £200 on kit and they dont watch it, and i feel a bit of a arse cos i said its a great box, free HD and all that. i brought the box to my home and connected it to my sky dish and 1m dish and all seemed good, so its not the box. Could it be the HDMI cable? ive run out of ideas, anyone got any suggestions?

daryaz · 12-09-08, 09:54 PM

right i switched the humax over with the sky box but still bad picture break up. Connected through scart no joy, i going to try changing the LNB back to the old single to see what happens only thing left to try me thinks

daryaz · 12-09-08, 09:57 PM

and i think ill try connecting my tm to see want signal iam getting, just to rule out alignment problems
many thanks and good night

nvingo · 13-09-08, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by daryaz

hi all, i recently recomended a humax foxsat to my parents but the picture quality is very poor, it was using the same mini dish as their sky box ( which has a good quality picture)
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Could it be the HDMI cable? ive run out of ideas, anyone got any suggestions?

In what way is the picture poor. How was the Sky receiver connected to the TV ? The Humax is an HD receiver - what output settings are selected for the HDMI signal ? Are those the optimal settings for the HDMI-in on that TV ?

daryaz · 13-09-08, 12:10 PM

the picture breaks up (Pixelated), the sky receiver is connected to a standard crt tv downstairs via scart, the humax is connected to a 42" tosh lcd via the HDMI cable which came with the receiver upstairs . i connected the humax up down stairs via scart and the picture was still the same. Havent looked at HDMI settings.

daryaz · 16-09-08, 09:32 PM

just a quick update don't know if anyones interested, changed over the LNB but no joy, connected my tm to my parents dish signal showing 96%. I phoned humax and they said it sounds like the box if faulty, so phoned argos and got a replacment coming tomorrow.

daryaz · 03-10-08, 08:03 PM

Last News!!! new box recieved and all is good happy days!!

12-09-08, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
daryaz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 57 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	poor picture quality humax foxsat freesat hi all, i recently recomended a humax foxsat to my parents but the picture quality is very poor, it was using the same mini dish as their sky box ( which has a good quality picture) so i said u need a bigger dish, so they got a zone 2 sky dish. Problem solved i thought, no still crap picture on humax great on the sky box. Ive checked the connections, its not a long run of cable, the quality indicator is showing 100%. So at the the mo they have spent over £200 on kit and they dont watch it, and i feel a bit of a arse cos i said its a great box, free HD and all that. i brought the box to my home and connected it to my sky dish and 1m dish and all seemed good, so its not the box. Could it be the HDMI cable? ive run out of ideas, anyone got any suggestions? __________________ TM 5300D+, 90cm dish, dark motor location south wales

12-09-08, 09:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
daryaz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 57 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: poor picture quality humax foxsat freesat right i switched the humax over with the sky box but still bad picture break up. Connected through scart no joy, i going to try changing the LNB back to the old single to see what happens only thing left to try me thinks __________________ TM 5300D+, 90cm dish, dark motor location south wales

12-09-08, 09:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
daryaz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 57 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: poor picture quality humax foxsat freesat and i think ill try connecting my tm to see want signal iam getting, just to rule out alignment problems many thanks and good night __________________ TM 5300D+, 90cm dish, dark motor location south wales

13-09-08, 12:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
daryaz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 57 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: poor picture quality humax foxsat freesat the picture breaks up (Pixelated), the sky receiver is connected to a standard crt tv downstairs via scart, the humax is connected to a 42" tosh lcd via the HDMI cable which came with the receiver upstairs . i connected the humax up down stairs via scart and the picture was still the same. Havent looked at HDMI settings. __________________ TM 5300D+, 90cm dish, dark motor location south wales

16-09-08, 09:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
daryaz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 57 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: poor picture quality humax foxsat freesat just a quick update don't know if anyones interested, changed over the LNB but no joy, connected my tm to my parents dish signal showing 96%. I phoned humax and they said it sounds like the box if faulty, so phoned argos and got a replacment coming tomorrow. __________________ TM 5300D+, 90cm dish, dark motor location south wales

03-10-08, 08:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
daryaz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 57 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: poor picture quality humax foxsat freesat Last News!!! new box recieved and all is good happy days!! __________________ TM 5300D+, 90cm dish, dark motor location south wales

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