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"Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated" Wish I could help  but my mate Google's away just now  | |||
"the red one's connected to the pink one, the pink one's connected to the white one ........ aw jus plug it in should be ok." and the foot bone connected to the ankle bone, and the ankle bone connected to the leg bone
To answer your question though, search for av forums, quite good for techie stuff. | |||
"Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated Wish I could help but my mate Google's away just now "fibber, yer just jealous.  | |||
"Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated Wish I could help but my mate Google's away just now
fibber, yer just jealous. "I'm trying to be nice | |||
"Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated Wish I could help but my mate Google's away just now
fibber, yer just jealous.
I'm trying to be nice "u inferring I don't do it property or you modelling one me? | |||
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"u inferring I don't do it property?" Someone of your calibre, I’ve no doubt you do it correctly | |||
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"Hang on I'll ask the expert.....ach he's out at the beach with the other 13 yr olds. " | |||
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"What is the best set up for a hd lcd screen,x box 360,sky + hd,ps3,surround sound speakers I fine myself constantly having to unplug something or switch something off to turn something else on Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated thanks "Ooh, I love techie questions... The Sky+ HD box, the Playstation 3 and the fairly new-ish models of the XBox 360 all use HDMI cables for broadcasting High Definition images and sound (although you could also use an adapter to convert HDMI to DVI... but then it starts to get complicated cause DVI is video only so you have to have another way of handling the audio). So you've got 2 or potentially 3 devices using HDMI. You now need to have a look at the back of your HD telly to see how many HDMI inputs there are on it, i.e. how many sockets you can plug an HDMI cable into. If you Google "HDMI cable" then you'll see the shape it needs to be, in case you're unsure. Hopefully your telly will have the same number of inputs as the number of devices using HDMI - either 2 or 3 (depending upon your Xbox 360) in your case. If so, just plug one end of an HDMI cable into each device and the other end into one of the sockets on the telly. You'll be able to switch between the various inputs using your remote control. If, however, your telly doesn't have enough HDMI sockets for the number of devices you want to use, then you've got a choice. You can use an alternative cable... For example, the Xbox 360 can also work with a VGA cable, or composite, or SCART, etc... Similarly the PS3 can work with pretty much all those different cables too. Ideally you want to use HDMI because it offers the highest resolution (so the pictures look clearer and sharper) but you can use one of the alternatives if necessary. Otherwise, you can buy an HDMI selector, which is a small box which has multiple HDMI inputs, so you can plug all your consoles and your Sky+ HD box into it, and then one output which you plug into the back of your telly. You can then use a remote control to manage which source is fed from the HDMI selector to the telly. Hope that helps  | |||
"What is the best set up for a hd lcd screen,x box 360,sky + hd,ps3,surround sound speakers I fine myself constantly having to unplug something or switch something off to turn something else on Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated thanks
Ooh, I love techie questions...
The Sky+ HD box, the Playstation 3 and the fairly new-ish models of the XBox 360 all use HDMI cables for broadcasting High Definition images and sound (although you could also use an adapter to convert HDMI to DVI... but then it starts to get complicated cause DVI is video only so you have to have another way of handling the audio).
So you've got 2 or potentially 3 devices using HDMI. You now need to have a look at the back of your HD telly to see how many HDMI inputs there are on it, i.e. how many sockets you can plug an HDMI cable into. If you Google "HDMI cable" then you'll see the shape it needs to be, in case you're unsure.
Hopefully your telly will have the same number of inputs as the number of devices using HDMI - either 2 or 3 (depending upon your Xbox 360) in your case. If so, just plug one end of an HDMI cable into each device and the other end into one of the sockets on the telly. You'll be able to switch between the various inputs using your remote control.
If, however, your telly doesn't have enough HDMI sockets for the number of devices you want to use, then you've got a choice. You can use an alternative cable... For example, the Xbox 360 can also work with a VGA cable, or composite, or SCART, etc... Similarly the PS3 can work with pretty much all those different cables too. Ideally you want to use HDMI because it offers the highest resolution (so the pictures look clearer and sharper) but you can use one of the alternatives if necessary.
Otherwise, you can buy an HDMI selector, which is a small box which has multiple HDMI inputs, so you can plug all your consoles and your Sky+ HD box into it, and then one output which you plug into the back of your telly. You can then use a remote control to manage which source is fed from the HDMI selector to the telly.
Hope that helps " | |||
"What is the best set up for a hd lcd screen,x box 360,sky + hd,ps3,surround sound speakers I fine myself constantly having to unplug something or switch something off to turn something else on Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated thanks
Ooh, I love techie questions...
The Sky+ HD box, the Playstation 3 and the fairly new-ish models of the XBox 360 all use HDMI cables for broadcasting High Definition images and sound (although you could also use an adapter to convert HDMI to DVI... but then it starts to get complicated cause DVI is video only so you have to have another way of handling the audio).
