im up grading to the VM box need advice + hdmi leads

curlyboy

morning all I have a 42" LCD tv
2 scarts running to with the standard virgin media box,

Im upgrading tothe VM box..ive order 2 hdmi cables fromebuyer around £2.49 each on the advice from u guys on here

When they come and switch the boxes over can I ask the tech guy to fit my HDMI cables up ???

do i take out the scarts and use the 2 hdmi leads instead ??

will the picture quality improve with them ??

wil lI need to adjust my telly as well ??


Im a bit of a novice really, be gentle..

will appreciate a response thank u

chilli_dog

We had VM last year and used the HDMI leads, they only had 1 HD channel at the time and i think that was a BBC channel.

hopefully the guys will do it for you, might have to make them a cuppa though

curlyboy

does it make a difference picture quality wise with hdmi cables on the VM box

cheers

[Deleted User]

Yes, HDMI is digital and therefore will give you a better picture quality than Analogue such as Component or SCART.

curlyboy

thank you guys

ps....are the hdmi cables easy to fit ??
do i take out my exsisting scarts or leave them in and just add the hdmi leads ? ? ?

thank you

chilli_dog

HDMI cables are dead easy to fit, just like plugging in a scart. The reason i suggested letting the VM guys do it is you have to tell the box to send out the TV signal from the HDMI connection and not the scart lead.

Its not hard honest just a few presses on your VM remote

curlyboy

wicked thanks

BenL

I think my parents VM box came with a HDMI cable in the box. My Sky HD did as well.

RichPyke

curlyboy wrote: »

morning all I have a 42" LCD tv
2 scarts running to with the standard virgin media box,

Im upgrading tothe VM box..ive order 2 hdmi cables fromebuyer around £2.49 each on the advice from u guys on here

When they come and switch the boxes over can I ask the tech guy to fit my HDMI cables up ???

do i take out the scarts and use the 2 hdmi leads instead ??

will the picture quality improve with them ??

wil lI need to adjust my telly as well ??


Im a bit of a novice really, be gentle..

will appreciate a response thank u

Send the cables back. The virgin guy should provide you with a HDMI cable, they did me (you have to ask, some keep them and sell them on ebay).

You only need 1 HDMI cable for a V+ box, it has 2 scarts too and component but 1 HDMI. Why would you need 2?

Plug the HDMI in the V+ Box, then in to the TV. Put a scart from the box to the video/dvd recorder (not that you need it with the V+ feature) and you're good to go. I think it needs to go through scart to be able to turn on HDMI though. The Virgin guy will tell you... infact he should set it up for you, they did both of mine.

Lauzy

VM will supply you with HDMI cables if you ask.
My partner asked when ordering his V+ box and then rang up a 2nd time to make sure and they sent another in the post!

Just a note to people looking at buying V+

Its very good, but with only one channel for free, but more ar ebeing added especially if your a XL customer