- Aug 10, 2019
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Hi there, I have finally taken the leap to Sky HD and now am wondering how to get the most out of it. I believe that the 875 has a decent upscaling chip (I currently have it upscaling DVD from my Marantze DV7001) and it seems to do a pretty good job. However I now have 2 issues:
Firstly, I'm not sure how best to set up the Sky HD box? I've read numerous threads on what to set on which piece of kit - I currently have HDMI and Optical cable from HD box to 875 then 875 to Sony KDL40W4500. The Sky box is set to 1080i (it wont let me set Auto???) and the 875 set to 1080P, is this the best way to have it set up?
Secondly, the trouble-and-strife doesn't like having surround sound etc on 'normal' tv programs (i.e. soaps and reality tv rubbish) so I wondered if I would notice any drop in picture quality if I just connect the Sky box directly to the telly with HDMI so that she can watch 'normal' telly through tv speakers and I can just switch the 875 on for proper stuff! My other solution was to connect the sky to tv using a scart lead to make life easier for the missus?
Why is life so complicated??? Cheers for your advice.
Firstly, I'm not sure how best to set up the Sky HD box? I've read numerous threads on what to set on which piece of kit - I currently have HDMI and Optical cable from HD box to 875 then 875 to Sony KDL40W4500. The Sky box is set to 1080i (it wont let me set Auto???) and the 875 set to 1080P, is this the best way to have it set up?
Secondly, the trouble-and-strife doesn't like having surround sound etc on 'normal' tv programs (i.e. soaps and reality tv rubbish) so I wondered if I would notice any drop in picture quality if I just connect the Sky box directly to the telly with HDMI so that she can watch 'normal' telly through tv speakers and I can just switch the 875 on for proper stuff! My other solution was to connect the sky to tv using a scart lead to make life easier for the missus?
Why is life so complicated??? Cheers for your advice.