Zee dish tv dth: need help!!! NTSC TV

[ghpk]

using 9 PIN DSUB cable may lead to issue, use the AV cable which has 3 wires, 1 for video 2 for Audio L,R. and i am sure it will work just fine.

 

[almon]

@muraliwhy u need to use composite input despite of using VGA...and one more thing if I use vga then from where can I get audio input??

 

[Muralia]

I have a PAL to NTSC converter as well. Hence I use composite as well. Since Dish TV SD STB also has VGA-out , I connect it to my TV through VGA-in as well. There is a separate audio-out in STB , that can be connected to TV and it is the audio source for VGA. I always watch TV with VGA-in as it is clear . My PAL to NTSC converter ( CMD 1500 ) is not giving a good quality picture.

 

[almon]

ok that what I have understood so far..If I want to connect my Sony bravia 42' (NTSC supported) than I have to use VGA port and audio input. As TV is NTSC supported only so other solutions will not work.(converters may work but according to u they are of bad quality,so I am not considering them)AS now markets are flooded with HD box, so I can connect the HDMI cable from my box to television. That would work for HD channels.To summarize:I have to connect both cables(VGA and HDMI) to my TV simuntaneously.for non HD channels VGA will work and for HD channels HDMi will work.Am i correct?

 

[Muralia]

HD STBs will upscale all the channels to HD, so you should be able to view all channels through HDMI. BUT , with NTSC TVs , HDMI doesn't work either. I thought that only the refresh rate matters for HDMI ( 50Hz vs 60Hz ). Dish TV HD STB has HDMI setting to output at 60Hz or 50Hz. I do know whether HDMI 60Hz will work or not with NTSC TVs, but I have been hearing that even 60Hz setting will not work. I would still like to try that.Since there is no solution yet ( without a PAL HDMI to NTSC HDMI converter) to watch HD on NTSC TVs , please buy only Multisystem TV from USA.

 

[goodieguy]

see my friend...any stb..like dish,big tv,sun,tata any stb will work with ntsc tv...and also it works fine with normal av cable...i have a Philips lcd which i got it from usa...which dont have pal system...i connected with dish tv,.it works fine...later i connected with big tv...sun direct...now i am using videocon...it doesnt matter whether u r having pal or ntsc.....it matters only when u use u r normal cable...but u r using stb and av cable..its just like playing a dvd in ur tv...thats it...no need of change of any settings...just connect it to the av..its like plug n play

Hi Tirumala,
I also plan to take my Philips 42' TV to India. I've 42TA648BX model, do you have similar model? I know it can only play NTSC but with VGA, it can play STB signals. Please confirm your TV model. Thanks in advance.