Month: September 2009

Grundig GUFSAT01HD Freesat Box

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All the benefits of a digital box, plus up to 70 hours a week of HD programmes, subscription-free. If you have an HD Ready TV or are thinking of buying one, this is a great option.

  • Over 140 great digital TV and radio channels and services
  • Free HD programmes from the BBC and ITV
  • 8-day On Screen Programme Guide
  • Interactive TV
  • Fully interactive with LAN Port for future connection to Broadband
  • 5.1 Surround Sound Digital Audio Out socket allowing easy connection to your Home Cinema System
  • Parental control
  • Subtitles and Audio Description
  • HDMI – digital interface for perfect transmission of picture and sound
  • Contains HD freesat Digital Box, Scart Cable, Power Adapter, 2 x AAA Batteries, Quick Start Guide, User Guide, Remote Control
  • Auto detection of new channels or software – no need to ever re-tune
  • One payment, no subscription, no bills

Connections

  • 1 x HDMI Socket
  • 2 x Scart Sockets
  • LNB In and Out
  • Ethernet
  • SPDIF – Digital Audio Out

Dimensions W: 257mm D: 165mm H: 42mm Weight: 1kg

Bush BFSAT01HD Freesat HD

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All the benefits of a digital box, plus up to 70 hours a week of HD programmes, subscription-free. If you have an HD Ready TV or are thinking of buying one, this is a great option.

  • Over 140 great digital TV and radio channels and services
  • Free HD programmes from the BBC and ITV
  • 8-day On Screen Programme Guide
  • Interactive TV
  • Fully interactive with LAN Port for future connection to Broadband
  • 5.1 Surround Sound Digital Audio Out socket allowing easy connection to your Home Cinema System
  • Parental control
  • Subtitles and Audio Description
  • HDMI – digital interface for perfect transmission of picture and sound
  • Contains HD freesat Digital Box, Scart Cable, Power Adapter, 2 x AAA Batteries, Quick Start Guide, User Guide, Remote Control
  • Auto detection of new channels or software – no need to ever re-tune
  • One payment, no subscription, no bills

Connections

  • 1 x HDMI Socket
  • 2 x Scart Sockets
  • LNB In and Out
  • Ethernet
  • SPDIF – Digital Audio Out

Dimensions W: 257mm D: 165mm H: 42mm Weight: 1kg

Humax FOXSAT-HD Freesat HD

The Humax Foxsat-HD has the benefits of a digital box, plus up to 70 hours a week of HD programmes, subscription-free. If you have an HD Ready TV or are thinking of buying one, this is a great option.

FOXSAT-HD

  • Over 140 great digital TV and radio channels and services
  • Free HD programmes from the BBC and ITV
  • One payment, no subscription, no bills
  • 8-day On Screen Programme Guide
  • Interactive TV
  • Dolby digital audio output
  • Parental control
  • Subtitles and Audio Description
  • HDMI – digital interface for perfect transmission of picture and sound
  • Auto detection of new channels or software – no need to ever re-tune
  • Receives HDTV signals (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and MPEG-2)
  • Standby power: less than 1W
  • Resolution format: 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i
  • DVB-S2 and DVB-S compatible

Connections

  • 1 x HDMI Socket
  • 2 x Scart Sockets
  • LNB In and Out
  • Ethernet
  • SPDIF – Digital Audio Out

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High Quality HDMI Cables From Lindy Electronics

The LINDY HDMI range has cables to suit all your HDMI needs. Premium Gold versions are designed for the most demanding, professional AV and home cinema installations. HDMI to DVI, HDMI to Mini HDMI, couplers and port savers ensure you get the most out of your setup. The LINDY white HDMI cables are ideal for Apple TVs and more.

Premium Gold 1.3b Cat 2 cables are for home cinema buffs that want to get the most out of their professional home cinema and AV installations. Premium Gold HDMI cables are constructed to provide the highest quality, most reliable high speed HDTV connection. The ‘future proof’ cables are fully certified by the HDMI Authorised Test Centre for High Speed 1.3b Cat 2 compliance. They support all currently available HDMI equipped devices at resolutions of up to an amazing 2160p and higher. Continue reading “High Quality HDMI Cables From Lindy Electronics”

3 Way HDMI Switch with Remote Control

3-way-hdmi-switchLindy 3 port HDMI Switch connects three HDMI devices to a single HDMI port on a TV or projector. This very affordable HDMI 1.3b switch box is perfect for use with HDTVs, Blu-Ray players, HD set top boxes, PS3s etc. Then simply switch between them using a button on the unit or the supplied remote control.

This unit is great if you want a tidy, clutter free setup as there is an IR sensor on a 1.2m cable which allows the switch to be located out of sight. The unit supports Full HD resolutions up to 1080p and 36 bit deep colour and is HDCP compliant.

HDMI Switching Scaler

This compact high performance HDMI upscaler can connect up to five devices to one HDTV display or projector. It is perfect for connecting your multiple devices such as DVD players, set top boxes etc to your HDTV. It will upscale digital and analogue video signals from your devices to HDMI.1.2 to be shown on your HDMI display. This means video signals can be upscaled to be displayed at resolutions of up to 1080p and WUXGA (1920 x 1200). The HDCP compliant device supports Composite Video, S-Video, VGA, Component Video (HD), and HDMI inputs. You can easily switch between each input device using a remote control. Not only does it support video, the scaler also supports both analogue and digital audio signals as well. It can scale any PC (VGA to WUXGA) or HD (480i to 1080p) input resolution to any other PC / HD resolution. Its on-screen display makes it even easier to use. The LINDY HDMI 1080p Switching Scaler is a great small, compact, inexpensive device.

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Technisat HDFS Freesat HD Digital Box

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The Technisat HDFS HD Freesat Box has the benefits of a digital box, plus up to 70 hours a week of HD programmes, subscription-free. If you have an HD Ready TV or are thinking of buying one, this is a great option. Continue reading “Technisat HDFS Freesat HD Digital Box”

Apple Mac Mini Displayport raises compatibility concerns

Apple’s decision to remove the DVI port from the MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro in favor of Mini DisplayPort, and to offer Mini DisplayPort as the only video connector for the new 24-inch Cinema Display, has raised current compatibility concerns. This has a number of implications:- Continue reading “Apple Mac Mini Displayport raises compatibility concerns”

HDMI Over Cat 5

With CAT 5 and CAT6 network cable costing in the region of £70 for 305m (1000ft) it is ideal for transferring HDMI over long distances,.

An HDMI over CAT6 extender will allow you to extend an HDMI connection using CAT 5e or CAT 6 network cable as a transmission medium. The advantages of using this type of cable rather than HDMI are that you can alter the length of your cable and it is very cheap in comparision wih full HDMI cabling, CAT6 cable is easy to hide in a house, behind walls under floors etc. Network cables are also very easy to terminate and can be done at home by the consumer, an HDMI cable on the other hand would be extremely difficult to terminate. Continue reading “HDMI Over Cat 5”