So you've got 2 or potentially 3 devices using HDMI. You now need to have a look at the back of your HD telly to see how many HDMI inputs there are on it, i.e. how many sockets you can plug an HDMI cable into. If you Google "HDMI cable" then you'll see the shape it needs to be, in case you're unsure.
Hopefully your telly will have the same number of inputs as the number of devices using HDMI - either 2 or 3 (depending upon your Xbox 360) in your case. If so, just plug one end of an HDMI cable into each device and the other end into one of the sockets on the telly. You'll be able to switch between the various inputs using your remote control.
If, however, your telly doesn't have enough HDMI sockets for the number of devices you want to use, then you've got a choice. You can use an alternative cable... For example, the Xbox 360 can also work with a VGA cable, or composite, or SCART, etc... Similarly the PS3 can work with pretty much all those different cables too. Ideally you want to use HDMI because it offers the highest resolution (so the pictures look clearer and sharper) but you can use one of the alternatives if necessary.
Otherwise, you can buy an HDMI selector, which is a small box which has multiple HDMI inputs, so you can plug all your consoles and your Sky+ HD box into it, and then one output which you plug into the back of your telly. You can then use a remote control to manage which source is fed from the HDMI selector to the telly.
Hope that helps "Toss in an optical cable and your about there. These cables vary greatly price wise, with HDMI, Optic ebay will be your wallets friend: If you're going for wall installation - TV Brackets can be found for 19.99 ebay tilt or upright, compared to the high street prices - £70 upright,£90 tilt. shop around fella, high street costs for cables hdmi/optic + wall bracket = £200.00 ebay = £45.00 total cost 3 hdmi cables @ £6 = 18 pound. 1 optical cable £7 1 Bracket £20 ;) | |||
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"What is the best set up for a hd lcd screen,x box 360,sky + hd,ps3,surround sound speakers I fine myself constantly having to unplug something or switch something off to turn something else on Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated thanks
Ooh, I love techie questions...
The Sky+ HD box, the Playstation 3 and the fairly new-ish models of the XBox 360 all use HDMI cables for broadcasting High Definition images and sound (although you could also use an adapter to convert HDMI to DVI... but then it starts to get complicated cause DVI is video only so you have to have another way of handling the audio).
So you've got 2 or potentially 3 devices using HDMI. You now need to have a look at the back of your HD telly to see how many HDMI inputs there are on it, i.e. how many sockets you can plug an HDMI cable into. If you Google "HDMI cable" then you'll see the shape it needs to be, in case you're unsure.
Hopefully your telly will have the same number of inputs as the number of devices using HDMI - either 2 or 3 (depending upon your Xbox 360) in your case. If so, just plug one end of an HDMI cable into each device and the other end into one of the sockets on the telly. You'll be able to switch between the various inputs using your remote control.
If, however, your telly doesn't have enough HDMI sockets for the number of devices you want to use, then you've got a choice. You can use an alternative cable... For example, the Xbox 360 can also work with a VGA cable, or composite, or SCART, etc... Similarly the PS3 can work with pretty much all those different cables too. Ideally you want to use HDMI because it offers the highest resolution (so the pictures look clearer and sharper) but you can use one of the alternatives if necessary.
Otherwise, you can buy an HDMI selector, which is a small box which has multiple HDMI inputs, so you can plug all your consoles and your Sky+ HD box into it, and then one output which you plug into the back of your telly. You can then use a remote control to manage which source is fed from the HDMI selector to the telly.
Hope that helps
Toss in an optical cable and your about there.
These cables vary greatly price wise, with HDMI, Optic ebay will be your wallets friend:
If you're going for wall installation - TV Brackets can be found for 19.99 ebay tilt or upright, compared to the high street prices - £70 upright,£90 tilt.
shop around fella, high street costs for cables hdmi/optic + wall bracket = £200.00
ebay = £45.00 total cost
3 hdmi cables @ £6 = 18 pound.
1 optical cable £7
1 Bracket £20
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"£18 quid for 3 hdmi cables! More like £12 and thats delivered. Ebay can be overpriced for cables. | |||
 connectors, cables so.
Bigger and guaranteed to deliver more pleasure than your, shorter inferior little un
Free delivery included. | |||
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"What is the best set up for a hd lcd screen,x box 360,sky + hd,ps3,surround sound speakers I fine myself constantly having to unplug something or switch something off to turn something else on Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated thanks "Don`t bother! Send your money to :- The Underpaid Groundsmans Fund C/O Bumpkin@fabswingers.org | |||
"What is the best set up for a hd lcd screen,x box 360,sky + hd,ps3,surround sound speakers I fine myself constantly having to unplug something or switch something off to turn something else on Any techy guys on here or any websites that you know would be greatly appreciated thanks "Just dial 0897 666 999...press option 5, then option 3, option 1 and option 4...listen to the nice music for half an hour; a bargain at £5 a minute! | |||
