Sky+ HD Outputs

jonjones · 29-07-2008, 1:29 PM

Hi everyone, just signed up to upgrade from sky+ to HD and wondered what the latest outputs are on the back of the latest boxes. I understand that component has now been ditched.

Thanks

dogma6 · 29-07-2008, 1:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jonjones

Hi everyone, just signed up to upgrade from sky+ to HD and wondered what the latest outputs are on the back of the latest boxes. I understand that component has now been ditched.

Thanks

Yep the newest boxs are hdmi only but you may well get one of the component boxes as there are still a lot of new ones kicking around.

Maggie · 29-07-2008, 6:40 PM

Just got HD installed today and my box is HDMI only, also has analogue and digital audio outputs plus 2 scart and one S-Video socket and telephone / USB sockets.

Interesting though is that there is a SATA socket which makes me wonder whether it can handle an external drive as well?

Oh and picture quality is as you would expect ..... superb

forestfan · 29-07-2008, 7:24 PM

I have a spare HDMI but just bought an optical for connection to my Denon 2805 AV amp ( Non HDMI ) for the sound and HDMI for the TV I guess I got this right.

thommcghome · 29-07-2008, 9:36 PM

You have to use Optical if you want DD 5.1 output, so, yep

HDMIs not an option.

**logiciel** · 29-07-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Maggie

Interesting though is that there is a SATA socket....

Yes, it IS interesting, but unfortunately it's not connected.

Maggie · 29-07-2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by hhatkin

Yes, it IS interesting, but unfortunately it's not connected.

The designers obviously like to tease!!

jonjones · 30-07-2008, 8:37 AM

Thanks everyone for the input, i'll wait & see which box I get. I'll be hooking mine up to my sony str-da5200es.

Stephen Neal · 30-07-2008, 9:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Maggie

The designers obviously like to tease!!

In the US a number of PVRs shipped with USB and/or eSATA connectors, and a year or two after launch the satellite/cable operators (and in the case of the new Tivos, Tivo) quietly upgraded the boxes to allow for external storage (locked to the box - no transferring drives between PVRs - they have to be formatted by the machine they are used with)

So it is up to Sky I guess... I presume they want to make money out of it somehow!