Is the V+ box true HD

Originally Posted by moroboshi

....Some people keep harping on about the V+'s scaler ...

that's because it's outstanding

Originally Posted by moroboshi

.......but in my experience it's mediocre......

depends what you're comparing it with - most (and certainly i) compare it with other boxes plugged into their TV (V box, Sky+, DVD player, etc), and in some cases even better than the internal tuner (about as good as it gets in SD)

Originally Posted by moroboshi

.......The scaler in my TV (Pioneer plasma) is absolutely leagues ahead,...

you don't say which Pioneer - but Pioneers per se are still only average

Originally Posted by moroboshi

........The only way to really see what HD can do at the moment is to watch a good blu-ray disc....

ah - you can't realistically compare upscaled SD with 1080p blueray - but you obviouly are 'attempting' to - hence what you base your opinion on

Originally Posted by moroboshi

....... I want to feed my TV the best, so I buy blu-rays ...

So you're not really talking to 'Joe Public' (with his V+ box) at all - at least we all know where you're comming from

.

---------- Post added at 12:53 ---------- Previous post was at 12:48 ----------

Originally Posted by mr,m

...I currenly have a standard v box....would it (V+) be all that much better to upgrade? ...

Stacks better (assuming you have HD Ready TV)

If V+ didn't record anything - the picture quality is sparkling & worth the rental alone

.

---------- Post added at 12:55 ---------- Previous post was at 12:53 ----------

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

I was was under the impression that the V+ connected over HDMI upscaled and the standard V box connected via scart didn't?

You're correct

How much of the improvement you can attribute to upscaling, and how much to HDMI (digital) connection i can't say - but the picture on V+ is so much better than V box

.

[mr,m]

Well thanks so much for all the info,just in case it's any help my tv is a toshiba 37xv505db,the picture is fine in sd so will go for the v+ box,hopefully it can get better!

[SnoopZ]

Out of interest, when they install the V+ box do they supply the HDMI cable?

[demented]

Yeap. Make sure they actually put it in HDMI mode themselves rather than the engineer doing a runner. You can easily put it into HDMI yourself but there are a number of people that get a bit foxed by the weird proceedure the V+ has changing from SCART to HDMI.

[multiskilled]

Yes, but it's best to ask for one when you order.

[SnoopZ]

Thanks all, i'll ask for one before the £75 offer runs out for installation.

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

I was was under the impression that the V+ connected over HDMI upscaled and the standard V box connected via scart didn't?

at some point in the process your SD image will need to be upscaled from 720x576 to 1280x720 (or 1920x1080). Either the cable box can take the SD image it is fed and send the TV an HD image or the TV can take the 720*576 image and upscale it to the display resolution.
Furthermore, the TV might need to do it's own scaling anyway. My TV is actually 1024*768 XGA resolution but widescreen (the pixels are wider than tall) so even if V+ box has upscaled the image to 720 the TV will upscale it again to 768 and downscale the width to deal with the wider pixels. Again, if the TV is sent a 1080 signal it will have to downscale it to fit so the image goes through two scalers.

[hokkers999]

Originally Posted by mr,m

So can someone please explain,in simple terms, the advantages of the v+ box??
I have a 37" 1090p Tosh,just to clarify,I am not really bothered about recording stuff,I am only interested in quality.Will a V+ box give me a better picture,simple as!

Don't forget that if you sit more than 7-8 feet away your eyes are incapable of resolving the difference anyway....

...despite what the HD fanboys (and girls) on here say.

Go google it and learn for yourself.