What connections are used from set top box to TV (such as SCART) ?
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV You can use the following ways to connect a set-top box to a TV:
1. SCART on STB to SCART on TV. This provides the best possible connection, with stereo sound and "RGB" highest quality connection;
2. SCART on STB to composite on TV. Older TVs without SCART connections usually have "composite" inputs, usually three "phono" sockets (often red, white and yellow). This offers stereo sound and good picture quality. You will need a special cable from a high-street retailer.
3. UHF ("aerial lead") box to TV. This requires that the STB you choose (all Sky, MOST Freeview) has a UHF output. You will need to "tune" the TV into the box, and you will get OK pictures and only mono sound.
If you are stuck with mono or poor quality sound on the TV, you can still use the SCART output (and the same cable as 2) to a separate amplifier to listen in stereo.
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Sunday, 27 March 2011
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Robert Burns6:59 PM
Briantist can you please help me solve this problem? I have a samsung 40" tv a surround sound dvd, The main tv is the main room. it has free view inside.I also have sky tv. my two daughters have there tv"s in there rooms. they also have new tv"s and finaly our bedroom has a tv. I had a booster box 3 months packed up. i bought another one and i can"t get a good picture. all the tv"s from the main room all tv"s are on coaxle cables.going up one floor. I don't know how to configure the coaxle cables.can you please help me to put the cables in the sockets, from and two. ie; rf.out.1 and rf.out.2 and aerial. thankyou. this may take me a couple of day's to get back to you. thank you.
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Monday, 28 March 2011
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Robert Burns1:41 PM
Brianist. I had a problem with sky over the last few months, sky have replaced 3 set to box,s 2 dishes cable is ok acording to sky.
two days ago they done a software update.
the main tv is working ok on freeview tv and sky. i have put my own tv areial on the roof not exactly the hight i would like.ie 5ft.i bought a booster box because the old on broke.
I replaced the main bedroom coaxal cable.
i also replaced the cable box inside the house. picture is perfect, is't only a problem when i go upto the bedrooms. i can't tune the tv's in. I think part of the problem is where do i run the cable from the back of the sky box to where ? I have only TV,DVD,SkY. in living room. bedroom 1.TV only. Bedroom.2 TV TV and ps3. Bedroom 3. TV and Blueray player. If you need any more info please ask me. I am going to change the coax cable ends. Robert thankyou
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Saturday, 2 April 2011
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Valerie2:24 PM
Hi,I am planning to buy a new tv (panasonic tx-p37c2 37" plasma). It only has 1 scart connection.I can connect my sky box but I want to buy a new dvd player as well (TV and DVD died together!). So how can I connect both sky and dvd player with only 1 scart? Old TV had 2 scarts so wasn't a problem.
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Les Nicol
2:37 PM
2:37 PM
Valerie, it's likely that a new DVD will have an option to connect to the TV's HDMI port(s) and most likely will have an HDMI included. If not they are readily available on the High Street. If you need to do this don't let a salesman talk you into an expensive cable a reasonable priced item from Tesco or the iokes will do the same job.
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Valerie3:10 PM
Thanks Les. I've just been looking at a Panasonic S38EB-K player and it says it doesn't have an HDMI connection and no HDMI upscaling so does that means it's no use to me?
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Valerie3:22 PM
I've just checked out a Philips DVP3580 and it's got HDMI connection and upscaler. The tv has got 1 scart and 2 HDMI connections so I'm guessing it's going to be suitable?
Sorry for being dim but I'm a bit of a useless with techy stuff!!
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Stuart5:04 PM
I have an HD ready digital TV and an HD ready digital recorder.
I want to connect a Freeview HD set top box so that I can receive HD TV programmes.
Can anyone tell me how i can do that?
Thanks
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Les Nicol
5:25 PM
5:25 PM
Valerie - Yes the Philips will be OK. Surprised though that the Panasonic didn't have HDMI. My Toshiba purchased well over a tear ago has an HDMI port.
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Sunday, 3 April 2011
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Valerie7:39 AM
Les,thanks for your help. I will order as soon as and hope i can get it all to work. If it doesn't then I'll know it's me that's the problem and not the tv or dvd player.
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Adrian11:02 PM
Leamington Spa
Hi, my Humax PVR 9200 loses tv signal when I turn the Samsung 6500 Bluray player on. Tv is a Samsung 6510. Humax box is using a scart lead which connects to the tv using the supplied (composite I think) converter. Just get "weak or bad signal" from the humax when Bluray is on. Any ideas? Thanks
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