Sky HD/HDMI

[Kudos]

Does anyone know if Sky provides HDMI cable, or do I have to supply myself?

Got them coming to install on Tues, wondering if I should get one in advance.

[chris watton]

I would imagine the cable comes with the SKY HD box

[Kudos]

I thought so, just wanted to double check

Thanks

[number2]

It is included.

[Kudos]

great - next question is - how long is it?

Think I need c5 metres

[number2]

Too short for you then - it is c. 1.5m long :-(

[Magic919]

And the next answer is Maplin.

[Kudos]

Magic919 said:

And the next answer is Maplin.

mindreader!

[number2]

..and you will need an optical cable if you want to connect to an amp and get surround sound - the sky hdmi only transmits stereo. The boxes may have changed now though!

[Silver Smudger]

number2 said:

..and you will need an optical cable if you want to connect to an amp and get surround sound - the sky hdmi only transmits stereo. The boxes may have changed now though!

I have quite an old HD box, and my amp detects Dolby Digital Surround, when in use, from only the HDMI cable.

[number2]

Do you think it might be converting it to pseudo-surround?

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-HD-Sky-3D/Sky-HD-5...

[headcase]

On a similarly linked problem, the New Bose V series basically dont work with SKY HD because SKY HD dosent send 5.1 down the HDMI it uses the optical instead. I have been told by Bose that they have been working with SKY and even supplied them with a new V series so they could work out a solution. Bose now tell me that a software upgrade has been released by SKY that now allows them to send 5.1 from the HDMI connector. Since I have been told this I havent been able to check its validity. So can anyone confim? Or is this the usual bks from Bose.

Edited by headcase on Sunday 28th November 08:41

[Silver Smudger]

number2 said:

Do you think it might be converting it to pseudo-surround?

No, I checked, and I actually have an optical cable connected up at the moment. I are an idiot.

[Plotloss]

headcase said:

Bose now tell me that a software upgrade has been released by SKY that now allows them to send 5.1 from the HDMI connector. Since I have been told this I havent been able to check its validity. So can anyone confim? Or is this the usual bks from Bose.

I'd be surprised, to be honest, as if it were merely a software update thing they'd have done it before now.

[headcase]

http://www.whathifi.com/news/Sky-considering-addin...

After reading that it does make you think that its more hardware than software related.