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Well the big day is almost here, i am having the all singing pvr installed tommorow, hope it lives up to the hype. i manged to secure one on a very good deal, will keep all updated with my opinion of the box once installed:D

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First priority when you get the box is where to find the hd stuff! lol
There are a few different places and in the true tradition of hidden treasure X marks the spot. here X here X and here X. :D

Im sure youl enjoy the new box and have fun trying the various features and seeing how they change your viewing habits.

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I've had mine for about 6 weeks now and it's excellent. It has changed the way we use the TV and is simple to use. Picture quality through HDMI is really good, even for non-HD content.

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:DTHE BIG DAY At about 5pm yesterday the virgin media engineer turned up with my shinny new v+ box, the installation was straight forward. The guy ran through the basic functions of the box with me which took no longer than 10 minutes,he also left a booklet with some of the more advanced functions of the box. During the install he fitted the hdmi cable and checked the hd was ok on the bbc test channel. My only gripe with the install was the fact that before i had the old samsung v box which when it was intalled a few months ago the engineer wired it up to my home theatre system, when i asked the guy yesterday he said the only way this could be done with the v+ box was to wire it up on the scart lead, which he did but this turned off the hdmi output therfore loosing the ability to watch the high def stuff availible also loosing the upscalling ability of the hdmi output on sdtv.

So my question is, can this be done or was he right?
my tv is a LG 37LC2DB and my home theatre system is also made by LG it is a LH-T550TB (it doesnt have an optical input so cant be wired directly from the v+ optical out)
Any advise would be helpfull as i am missing my sourrond sound already:(

Sorry one more question when i try to watch some of the hd material availible via the more on demand then free hdtv sometimes my box will act as though it starts to play but when the counter apears in the bottom left of the screen it freezes on 00:00 for a few seconds the the screen goes blank, the only way to remedy this is by pressing the reset button. Has anybody else got this problem if so what is the fix?

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You can connect from V+ optical to your lg using this: http://www.hdinterconnects.com/index...b01bc3752e8b80
Just happens i was looking at this earlier. You can buy the cable at same place.
Cant help with the second problem apart from saying if it persists call 151 or use the virginmedia.tv.support newsgroups who will solve problems. or at least try! Ive had that problem in the past but it was cured on its own. You might also simpky retry playing your selection as ive found that works sometimes.

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hi daveetwo
if i was to use the gadget you recomended and i use an optical cable from my v+ box to the converter then from the converter use an coaxial cable to my Lg home theatre system(LH-T550TB) how would i connect the coaxial cable to it as there isnt a dedicated coaxial connector on it there are only the left and right audio and video in sockets?

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Im new to this as well so its the blind leading the blind because i have will have similar issues next week when i get our first home cinema system.
What im going to do it get my system, see what connection issues i have or dont understand then call that company and see what i need.
I know i can connect both the cinema system and the V+ via seperate hdmi leads. Ive been told that all i need do then is connect the tv to the cinema system using audio leads. However as the v+ box has an optical audio connection i want to find out if this should be used to connect audio.
I suggest you call the company and see what they advise for your particular set up as thier prices seem good.
Nothing to lose.

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Ok thanks i will proberbly give them a bell:)

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Sorry to ask the same questions again but does anyone else hav any ideas?

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Have you tried using the phono audio outputs on the V+?

I've not heard of the second problem before. Suggest you call Faults or report it on the support newsgroup.

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Thanks i have connected the phono leads from the v+ box to my home theatre system and i am now getting sound out of the home theatre worked a treat, strange thing is am sure i tried that yesterday :confused:
maybe because i diconnectd the scart lead today?
Ok so now its time to put the kettle on make a brew and sit down and watch Day break (HD) all episodes back to back in dolby 5.1 sound who needs the cinema:D

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Try watching "last of the summer wine" in HD. The scenery is absolutely beautiful.
;)

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Hi i cant find last of the summer wine is it in the on demand library?

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Check 108 programmes.
i Think its there

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ok thanks i will have a look tommorow

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Hi all cant seem to program my v+ remote to adjust the tv volume, i followed the instructions in the help menu, i couldnt find my type of tv. I rang 150 from my virgin phone and they gave me 11 codes for philips tvs they said they are the same as my LG tv (LG37LC2DB) these codes didnt work.They said if these didnt work it wasnt possible i would have to use my tv remote to alter the volume. Can anyone help me? or is this true?

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He also said the volume control was through the scart lead only , if i was using the hdmi cable i couldnt adjust the volume is this also true?

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Try Goldstar codes (0008) worked for me.

LG = Lucky Goldstar

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We thats strange it works through my HDMI

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Yes. The volume control only affects the analogue outputs. The HDMI carries digital audio - what you get out is exactly what goes in.

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It apparently was a design decision not to make the box volume control change the HDMI output, it is not a technical limitation of the V+ box

The SkyHD box allows the base volume over HDMI to be altered, same as the normal boxes allow it over RF/Scart

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;) Thanks my friend just tried your code and it worked a treat. I only wish i had just asked on this forum earlier, the adviser for virgin media gave me 11 codes for philips tvs and 11 codes for lucky Goldstar tvs 0008 wasnt on either of the lists suprise suprise. :)

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the adviser told me that you can alter the preset volume of the v+ box using the code 0683

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That only works on SCART or RF connections. doesn't do a thing via HDMI

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When you had your V+ box fitted was it connected juts by a HDMI lead or a scart lead or both. My engineer did own up to never connecting a HD TV to a V+ box before and on leaving stated that both leads had to remain connected. My brand new 1080 Toshiba now informs me via the V box that I cannot watch Lost repeats in HD as my TV is not HD ready.

HELP

Steve

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I installed a new DVD recorder yesterday as I had to remove the old one to fit the V+. When connecting it up I noticed both HDMI and scart leads connected. In this state I was able to show the HD channels but in any case I removed the scart lead yesterday and have no problems whatsoever. Watched HD Wild hogs yesterday.

The HD channels have to be initialised by VM.

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Once you've set it to HDMI, you don't need to leave the SCART connected. But you may as well in case you ever get HDMI problems.

What happens when you try to set the V+ to HDMI mode? What model TV do you have?

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I go through the set up as per the book and on screen video and then press ok to test.

The settings go back to the original ones ie composite, RGB etc and when we try to watch a HD programme it informs us that our TV is not HD ready. The TV is a Toshiba
37X3030.

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Then do you press the TEXT key to save the new setting?

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...excuse me for butting in but as you've only connected the V+ box to your cinema system via phono leads, then you've actually only getting an analogue stereo signal into your cinema system therefore are not getting 5.1 surround sound. The only way to get true 5.1 surround sound from the program is, if it's broadcast in 5.1 and you've connected via optical or coaxial, which can carry the 5.1 signal.....otherwise it'll be stereo out of all speakers.....

The only reason I know this is I've been looking into upgrading my DVD cinema system to allow me to connect V+ and DVD....the only way to do it is to buy an AV Receiver with coaxial/optical inputs...then you have to get an active sub..the list goes on and can cost thousands ...

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This is my setup with basically the same samsung TV..

Tv has 3 HDMI ports,

Samsung Home cinema connected with HDMI cable to tv
V+ connected via HDMi cable to tv
Optical cable from home cinema to TV

vm engineer left my house without actually anything working lol, had to do nearly everything myself.