Will this help tune SD &amp; HD signals, or only SD signals?
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Yes, the finder will tune satellites that provide SD & HD programming. I do not know which dish or receiver you are using, but not all will receive HD programming. I tune to satellites 110, 119, 129 and the finder works great for these. I have also used it in my RV to find 61.5, 72, 77. 61.5, 72 & 77 are at a lower elevation and are often blocked by trees when used at a camping site. Good luck.
5716
It only receives standard definition. You HD receive should operate on SD as well. But no HD.
2182020
It passes through 5.1 digital signal. I have it connected via USB to my HTPC laptop and to my reciever via optical and I get DD5.1 and DTS working fine.
456167
It claims to recieve HD signals, but based on the tech specs here:http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?prod=STB-T8&main;_cat=03&source;=googleps#MOREspecifically:"480i standard video output"...it seems that all signals are converted to SD.
496851
I have an over the air antenna and a cable attached to it. So Yes it receives the over the air HD antenna signals in 1080i. I have had just the antenna split into both inputs and also the cable split into both inputs so you don't need 2 antennas. I liked it better with 2 antennas because in your area half your channels could come from the west and the other from the N. so with 2 antennas you could get them all and then you media Center software will do the rest automatically switching tuners for the channel you requested. I brought this up because the newer smaller silicon dust tuner called the "dual" only does one input and splits it internally. They also have a few more boxes that have other limitations you may be confusing this one with them. My main experience is with a windows 7 machine hooked to it. but I have had a Ubuntu laptop on the network and it could see the channel feeds too, so I assume it is the hardware decoding it and not the software.
2011229
It depends on if your TV is HD ready. If not, you will not receive the HD signal without the converter box.
113504
Yes it will. It can put out HDMI, component HD or SD, and separate optical audio, if you like. Beware of lip sync between separate sound and video, though. Decoding audio from HDMI is safer. cheers, crc
825241
This is exactly what I am wondering, too, whether it be the Samsung or the Pioneer plasmas with DLNA. I hope someone here can report whether these sets can access media on uPnp NAS drives. That's where this interconnectivity really needs to go.
1931460
if you have a bad signal it will just boost the bad signal. it does not give you more signal strength
110133
Since it outputs through the 30-pin connector, it doesn't matter if it is sd or hd. For that size screen, there won't be any noticeable difference.
243840
It will upconvert the signal to HD but will not up-scale your video quality. There is a distinction between the two and obviously no reciever can enhance video quality per say.
208955
it depends on how many local hd channels you have in your area. I was able to get around 10 or so local channels. once the hd signal locks into the converter, the channels show up automatically.
1668964
I was going to use a preamp but saw a video for installation. The preamp interfered with the signal. So I am not using a preamp. Watch YouTube brian shaw's, how to install two hdtv antenas. That will give you a better idea.
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Yes the SDI output just passes the signal through. I have 4 linked together via SDI and each outputs to the HDMI and sends the signal to the next converter without issue.
2167769
Yes it is high gain, yes it is full HD and it don't make a difference if receiver is HD or not.
1869940
That's the point of the receiver. Route all videos inputs to the HDMI output. I suppose there will be no loss of signals, you need to configure the HDMI output to HD (1080P).
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In regards to this TV, you just have to "zoom" the picture and it will display the widescreen correctly. This goes for SD signal letterboxed shows as well. It (of course) handles the HD signals appropriately with no user intervention.