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First of all appologies for the top posting and the funny format this mail might come in, I'm sending it from my phone. As far as I'm aware most if not all Freesat HD boxes have Scart sockets as well as HDMI so they can be plugged into DVD recorders and VCR's, so I'd be pretty certain it would work with a standard definition TV. In fact I've just asked my Dad who has a Humax Foxsat HD box and he said his has at least 1 scart socket. With regards to the downscaled quality, it's pretty much the same as normal Freeview when it's downscaled from HD. AFAIK there isn't much HD on Freesat at the moment, I believe it's BBC HD running limited hours during the day and ITV HD again on limited shows. I gather Sky has pretty much got most of the HD channels available on subscription. That's not to say it won't change in the future. I gather though that BBC HD are running on a pretty low (for HD) bitrate. So, you might not see any benefit at the moment. Rob -original message- Subject: [LUG] Any FreeSat HD users? From: Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: 03/03/2010 14.00 I don't have an "HD Ready" TV - it's a nice 36" widescreen TV - but it's an older model - has a tube in it! Still great picture when playing DVDs - but getting irritated with low-res/highly compressed images via FreeSat/Sky... So wondering if anyone knows of a HD FreeSat box that will down-scale to normal TV - if this is possible and if this is actually worth it right now, or am I just barking? I've been browsing the freesat.co.uk site and do see some boxes with both HDMI and Scart sockets, but there's no mention of down-scaling... e.g. http://www.freesat.co.uk/index.php?page=products.ProductDetail&product_id=6 And even if it is possible, is down-scaled HD any better than SD stuff broadcast over FreeSat/Sky? Gordon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html