anyone got sky running into a panny ae100 or other PJ?

I didnt think I would bother with this but I would like to connect my sky box to my panny ae100.

Can anyone tell me what connection/cable I would need. I am assuming s-video is the way ahead but thought I would check!!

I didnt think I would bother because I thought the picture would be crap?

Anyone with a similar setup have a view on this?

The thing is I am now struggling to watch anything on my crappy little 32" TV!! I want everything on a 6ft screen

[calscot]

Don't know if this helps but I'm watching sky by plugging it into my DVD recorder with a scart and then plugging the DVD into the PJ with an S-Video cable.

I also have NTL analogue cable going into the RF input of the DVD and so it acts as an all in one solution - Terrestrial TV, Sky, recorded TV and DVD all via the one box and cable. Pretty neat as no other switcher boxes are needed.

If only the DVD was progressive scan, then it would be perfect.

Cheers,
Cal.

Originally posted by calscot
Don't know if this helps but I'm watching sky by plugging it into my DVD recorder with a scart and then plugging the DVD into the PJ with an S-Video cable.

I also have NTL analogue cable going into the RF input of the DVD and so it acts as an all in one solution - Terrestrial TV, Sky, recorded TV and DVD all via the one box and cable. Pretty neat as no other switcher boxes are needed.

If only the DVD was progressive scan, then it would be perfect.

Cheers,
Cal.

Not really but thanks for sharing

[tonytigerrr]

if you do a search on these forums there are lots of people plugging sky into their ae100s. As far as i know the most common way to do it is to buy a scart to s-video lead from someone like keane electronics. You could always get a scart-rgb to component converter, but these are more expensive and I've seen posts from people having problems with them......

I have connected my Sky up via S-video and the picture is quite reasonable. I have a Grundig box which has S-Vid output, this is connected to my amp then to my AE100. If you have no S-vid then composite is watchable if you aren't too fussed. If you want to spend more then a ProV would be an option and allow you to feed progressive scan.

Originally posted by Zig
I have connected my Sky up via S-video and the picture is quite reasonable. I have a Grundig box which has S-Vid output, this is connected to my amp then to my AE100. If you have no S-vid then composite is watchable if you aren't too fussed. If you want to spend more then a ProV would be an option and allow you to feed progressive scan.

I am pretty sure mi sky box has s-video out so I will give that a try.

Whay have you connected it to your amp and then the PJ?

I use the amp to switch s-video sources, if you aren't using anything else then run the cable direct between the digibox and projector

Originally posted by Zig
I use the amp to switch s-video sources, if you aren't using anything else then run the cable direct between the digibox and projector

What would the picture be like using this method?

I have a progressive scan DVD player using component, I'm assuming the picture will be way worse??

I find it acceptable for most viewing, it is some way behind progressive scan via component but better than I expected. Of course it depends upon the quaility of the sky signal which tends to vary from programme to programme as well as being affected by our wonderfull weather

[Mr Cheese]

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Scart to S-video

[Bert Coules]

I'd say don't dismiss the picture quality until you've seen it for yourself: different people have different standards.

When I first got my AE100 I was expecting, from the comments on here, that the image from a Sky box would be just about unwatchable; I was extremely surprised by the actuality of it - and that was (and still is) plain old composite video. After over a year I still see nothing wrong with it and can watch it with great enjoyment.

Of course it's not as good as component video from a DVD player; but "not as good as" doesn't necessarily mean "bad".

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

[RASH PATEL]

Hi Supernosh,

I have connected my Sony Digibox to HS 10 using Scart RGB
to component in to the PJ using Lektropack's RGB to component
converter.and must say the picture quality is very good,perhaps
not as good as DVD.Cost of the coverter was £75,

Regards,

Rash

Originally posted by RASH PATEL
Hi Supernosh,

I have connected my Sony Digibox to HS 10 using Scart RGB
to component in to the PJ using Lektropack's RGB to component
converter.and must say the picture quality is very good,perhaps
not as good as DVD.Cost of the coverter was £75,

Regards,

Rash

Would it be better than s-video?

Also could you send me a link to the converter you are talking about.

Thanks!

[calscot]

Sky is definitely watchable with film sources better than video sources - perhaps the deinterlacing is easier for the poor deinterlacer in the Z1 as well as film being much higher resolution before it's digitised. A decent deinterlacer might make a big difference.

Football is not the best quality but still much better than watching on a teensy weensy telly.

The quality is pretty much the same as on the telly except that all the artifacts are a bit more noticable as they are larger.

I tend to mostly watch films and football off of (freeview) sky and much prefer it to the telly - and it saves a fortune on DVD's.

Cheers,
Cal.

Originally posted by Bert Coules


Of course it's not as good as component video from a DVD player; but "not as good as" doesn't necessarily mean "bad".

Bert
www.bertcoules.co.uk

Indeed Bert, I too was expecting the picture to be unwatchable but I first connected a video to use as a tuner and was surprised how good it was. It is perfectly watchable and better than watching a tiny 32" widescreen