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joysleep1
08-09-15, 14:03
My old vu Duo receivers HDMI does not seem to be working anymore. It is quite old now and so maybe it was always going to happen. It is definetly a genuine receiver that i bought from Ebay. The box works perfectly fine and i can control it via webif and my phone. I just do not get any picture throught HDMI. Tried different cables and TV's. I can not be bothered to try repair it or find somewhere to get it fixed
Is there anyway i can still get HD using the component throughput so i do not have to use HDMI?

Thanks guys
mrxbox360
08-09-15, 14:09
your better off buying a newer box,but you still will be limited on hd channels available :cool:
joysleep1
08-09-15, 14:12
your better off buying a newer box,but you still will be limited on hd channels available :cool:

Really, there is no way of getting any other signal to work in 720p?
I do not want to throw it away if it still partly works.
mrxbox360
08-09-15, 14:19
not really m8 as hdmi output does 720 & 1080, i could be wrong I'm sure some else will offer other advice.
joysleep1
08-09-15, 14:22
not really m8 as hdmi output does 720 & 1080, i could be wrong I'm sure some else will offer other advice.

Then what are the component connections for? I am sure that can send out HD signal.
??
mrxbox360
08-09-15, 14:24
maybe only upscaled
joysleep1
08-09-15, 14:27
maybe only upscaled

ohh thats really annoying. This is so useful as a second receiver.
timofee
08-09-15, 18:38
Component output does HD.

You will need to add an audio cable as well as the triple Component cable.
ronand
08-09-15, 21:02
Component (YPbPr) will do up to 1080i without a problem
joysleep1
09-09-15, 09:15
So what do i need to purchase then?
joysleep1
09-09-15, 10:48
I think i have found something that might work but need confirmation


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cables-Go-80252-Velocity-Component/dp/B0020MLAJG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441791888&sr=8-1&keywords=component+cable+with+audio

So i plug these 5 cables into the correct colours on my TV and my Vu+ duo and i should get HD signal aswell as sound right?
Unless this is completely different.

Anyone?
ronand
09-09-15, 11:26
Yes those are the correct cables. Just make sure that your tv has the correct connections as well.
joysleep1
09-09-15, 11:29
Yh it has all those colours at the back
Rob van der Does
10-09-15, 05:52
And rest assured that component is HD as well (even up to 1080p is supported when the box supports this).
timofee
10-09-15, 20:51
And to add, the HD through the component cable is better than the HD through HDMI on many TVs.
Rob van der Does
10-09-15, 20:54
Well, that's not good then for those many TV's.....

One point of interest: most (all??) TV's can't disable 'overscan' on component, while they can on HDMI. And that's bad indeed.
joysleep1
11-09-15, 09:21
Well, that's not good then for those many TV's.....

One point of interest: most (all??) TV's can't disable 'overscan' on component, while they can on HDMI. And that's bad indeed.

What do you mean when you say overscan rob?
joysleep1
11-09-15, 09:21
And to add, the HD through the component cable is better than the HD through HDMI on many TVs.

I dont see any difference really.
Huevos
11-09-15, 10:37
What do you mean when you say overscan rob?It means the picture is slightly zoomed. This is very bad for picture quality because it means there is no longer a 1:1 ratio between the pixels on the screen and pixels in the data stream.
Rob van der Does
11-09-15, 13:26
Exactly. 'Overscan' actually means that every screen pixel shows around 0.95 video pixel. No (real) HD any more.... See also

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/hd-101-overscan-and-why-all-tvs-do-it/