Archives for 2009
Welcome to TV Connections, here we look at the various ways of connecting a televisions, displays, media devices and home cinema systems etc. For the past 30 years the scart lead has been the primary connection cable for connecting a device to a TV but in the last 3 years everything has changed as we […]
ITV has announced that they will launch an HD channel on the Freeview platform later this year. A statement from the broadcaster said they had agreed final terms with the BBC (as the operator of Multiplex B which will deliver Freeview HD) to launch an ITV1 HD service on Freeview in advance of the World […]
The first generation of Sky HD boxes had both component video and HDMI High Definition outputs, more recent boxes have dropped the component output leaving HDMI as the only HD cable output. If you have a spare HDMI input on the TV and you are using the TVs internal speakers for sound then the it […]
Ofcom has announced it has made a provisional decision to reserve an HD slot for Five to provide new services on Freeview from 2010. Ofcom’s final decision to award a HD licence to Five is subject to it resolving certain key criteria related to its application by the end of 2009. Five’s licence is the […]