need help with high def tv

[dingosrun]

i just bought a high def lcd tv how do you get it to pick up all the channels and how do you get it to play good clear tv thru an old dvd player
do i need a top set box or a better arial or what im i doing wrong
any help please

[remotebandit]

Ok , you need to update your DVD player bro .

Problem with older DVD players is their output is only about half of the resolution of a high def 1080 line LCD / Plasma .

WHat you need is a DVD player with HDMI that upscales a standard DVD to 1080i or 1080p . YOud find them for under $200 and this will improve the pix noticably .

Just also wondering how your hooking your DVD player into it , is it composite ( 1 yellow wire for video ) or are you using Component ( red , green and blue ) .If your still on the old 1 yellow wire system then change it immediately , picture will be terrible .

As far as digital TV goes , your LCD should have a buit in tuner in it and if its a 1080 panel id assume its a HIgh Def tuner . If this is the case , no antenna adjustent is going to make a difference as its digital so will either work or not and an external box isnt going to make a difference . If it only has a standard def tuner built in , go a high def set top box . If your not sure if its HIgh Def or Standard def tuner , go to channel 1 which is chanel 10 high definition and if it works its high def built in , if it says cannot display or not authorised or something along those lines , you only got a SD tuner built in

Whats the model number

[dingosrun]

its a qasa soniq tv model number is qsl320t

[remotebandit]

Bro , their not true high def , their only 768 resolution not true high def .

Case of false advertising in a way .

They also do have a high def tuner built in so if you do an auto search on channels it will find all the sd and digital stations .

Ch 7 = 70 ( high def)
Ch 9 = 90 ( high def )
Ch 10 = 1. ( high def )

JB special or Strathfield Special ?

[dingosrun]

jb

[dingosrun]

it wont pick up the normal stations when its just plugged straight into the wall socket
if i run it thru the dvd player and run to arial leads one to the tv and one to the dvd it dont work at all

[remotebandit]

is your dvd player a recorder , just trying to work it out as normal DVD players dont have antenna leads on them ( unless were talking an ANCIENT 8 - 9 year old 1 but then i still dont think they had them ) .

If youve got a video lying around somewhere , try hooking that from the wall , into the video into the lcd , videos have AGC ( gain control or signal booster ) so might be a case of bad antenna cause as i said , with digital you either get a picture or you dont .

Sorry dingo if my posts are a bit hard to follow but well work it out mate .

[dingosrun]

my dvd is a hard drive dvd recorder

[dingosrun]

so if i put an arial booster on it it should work
i hooked it up in the bedroom and it seems to work straight of the wall socket but we cant get any channel 9 out of it
should i hook it back up in the lounge and put the booster on it or do i need a new arial

[Matt]

we'd be lost without Remote Bandit...

[dingosrun]

thats right matt

[remotebandit]

hard without seeing it but from what your explaining you need a new antenna .

Put the booster onto it and give it a go if it improves you can confirm an antenna fault ( possible splitter fault if one is good and the other room isnt )

[remotebandit]

Hey dingo , just a quick thought , go through your LCDs menu and check in the antenna settings to see if the actual TV has a built in booster , half of them do

[dingosrun]

i did an auto scan and still wont pick up channel 9
but picks it up when you switch it to normal tv what the

[remotebandit]

Normal TV is analogue so even if the signals at 20% youll get a 20% weak signal coming through , with digital , you really need over 60% to get a constant holding signal and as with digital , your picture will either be perfect or no picture at all .

Mate , its only a 32 inch so take it next door or to a mates place and hook it up