32" HDTV with Standard Sky via Scart?

keogh · 14 Dec 2006 at 15:24

Howdy,

I currently use a standard CRT TV for Sky and general TV stuff and use my Dell 2407 for PC/xbox etc.

I'm gonna get the 32" Samsung HDTV jobbie of OcUK soon, but before I do just curious to know what sky will look like thru this with a boggo Scart lead? I don;t plan on getting Sky HD... yet anyway, so if Sky and TV look crap thru a 32" HDTV, then I will stick to CRT until I do get Sky HD?

Ta

Steve M

Venster · 14 Dec 2006 at 16:04

I had standard Sky installed yesterday on my Samsung HDTV and must say via RGB scart it looks really good. I had NTL beforehand and that was quite awful - blocky picture etc.

Engineer advised me to turn down the sharpness on the tv as it looked quite grainy. After turning it down it now looks the D's B's.

DavidMarq · 14 Dec 2006 at 18:44

Most channels will look fine as long as you are not sitting too close. Some of the lower bit rate channels like the rip you off quiz shows don't come out so well.

The only mainstream channel you will have problems with is ITV especially if you are a fan of Champions League football, poor picture quality and invariably broadcast in 4:3. ITV do not even broadcast at full SD resolution over Sky and a better picture can be achieved from terrestrial free view.

Voy06 · 14 Dec 2006 at 20:32

Fao: Venster

You mentioned you had Sky installed on your Samsung TV via RGB scart. I have this same set-up as well but do you actually have RGB enabled through the Sky picture settings?

I ask because when I change the picture settings from Pal to RGB I get tremendous interference so I have too revert back too Pal.

Venster · 15 Dec 2006 at 09:09

Quite the opposite for me, picture quality increased when I changed to RGB on the SKy box settings page.

So to answer your question, yes I do have RGB enabled on Sky box settings.

keogh · 15 Dec 2006 at 11:52

Well I have just bought on of these badboys... hope I don;t get any of the issues with it that some people have had (Standby noise namely)?

testa12 · 15 Dec 2006 at 12:45

Dont know how much compression Sky uses, but if NTL is anything to go by, the signal is CRAP - blocky picture is much more visible than in your standard telly.

These TV's really come into their own when you start watching HD content or even DVD's if you dont sit too close.