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RE: Sky''s the limit :-(


  • Subject: RE: Sky''s the limit :-(
  • From: BUTLER, Tony, FM
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 10:23:00 +0000

And yet, my SCART->S-Video lead does indeed produce a signal which
appears
(eventually) on the TV as a pretty good picture.

If it's _not_ producing S-Video, then what the hell is it producing????

You sure it's not just that there are no svideo sockets on the sky boxes???

cheers,

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:<a
href="/group/kat5-users/post?postID=pXej9yiDNuWwCZQ2bYdZs6KItl6-pHyXFrXtLf61riJg4-kUIYMXwdluhO0VN12qkvGlRKmKKA2qE4jAjXpu1oo">phillip.harris1@v...</a>]
> Sent: 22 January 2002 10:18
> To: <a
href="/group/kat5-users/post?postID=-PW9z4SDhsF-bK0Y93nyfIYqhq-hSTcZ5tkSZhXv6Cj0IeiIfuL6gdtMuPG8TfbtjbwPn9lGNHN5zRMABu9M99o">kat5-users@xxxxxxx</a>
> Subject: RE: [KAT5] Sky's the limit :-(
>
>
> IIRC the $ky boxes cannot output S-Video at all ...
>
> ... Which makes it very relevant as that means you won't get a proper
> s-video signal out of the SCART.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BUTLER, Tony, FM [mailto:<a
href="/group/kat5-users/post?postID=GJpu5cF1DJnkN_3Ud_o5o7iNWT617NxdgiqPZvrf2oj94fcDK6eh9OyVAOda6NifNSfWU5PaBQuNl9k">Tony.BUTLER@r...</a>]
> > Sent: 22 January 2002 10:11
> > To: <a
href="/group/kat5-users/post?postID=B3VvMWDiglplCSWgLoR5FmSoMo20o4gkUtczM8rObRxaFHBSnTN7zmU_CA7ajB5ti8nCbWCJyzgu24aP7lvtKC-9zg">'kat5-users@xxxxxxx</a>'
> > Subject: RE: [KAT5] Sky's the limit :-(
> >
> >
> > IT was set to RGB, but I then changed it to 'PAL', which I
> > assume means 'composite' (the manual being helpful as ever
> > there :-)), but I'm using the svideo feed from the scart
> > socket anyway, so it's irrelevant :)
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:<a
href="/group/kat5-users/post?postID=pXej9yiDNuWwCZQ2bYdZs6KItl6-pHyXFrXtLf61riJg4-kUIYMXwdluhO0VN12qkvGlRKmKKA2qE4jAjXpu1oo">phillip.harris1@v...</a>]
> > > Sent: 21 January 2002 22:32
> > > To: <a
href="/group/kat5-users/post?postID=-PW9z4SDhsF-bK0Y93nyfIYqhq-hSTcZ5tkSZhXv6Cj0IeiIfuL6gdtMuPG8TfbtjbwPn9lGNHN5zRMABu9M99o">kat5-users@xxxxxxx</a>
> > > Subject: RE: [KAT5] Sky's the limit :-(
> > >
> > >
> > > Erm ... Is your sky box outputting composite or RGB?
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: tefxp [mailto:<a
href="/group/kat5-users/post?postID=GJpu5cF1DJnkN_3Ud_o5o7iNWT617NxdgiqPZvrf2oj94fcDK6eh9OyVAOda6NifNSfWU5PaBQuNl9k">Tony.BUTLER@r...</a>]
> > > > Sent: 21 January 2002 22:04
> > > > To: <a
href="/group/kat5-users/post?postID=-PW9z4SDhsF-bK0Y93nyfIYqhq-hSTcZ5tkSZhXv6Cj0IeiIfuL6gdtMuPG8TfbtjbwPn9lGNHN5zRMABu9M99o">kat5-users@xxxxxxx</a>
> > > > Subject: [KAT5] Sky's the limit :-(
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Received my first KAT-5 modules today - just yer
standard
> > > > svideo/audio set - connected them to DVD player
&amp; did an A/B
> > > > comparison between that &amp; straight DVD
connection - Wow!
> > There is
> > > > so little difference between the two!
> > > >
> > > > I was mightily impressed indeed!
> > > >
> > > > Connected to my video - no probs.
> > > >
> > > > Connected to my SKY Digital box - doh! No picture :-(
> > > >
> > > > It flashes up very quickly occasionally -seems to be
> > having trouble
> > > > locking on I guess - is this Macrovision kicking in?
And
> > is there
> > > > any way around it??? My DVD is hacked so Macrovision
> is disabled
> > > > anyway on that, so just guessing about the Sky box.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas anyone?? Keith????
> > > >
> > > > It will be a tad annoying if this can't be sorted, as
> > > sending SKY to
> > > > the bedroom telly was going to be my first project
rather
> > > than using
> > > > crappy RF distribution as is the case @ the mo.
> > > >
> > > > Still, plenty of other uses for the units, but still -
> > SKY would be
> > > > nice.
> > > >
> > > > Once again, top quality piccies Keith!
> > > >
> > > > cheers,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tony
> > > >
> > > >
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