SkyHD due to be installed in 2 days. What do i need to know?

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SkyHD is getting installed on Saturday.

Whats the best way to set it up?
I understand it comes with a HDMI connection. Does this carry audio or just video?

The AV amp I have is Sony DSG820.

I'm assuming I'll have to take a HDMI from Sky to Amp and also an optical lead from Sky to Amp. That correct????

Or is it better to take HDMI lead from Sky direct to TV and then take optical from Sky to amp??????

Cheers.
 
Is there then any point in my taking a HDMI cable from the sky box to the amp?
Would it not be the same if I just took that HDMI cable straight to the TV?

Or is it better to take the HDMI to the amp aswell (for some reason).
 
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There is an audiovisual online store ;) that sells Fisual cables for what is essentially peanuts. Use their optical, coaxial, and RCA cables in my system. Great value and built well enough. My 1.5m optical was about £4 if I rememebr correctly.

Also when the installer comes try to bag yourself a PACE box if he has one, of maybe a samsung if not. An Amstrad might be all he has though, and these are stuck on HIGH contrast setting. Whaterver you do DO NOT accept a HD box that he brings in a brown cardboard box, it will be a refurb. Make sure the box is in the full retail packaging.

Also, series link and a few other things won't work for a few hours, but will come on again later on.

Love my PACE and my 1tb HDD arrives at home today, and will install that tomorrow on my day off :D

Enjoy HD, it's amazing, especially sport. Check out RUSH HD and Eurosport HD for amazing demo pieces. Discovery et al are also stunning !
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Thanks for that mate!!!
I'll be sure to take that on board and make sure i get a Pace or Samsung box. If not then im sending him back!

Looks like i might have to move my hardware around to accomodate it. Probably will end up taking a HDMI and a optical cable from box to amp.
 
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Can the HDD's be replaced for bigger ones?
And can the recordings be transfered to another PC or recorded to another PC?

I will have my HTPC next to my SkyHD box so wondering if i can use that in anyway...?
 
Its been installed :D

Guy came an hour early which was good. Had a talk and told him where I want the cables to come in and where the box would be situated. He was very accommodating and for filled all requests. He even cut my redundant aerial cable from the roof :)

While he went about putting up the dish and stuff I went about rearranging my AV set-up. I moved my amp from under the PS3 to under the TV so had to take out all the cables, re-route cables, cut the speaker cables down to length etc

He installed everything which took him around an hour. Offered him a tea at the start of the install which he didn't want so gave him some fresh orange juice as I could tell he was thirsty and sweating (weather was good yesterday).

Once it was all set-up, he showed me how to use it etc. All round nice guy :)

I got one of the new PACE boxes in original packaging. Label reads "made in 2009".

Added it to my harmony 1000 and all is good.

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No more silver AV equipment and moving stuff about has defo improved the look of it :) and not a single cable in sight (which took me a few hours to do lol)

However, i've noticed on HD channels the audio is slightly out of sync. The audio is slightly ahead of the picture. My amp has a "AV Sync" control but im thinking if I change it so that audio lines up in the HD channels wount it then be out in SD channels?????

Running HDMI and Optical to amp.
 
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Well i phoned Sky today and told them about my lip-sync issue and the audio coming after the picture so audio delay option is useless. An engineer will come on Saturday to have a look.

Whats he going to do? Replace the Pace box? I thought Pace boxes were the best? If so should i not get it swapped (if that's what it comes down to) or just keep it and hope sky will sort the issue out???

I did a force update and now its the latest version 1.614 but still the issue.
 
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