Today's the day..........

Paulie · 23-12-2009, 08:23

..... for my install.
Must admit i'm getting rather excited too. Wife took the confirmation call yesterday, and it seems we're getting the Samsung box

Can someone post any links to general setting up etc please.

Raistlin · 23-12-2009, 08:25

Shouldn't be any need, the installer should do it all for you

Hope it all goes OK

Paulie · 23-12-2009, 08:26

Cheers Rob

Peter_ · 23-12-2009, 08:40

Enjoy it as you will be able to record 2 channels and watch a 3rd and rewind live TV.

Paulie · 23-12-2009, 11:01

Whooohooo it's in and up n working

Looks cute too.

Now just need to check the settings etc

Jules · 23-12-2009, 14:38

Great stuff seems it has gone well for you

webcrawler2050 · 23-12-2009, 16:40

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Originally Posted by Paulie

Whooohooo it's in and up n working

Looks cute too.

Now just need to check the settings etc

Cute :0 Never head it described as that LOL

Paulie · 23-12-2009, 16:56

Well I only said cute, when comparing it to the lump of a sky hd box

Digital Fanatic · 23-12-2009, 18:15

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Originally Posted by Paulie

Well I only said cute, when comparing it to the lump of a sky hd box

Glad it all went well

Paulie · 23-12-2009, 18:57

Thanks guys...

Went for 1080 wide and hdmi audio thing off (or on which ever way it's supposed to be for optical out).

Any other tips?

Digital Fanatic · 23-12-2009, 19:03

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Originally Posted by Paulie

Thanks guys...

Went for 1080 wide and hdmi audio thing off (or on which ever way it's supposed to be for optical out).

Any other tips?

You should have HDMI Audio overide ON for Optical Out

TheDon · 23-12-2009, 19:45

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Originally Posted by Paulie

Thanks guys...

Went for 1080 wide and hdmi audio thing off (or on which ever way it's supposed to be for optical out).

Any other tips?

Tip 1: Take it off wide.

Seriously don't understand why people would want to use the wide settings, you just end up stretching content to fill the screen and making everyone fat.

With HD you'll have to get used to 4:3 having black bars at the side anyway.

Ben B · 23-12-2009, 19:58

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Originally Posted by TheDon

Tip 1: Take it off wide.

Seriously don't understand why people would want to use the wide settings, you just end up stretching content to fill the screen and making everyone fat.

With HD you'll have to get used to 4:3 having black bars at the side anyway.

Oh TheDon I would rather have it on wide than not, I prefer taking advantage of my full TV screen. I'm used to it anyway as before I had the V+ box it had always been stretched to full screen size when viewing 4:3 programmes

TheDon · 23-12-2009, 20:08

Best get unused to it as the more HD channels the less stretching of 4:3 as the black bars are part of the signal then!

I really don't see the logic in the "taking advantage of my full TV screen" argument. You take advantage by distorting a picture? Would you pay to go into a cinema and have the screen half the height it should be? So you're watching the latest holywood blockbuster with fat midget clones of the real actors? I bet you'd be asking for a refund!

Stretching content to fill the screen would be like the Louvre going "we've got the mona lisa in the middle of that wall... but if we stretched it sidewards it'd fill the wall!" the voice of reason would pop up and go "but, that'd distort the picture!" only to be silenced by the gallery director claim "I prefere taking advantage of my full wall space!"

Maybe I'm different in that I actually like to watch what was actually intended, and not some distorted version with supersized actors. My brain just doesn't let me watch something where round things are no longer round.

SnoopZ · 23-12-2009, 20:12

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Originally Posted by Ben B

Oh TheDon I would rather have it on wide than not, I prefer taking advantage of my full TV screen. I'm used to it anyway as before I had the V+ box it had always been stretched to full screen size when viewing 4:3 programmes

Yes me too WIDE is far better i think, but each to their own.