I just ordered a combo kit from American Satellites. It included 2 Samsung S75, Tripple LNB Dish to hit all the birds, and installation. It's my parent's XMas gift...been trying to get them off of cable for a long time!
Their main TV is a Mitsubishi in the main room w/ a built in HDTV tuner. I figure I can get them component cable and they will be able to receive HD signals through that set no problem.
Their bedroom has an old 42' Sony projection w/ just SVideo. Will this box downconvert the HD signals so that they can view it on a non HD TV or will they just not get any of the HD stations there?
Also, I've read that this set has a very fast menu system. The current cable system takes a second or two between all of the functions, and they complain about this all the time. Is it really that much faster than the competition?
Also, some of my friends have satellite and I really dig that guide that has the current program your watching as you surf for other shows. However, ALL of their systems take FOREVER to load that picture once you go into the guide....I can sometimes go through the whole guide before it loads. However most of them has Dish network.
I'm getting my parents on DTV for sports. It's also a test run for my upgrade to Satellite in the future! Anyone w/ the S75 have any comments on it? Reliability, Speed, the guide picture, etc.
Thanks in advance!
Maz
Their main TV is a Mitsubishi in the main room w/ a built in HDTV tuner. I figure I can get them component cable and they will be able to receive HD signals through that set no problem.
Their bedroom has an old 42' Sony projection w/ just SVideo. Will this box downconvert the HD signals so that they can view it on a non HD TV or will they just not get any of the HD stations there?
Also, I've read that this set has a very fast menu system. The current cable system takes a second or two between all of the functions, and they complain about this all the time. Is it really that much faster than the competition?
Also, some of my friends have satellite and I really dig that guide that has the current program your watching as you surf for other shows. However, ALL of their systems take FOREVER to load that picture once you go into the guide....I can sometimes go through the whole guide before it loads. However most of them has Dish network.
I'm getting my parents on DTV for sports. It's also a test run for my upgrade to Satellite in the future! Anyone w/ the S75 have any comments on it? Reliability, Speed, the guide picture, etc.
Thanks in advance!
Maz