My Father has just bought himself a YouView box ... which has HDMI output.
His TV (non HD Panasonic Plasma) does not have HDMI ... has SCART and component video
He has seen HDMI to SCART adapter leads ... but I don't think these would work .... HDMI is digital video ... needs to be converted to Analogue video, and therefore would assume you need an HDMI to SCART converter box, or am I wrong ?
If I am right ... anyone suggest suitable box.
A new TV.
The youview site suggests box can/do have SCART out, is he sure his model doesn't?
Not seen the box myself ... he just asked could he plug HDMI into his Panny ... which he can't
Could be a case of a correct answer to the wrong question
As far as i'm aware it does have a scart. the only real snag is that his tv is not hd, so presumably all the stations and streams will display as normal resolution, indeed I'd half expected to get the old problem of letter box and squashed or stretched pictures on such a tv.
I wonder what is actually free on that box, cose if you listen to the small print most of the good stuff needs to be paid for.
Brian
In message , Brian Gaff writes
then he should just use the scart socket.
yes, if his TV isn't HD then he will just get standard definition. If the set is an old 4:3 ratio one then yes it would letterbox etc., but assuming that it is a widescreen TV then it won't for normal TV content
- films might.
The Freeview stations it receives are free, as are the various online catchup services (iplayer, 4OD etc.). AIUI There is paid for content as well, such as Netflix, NowTV.
And you can get it via some ISP's such as BT and TalkTalk, in which case they may have thier own content as well.
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