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divebuddy · 07-02-10, 11:10 AM

I currently have a sky plus box attached to my 42" samsung rear projection tv. I have had the tv for about 2.5 years, and its been no trouble at all. The tv is HD. This week I orderd an upgrade to a sky HD box. The intention was to have the sky plus box moved to the bedroom and have the HD box put in its old place. The engineer arrived Saturday, and after turning the tv around to get to the back, he advised he could not install the new HD box as I dont have the correct connection. The tv has the jack plug sockets for the HD, but the sky box has hdmi. My question. I've seen cables with a hdmi male connection at one end and jack plugs at the other. Would it be possible to plug the sky HD box into a two way female extender then attach one of these hdmi to jack plug connections to the tv. I really cant see the point in buying a new tv, when the one I

have is working fine

Jimdefruit · 07-02-10, 12:18 PM

I assume that as your TV is HD it has rgb sockets and analogue audio sockets. You can get a hdmi to rgb+audio lead. Just google it and you will see several available. The first item I saw was a cable from Amazon at about £10.

rawsy · 07-02-10, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimdefruit

I assume that as your TV is HD it has rgb sockets and analogue audio sockets. You can get a hdmi to rgb+audio lead. Just google it and you will see several available. The first item I saw was a cable from Amazon at about £10.

i beleive the format you are talking about is componant. any phono leads will work in the mean time (i.e the yello red white leads that come free with most things)

isnt there a dvi conection on there aswell?? if there is get a hdmi to dvi converter here

Jimdefruit · 07-02-10, 04:03 PM

The red yellow and white leads are for composite analogue signals and are not HD. I think the whole point of this thread was to obtain HD signals to the TV. HD can be achieved via HDMI, RGB or DVI, the latter two giving video only and requiring separate audio connections.

Rick · 07-02-10, 05:11 PM

If you have a VGA port on your TV, you can use a HD Fury to convert a HDMI/DVI Digital signal into a VGA analogue signal. Works great on my 42" Plasma and Blu-Ray Player. The HD Fury also handles the HDCP.

rawsy · 08-02-10, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimdefruit

The red yellow and white leads are for composite analogue signals and are not HD. I think the whole point of this thread was to obtain HD signals to the TV. HD can be achieved via HDMI, RGB or DVI, the latter two giving video only and requiring separate audio connections.

yes you are right but if you use the composite leads on the componant sockets then you will be connected through componant as a quick fix. i did get that we are after hi def mate.

kerrywez · 08-02-10, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rawsy

yes you are right but if you use the composite leads on the componant sockets then you will be connected through componant as a quick fix. i did get that we are after hi def mate.

All I got to say is it must not be much of a HD TV if it has no HMDI interface on it.

Regards Wez

divebuddy · 08-02-10, 02:31 PM

To those that have been helpful with advice. I thank you, and to those who felt it necessary to take a knock, well someone has to support that football team

. Really the info you have provided is welcomed. For the intrim I will use the alternate cables, and when the current TV become past its shelf life I will upgrade, but for now it functions well so I dont really see the need to spend £500 +

kerrywez · 08-02-10, 06:14 PM

I meant no offence mate, never thought that my support for a football team would annoy anyone. Sorry if my opinion is not to your liking, but it is a more than valid point.

Regards Wez

Robbo · 08-02-10, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kerrywez

Sorry if my opinion is not to your liking, but it is a more than valid point.

Regards Wez

But, alas, not very helpful though.

07-02-10, 11:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
divebuddy Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	no hdmi connection on HD TV I currently have a sky plus box attached to my 42" samsung rear projection tv. I have had the tv for about 2.5 years, and its been no trouble at all. The tv is HD. This week I orderd an upgrade to a sky HD box. The intention was to have the sky plus box moved to the bedroom and have the HD box put in its old place. The engineer arrived Saturday, and after turning the tv around to get to the back, he advised he could not install the new HD box as I dont have the correct connection. The tv has the jack plug sockets for the HD, but the sky box has hdmi. My question. I've seen cables with a hdmi male connection at one end and jack plugs at the other. Would it be possible to plug the sky HD box into a two way female extender then attach one of these hdmi to jack plug connections to the tv. I really cant see the point in buying a new tv, when the one I have is working fine

07-02-10, 12:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: no hdmi connection on HD TV I assume that as your TV is HD it has rgb sockets and analogue audio sockets. You can get a hdmi to rgb+audio lead. Just google it and you will see several available. The first item I saw was a cable from Amazon at about £10. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

07-02-10, 04:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: no hdmi connection on HD TV The red yellow and white leads are for composite analogue signals and are not HD. I think the whole point of this thread was to obtain HD signals to the TV. HD can be achieved via HDMI, RGB or DVI, the latter two giving video only and requiring separate audio connections. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

07-02-10, 05:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rick Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,029 Times in 669 Posts	Re: no hdmi connection on HD TV If you have a VGA port on your TV, you can use a HD Fury to convert a HDMI/DVI Digital signal into a VGA analogue signal. Works great on my 42" Plasma and Blu-Ray Player. The HD Fury also handles the HDCP. __________________ Fibo 1.2m HH, Wavefield T90. AzBox HD Premium, Vu+ Duo Plumber and Satellite Installer North West Satellite Systems

08-02-10, 02:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
divebuddy Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: no hdmi connection on HD TV To those that have been helpful with advice. I thank you, and to those who felt it necessary to take a knock, well someone has to support that football team. Really the info you have provided is welcomed. For the intrim I will use the alternate cables, and when the current TV become past its shelf life I will upgrade, but for now it functions well so I dont really see the need to spend £500 +

08-02-10, 06:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
kerrywez Grumpy Old Sat Man Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland Posts: 2,471 Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 639 Times in 505 Posts	Re: no hdmi connection on HD TV I meant no offence mate, never thought that my support for a football team would annoy anyone. Sorry if my opinion is not to your liking, but it is a more than valid point. Regards Wez __________________ Dreambox 7025, 250HDD, Dreambox 500s, 110 X 90Cm Hirschmann on Clarketech rotor, 1.2 Mtr. Channel Master. AZBox HD Running on E2. TM6900 super combo.

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