3D HDMI V1.4(a) Satellite Receiver

[Scorpio53]

My budget is approx ?250 not including CS.
I have a 65cm dish which receives all Astra channels at 28
& 19

Which receiver would give me the capability to record one maybe two channels (preferably built in or capability to add internal HDD) whilst watching 2nd or 3rd.

Also must have HDMI 1.4 or 1.4a to enable reception of 3D channels and output them to a LG 3D TV.

[Manic01]

All hd stb allow 3d.

[Rodbouy]

TBH the 1,4 is neither here nor there as 1.3 will work with 3d as will all HD boxes.

If you want a twin tuner look at the vu duo clone approx ?190 delivered or a real vu duo ?300.

[Scorpio53]

OK thanks I'd read only HDMI 1.4 allowed 2 x 1080 signals to be sent at the same time for 3D I guess the information must have been wrong.

Does the vu duo have two tuners inside or do you need two feeds to it as I only have one cable coming down from my dish, I saw on the back of the receivers two satelite connectors but the picture is too small to read if they are both inputs or not.

I know the VM Tivo has one cable going into it but 3 tuners internally so assumed that's how the satellite receivers would work.

[digicon]

OK thanks I'd read only HDMI 1.4 allowed 2 x 1080 signals to be sent at the same time for 3D I guess the information must have been wrong.


HDMI lost the 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4 sometime last year there is now only the following standards

Standard HDMI cable
Standard HDMI cable with Ethernet
Standard automotive HDMI cable
High-speed HDMI cable
High-speed HDMI cable with Ethernet

3D Tv Supplied by Broadcaster is not true 1080p or even 1080i its actually something like 960x540 X 2 resolution which makes it up to the 1920x1080i but when your 3D tv merges the screen for the 3D effect this is halfed to 960x540i resolution.

Any cheap supplied HDMI cable will give you a 3D picture, If your looking at streaming full Blu ray 1080p standard 3D then as far as i am aware there is no Satellite Receiver available today that can do that resolution as Blu Ray outputs 2 X 1920x1080p Pictures at the same time to create the Full HD 3D experience.

Blu Ray 3D can only be provided at the correct resolution with either a standalone 3D Blu ray player or a HTPC with Full 3D certified Graphics card or a Media streamer with the required hardware.

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

Hi guys, this is the most relative thread i could find and didnt think it was worth a new thread...
Does 3d work on the dm800? if so do you just need a standard 3d tv and a pair of glasses -_- im confused....

[digicon]

Hi guys, this is the most relative thread i could find and didnt think it was worth a new thread...
Does 3d work on the dm800? if so do you just need a standard 3d tv and a pair of glasses -_- im confused....

Its not the receiver that does any work all HD sat receivers with a HDMI output can display the SBS (side by side) format 3D broadcast it is your 3D television that does all the work.

So basically even the cheapest openbox can display the 3D broadcast but its useless without a 3D enabled TV

[Rodbouy]

Hi guys, this is the most relative thread i could find and didnt think it was worth a new thread...
Does 3d work on the dm800? if so do you just need a standard 3d tv and a pair of glasses -_- im confused....

As Manic01 says above, any HD sat box will give you the 3d channel. That include the DM800HD

You then need a 3D tv with either passive or Active 3D glasses depending on the the tv that you have.

Beat me to it digicon

[Scorpio53]

HDMI lost the 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4 sometime last year there is now only the following standards

3D Tv Supplied by Broadcaster is not true 1080p or even 1080i its actually something like 960x540 X 2 resolution which makes it up to the 1920x1080i but when your 3D tv merges the screen for the 3D effect this is halfed to 960x540i resolution.


Thanks digicon all I was interested in was receiving Sly3D channel which seems to be the only one available on Satellite anyway, I have an LG650 so should be OK.

I went for the Passive route and very happy with it too ';0)

Last question I think, which is the best box to allow me to record maybe 2 channels whilst watching a third if that's possible or would I need 2 or 3 cables from the Dish?

[Rodbouy]

On a single tuner you can tape 1 and watch another as long as its on the same transponder ( so pretty much useless)

So twin tuner is what you really want to be after.

Vu Duo or Vu Duo Clone.

[digicon]

Thanks digicon all I was interested in was receiving Sly3D channel which seems to be the only one available on Satellite anyway, I have an LG650 so should be OK.

I went for the Passive route and very happy with it too ';0)

Last question I think, which is the best box to allow me to record maybe 2 channels whilst watching a third if that's possible or would I need 2 or 3 cables from the Dish?


You can do that on any twin Tuner Linux Receiver record 2 channels at the same time on different transponders while watching a 3rd which would have to bo on one of the transponders your recording from, Actually i think i tried the Duo and it can record 6 different programs at once.

ie: 3 channels on same TP Vertical and 3 Channels on same TP Horizontal.

Regards

[dave-h]

3D Tv Supplied by Broadcaster is not true 1080p or even 1080i its actually something like 960x540 X 2 resolution which makes it up to the 1920x1080i but when your 3D tv merges the screen for the 3D effect this is halfed to 960x540i resolution.


Side by Side 3D is two 960x1080i images squeezed into a 1920x1080i frame - So yes, the horizontal resolution is effectively halved.