On 08/01/2012 11:05, Silk wrote:
On 08/01/2012 11:00, David Kennedy wrote:
Anyone tried this yet?

I noticed it come up on the guide the other day - 907 on my Humax - it
seems to be only available on Humax at the moment.


It seems that everything is only available on Humax. I got a Panasonic
G10 with built in Freesat because I thought it would be nice to have it
all neat and built-in, but I'm now regretting it. We get iPlayer, when
it works, and nothing else.

Freesat should come down a lot harder on manufacturers using the Freesat
brand and delivering not much more than a basic FTA box.


Couldn't agree more. I have a Panny V10 which has an excellent picture
(but mediocre sound) but its internet/dlna offerings are pretty pathetic
compared to some Sony, Samsung and LG sets I've seen. The Viera Link is
very hit and miss too. I'll be looking elsewhere for its replacement
when the time comes.

Bob

On Sunday, January 8th, 2012, at 16:25:34h +0000, Brian Gaff wrote:

In that case, can I buy a small screen size monitor that can also take
input from a scart as well as a computer?

Why SCART? SCART is obsolete.

All monitors nowadays have DVI connections which can be used to connect to
HDMI output via a simple adaptor cable, and many monitors also have an
HDMI socket.

Samsung appears to be trying to dominate the market on screens, but offerings
from Acer, Asus, Dell, and Viewsonic are also of good quality in the computer
screen size market (20 inch to 27 inch).

The drawback of computer monitors for playing video is that very few
of them have the extra picture processing software that is found in
the TV.

On 08/01/2012 18:21, Bob wrote:

Couldn't agree more. I have a Panny V10 which has an excellent picture
(but mediocre sound) but its internet/dlna offerings are pretty pathetic
compared to some Sony, Samsung and LG sets I've seen. The Viera Link is
very hit and miss too. I'll be looking elsewhere for its replacement
when the time comes.

It's a great shame as I've always been a fan of Panasonic TVs. When I
bough mine, it was far superior picturewise to anything else in the shop.

I've notice recently that LCD seems to have caught up with plasma and my
next TV will almost certainly be LCD.

On 08/01/2012 11:00, David Kennedy wrote:
Anyone tried this yet?

I noticed it come up on the guide the other day - 907 on my Humax - it
seems to be only available on Humax at the moment.


It's been on my Bush Freesat HD box for a day or two.

--

Jeff

On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:38:30 +0000, Jeff Layman
wrote:

On 08/01/2012 11:00, David Kennedy wrote:
Anyone tried this yet?

I noticed it come up on the guide the other day - 907 on my Humax - it
seems to be only available on Humax at the moment.


It's been on my Bush Freesat HD box for a day or two.

It may be in the epg but that doesn't mean the service is available.

--
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

Peter Duncanson wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:38:30 +0000, Jeff Layman
wrote:

On 08/01/2012 11:00, David Kennedy wrote:
Anyone tried this yet?

I noticed it come up on the guide the other day - 907 on my Humax - it
seems to be only available on Humax at the moment.


It's been on my Bush Freesat HD box for a day or two.

It may be in the epg but that doesn't mean the service is available.


And, I think that it's safe to assume that no one here has tried it.

--
David Kennedy

http://www.anindianinexile.com

J G Miller wrote:
On Sunday, January 8th, 2012, at 16:25:34h +0000, Brian Gaff wrote:

The drawback of computer monitors for playing video is that very few
of them have the extra picture processing software that is found in
the TV.

And of course, with the DVI only equipped monitors, if you attempt to connect
a Blu Ray player, or even some DVB boxes, there's no HDCP handshake, and you
get a blank screen.


--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

www.paras.org.uk

On Wednesday, January 11th, 2012, at 20:38:59h +0000, Mark Carver wrote:

And of course, with the DVI only equipped monitors, if you attempt to
connect a Blu Ray player, or even some DVB boxes, there's no HDCP
handshake, and you get a blank screen.

Good point, though it is also conversely important to note that the
HDMI connections on monitors are not necessarily HDCP compliant.

Also I think I recall that some people have experienced black screens
when connecting their PCs to their TVs by HDMI input because the TV
expects HDCP compliant but the graphics card in their PCs did not
have the HDCP compliant capabilities.