Although at first sight connecting your SKY HD box to your TV may seem like a easy task. Get a SKY HD cable plug one end into your TV set and the other in to the SKY HD box turn them both on then hey presto job done.
Unfortunately with the rate at which technology has moved it is not that simple, there are now quite a few ways to connect modern home entertainment equipment together. Due to the need to move more data and to move it faster than it did before.
The first step to connecting your sky HD box is getting a sky HD cable, but you will need to check the back of your TV and the back of your Sky HD box. You need to do this to see what connections are available. As standard the SKY HD Box comes with a HDMI Cable.
At first sight the back of the box can seem a bit daunting there are so many connections on there. Here we offer a breakdown of what they are, of course this will depend on the make of Sky HD box you have:
HDMI: Digital output and the best way to view HDTV complete with digital sound output.
Component: Offers HDTV playback but without audio capabilities.
SCART: No HD playback
RCA/ Audio Out: Audio playback
RF: no HD playback and low quality signal.
Optical Audio: 5.1 audio play-back via an Optical Cable
USB: Used the same way that a computer USB slot can be used for.
Ethernet: For computer network connections.
SATA: Again to transfer data to or from a computer.
As you can see there are a number of ways to connect your Sky HD box to your TV set. Unfortunately there are only two which will allow high definition output to be viewed. They are the HDMI port and the Component port. If you want to listen to the audio then you will either need to use the digital audio out unless you are using the HDMI connection. Similarly if you choose a component SKY HD cable then you will also need RCA leads but these will normally be supplied with your component cable.
If you do not yet have a HD ready TV set or don’t mind not viewing in HD then any of the other connectors will be more than capable of connecting your SKY HD box to your TV.
No need to worry if your TV doesn’t have a suitable input at first site as there are many adapters and cable converters available to help you connect them together. Of course if you are unsure then any good cable & lead supplier will be able to advise you on what exactly you need to get the right SKY HD cable to suit your equipment.
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