HD freesat receiver help required

[Vossy1]

I'm thinking of buying a HD freesat receiver. I have a sky box, (not subscribed) and a working dish, and a HD plasma screen. What would you guys recommend/avoid?
Any help much appreciated :thumb:

 

[corby_brewer]

I'm thinking of buying a HD freesat receiver. I have a sky box, (not subscribed) and a working dish, and a HD plasma screen.

if you have a un-subscribed skybox then you can get all the channels on freestat. In my opinion HD isnt worth paying the extra money for.

 

[Vossy1]

In my opinion HD isnt worth paying that little the extra money for.

Why is that, is the picture quality not that much better davesiv?

 

[Wez]

In my opinion HD isnt worth paying that little the extra money for.

Why is that, is the picture quality not that much better davesiv?

:shock: that suprises me!

HD quality is much better :wha: some people have described the difference as the same jump as going from B&W to colour.

 

[corby_brewer]

We have a 50" HD Plasma TV. When i first brought it we had the normal sky box. A couple of weeks ago i upgraded my sky to Sky HD. And there is very little difference between the two.
If thak makes sence.

edit- Wez your right the picture is good if you have a HD TV, but what im saying is its not worth V1 getting a HD freesat receiver.

 

[Vossy1]

edit- Wez your right the picture is good if you have a HD TV, but what im saying is its not worth V1 getting a HD freesat receiver

I have a HD TV :wha:

We have a 50" HD Plasma TV. When i first brought it we had the normal sky box. A couple of weeks ago i upgraded my sky to Sky HD. And there is very little difference between the two.
If thak makes sence.

That really surprises me, are you using a HDMI connector between the 2?

 

[corby_brewer]

are you using a HDMI connector between the 2?

Yes V1 we are.

 

[Vossy1]

Thank you :thumb:
So that's one for and one against

 

[bolty]

1 for here :) Love my sky HD...

 

[Vossy1]

Have you found there to be a big difference picture quality wise bolty?

 

[Muddydisco]

Have found massive improvement in picture quality between normal TV and HD TV, But it's all down to the TV if the settings aren't right you'll get crap picture and also the qaulity of the TV it needs to be full 1080i, have resolution of 1920x 1080 and have a Dynamic contrast ratio of at least 10,000-1 if not higher, can you up to 100,000.

 

[corby_brewer]

I basicly told V1 not to bother getting a freesat box.

I'm thinking of buying a HD freesat receiver.

Ok there is i difference in picture quality but not in opinion that much.

 

[evanvine]

HD all well and good, but how does it help with brewing? :whistle:

 

[Wez]

I basicly told V1 not to bother getting a freesat box.

I'm thinking of buying a HD freesat receiver.quote]

Ok there is i difference in picture quality but not in opinion that much.

I don't understand why it's not worth him getting the HD FreeSat box? He will get HD tv then.... Won't he? And as MD has pointed out the difference in quality is significant.. Have I missed something?

 

[evanvine]

Is an HD tv any better if it hasn't got an HD signal?

 

[corby_brewer]

most HD TV's come with built in free view, and as V1 stated he already as a HD tv and sky box so i recon its pointless going out and spending good money on a freesat box just to recieve the same channels that he can already get.

 

[Wez]

most HD TV's come with built in free view, and as V1 stated he already as a HD tv and sky box so i recon its pointless going out and spending good money on a freesat box just to recieve the same channels that he can already get.

oh I read it that he has a HD tv but isn't currently getting a HD signal? So he's thinking of getting the HD FreeSat box? I must have got that wrong. :wha:

 

[Vossy1]

oh I read it that he has a HD tv but isn't currently getting a HD signal? So he's thinking of getting the HD FreeSat box? I must have got that wrong.

No you haven't, that's what I'm saying :lol:
I have a SD sky box and a HD compatible TV....is that better :grin:

Have found massive improvement in picture quality between normal TV and HD TV, But it's all down to the TV if the settings aren't right you'll get crap picture and also the qaulity of the TV it needs to be full 1080i, have resolution of 1920x 1080 and have a Dynamic contrast ratio of at least 10,000-1 if not higher, can you up to 100,000.

Trudges off to find TV manual...it's like a catalogue...shouldn't be hard to find :lol:

 

[Wez]

oh I read it that he has a HD tv but isn't currently getting a HD signal? So he's thinking of getting the HD FreeSat box? I must have got that wrong.

No you haven't, that's what I'm saying :lol:

I thought i'd read it right :thumb:

 

[Vossy1]

Right found one of them, max resolution appears to be 1920 x 1080 with either signal 1080i/60 or 1080i/50
Dynamic contrast ratio...where are you :hmm:

EDIT DCR appears to only be 1000-1....this is the set