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Invaluable SKY HD Workarounds

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  • 29-10-2008 8:49pm
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    c0y0te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭


    I just upgraded to SKY HD and ran into some issues, which I eventually fixed using some internet research and I decided to pubilish the steps for posterity in case anyone else hits the same problems.

    To summarise - once upgraded SKY HD was coming in on a different channel (now HDMI, used to be a SCART connection) so my TV couldn't find the signal by default. In addition my 'smart picture' aspect ration thingy no longer worked. Both of these issues resulted in a lot of nagging in my left ear from Wifey so if you're facing into the same problems, go to the link below for the resolutions.

    http://www.avalon5.com/science-and-technology/technology/invaluable-sky-hd-workarounds/
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    Tony
    Registered Users Posts: 11,327 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    Some good tips there

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    fat-tony
    Registered Users Posts: 2,711 ✭✭✭fat-tony


    Good tips, but I'm not sure what you meant by the reference to the quality of the HDMI cable. In my own case I couldn't use the supplied cable because it was too short (1m) and I already had a 5m cable trunked into the wall. The SKY cable is now doing fine service connecting my DVD/CD player into my amp. At lengths below about 10m HDMI cables are much of a muchness and don't cause degradation of the digital signal. Above that length, capacitance effects in the cable may cause some dropouts, so you need properly constructed and screened cable.


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    steveon
    Registered Users Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    Well done Coyote. Have come across similar problems myself but unlike many knew how to solve it but very worthwhile listing it here and perhaps making it a sticky....

    well done


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