Picture Quality & Surround sound issues

[Randygb]

Ok got a starview 4 running no problem can’t get bbc HD but don’t know if this is an issue or not does anyone on the forum have the box rigged up so it plays on a surround sound system 5.1 I can only get it to come out of two speakers ?

Other issue I have is the picture quality is Graney i.e. I have shadowing in the back ground on my TV and it looks like text going across the screen I have a total new system set up ie 50inch tv new sound system so cant understand way the pic is crap any help would be grateful

Thanks

[Randygb]

Cant anyone help or suggest what it can be ?

[g80878]

Originally Posted by Randygb

Ok got a starview 4 running no problem can’t get BBC HD but don’t know if this is an issue

This box isn't capable of decoding any HD format , if you wanted to view the 1 and only HD Channel you should have gone for the Eurovox EX7000HD

Originally Posted by Randygb

box rigged up so it plays on a surround sound system 5.1 I can only get it to come out of two speakers ?

If your using the standard audio out ie. white & red the best to expect is 2 speaker audio , Should you be using the optical output you should at least get pro-logic

Originally Posted by Randygb

Other issue I have is the picture quality is Graney i.e. I have shadowing in the back ground on my TV and it looks like text going across the screen I have a total new system set up ie 50inch tv new sound system so cant understand way the pic is crap any help would be grateful
Thanks

Sounds like an interference problem , maybe from a DVD player etc. What quality are the leads your using , Not advised to use cheap cables on a screen of that size. pop down to comet and buy a few monster scarts you will notice the difference.

[Randygb]

Originally Posted by g80878

This box isn't capable of decoding any HD format , if you wanted to view the 1 and only HD Channel you should have gone for the Eurovox EX7000HD


Ok thanks for that its not an issue

If your using the standard audio out ie. white & red the best to expect is 2 speaker audio , Should you be using the optical output you should at least get pro-logic

i only have one optical and tahts on the tv which runs back to the surround sound system only thing from the Satview to the tv is the scart which i got from tesco.



Sounds like an interference problem , maybe from a DVD player etc. What quality are the leads your using , Not advised to use cheap cables on a screen of that size. pop down to comet and buy a few monster scarts you will notice the difference.

So do you think its the cheap tesco scart ?

[g80878]

whats the point of insulting your 50" with a cheepy tesco scart , i would invest in a quality scart lead but these are budget dependent , i personally use QED for all my cables but can get quite expensive. If your on a budget use monster or even jvc do some nice chunky cables , they really do make a difference especially on larger screens and high grade equipment.

[rednose1]

If you've gone from a crt tv to a 50 inch flat screen you'll never get the picture you're looking for with these boxes.
Get the best RGB compliant scart you can afford and be satisfied you're not paying the full subs

[tailorvti]

u can only get HD on a HD box and the Starview aint brought one out yet

[southpaw]

Hi Randy , let us know how you get on mate , i too arent happy with picture quality and suffer same issues you describe , would be interested to hear if quality cable improves it , thanks