dish receiver with componant video

[digital223]

could anyone tell me if dish offers a sd receiver with componant video out connections ?

[Ron Barry]

could anyone tell me if dish offers a sd receiver with componant video out connections ?

Nope. Not that I am aware of. You would have to go with a HD receiver to get component out.

[digital223]

Thanks Ron,

one other question.
would feeding the composite video signal from a dish 508 receiver, to the component video "y" jack on a HDTV improve the pq....or can this harm anything?
Thanks

[new04quest]

Why do you want a component video output from a standard receiver? It would not do you any good without an HD signal. I tried the s-video and component video output on my 811. I did not see any difference in picture quality with the standard digital channels. The only time it makes a big difference is when I switch from SD channel to HD channel. If you have the 322 receiver, try to keep the receiver at the TV that you view the most. It is clearer with the s-video connection compare to the TV with receiver less. Another word, the TV with receiver less receives its signal through coaxial connection.

[Ron Barry]

Thanks Ron,

one other question.
would feeding the composite video signal from a dish 508 receiver, to the component video "y" jack on a HDTV improve the pq....or can this harm anything?
Thanks

No.. don't do that.. It will not work. You are mixing output types. Composite is not the same as component. From this post I take it you have a 508. Well if you are mainly watching SD, you will get your best picture using svideo period.

If you are looking to improve the perception of PQ on your TV.

1) Make sure you are not sitting 3' from a 60" TV.
2) If you have a 40" or bigger set, Don't expect miracles. SD is optimized for smaller sets. You can get a decent SD picture on a big set but not a rocking one.
3) Calibrate your set using AVIA, Turn down your sharpness on your TV.

[Stalky14]

would feeding the composite video signal from a dish 508 receiver, to the component video "y" jack on a HDTV improve the pq....or can this harm anything?
Thanks

That would only give a B&W image.

This sounds like a connectivity issue. You have a switchbox or A/V receiver where
all inputs have to be of the same type? Some DVD recorders will output any input
on their component jacks. This is probably the only way you're going to get component
out of a SD Dish receiver economically. They do make S->Component converters, but
you'll spend more on that than a DVD recorder.

[digital223]

Thanks to all you guysfor your input,b :)

The reason i asked this question, is, somewhwere i read a vcr could be connected to the "y" componant jack on my older Panny Tau . It worked. So I thought I try to send my dish signal to my new tv, the same way. I just bought a 32" lcd hdtv and didn't really see a difference in pq between S video input and composite video. My 508 receives a very strong [almost off the scale] signal for the 3 birds my dishes are aimed at.
I assume Since it has such great specs, I was expecting too much of my new lcd. I am using short quality cables, and will have to try to calibrate with avia or some other, for better results.
My problem is flesh tones. Some channels are perfect some display a tinge of yellow or red. Otherwise I have a good sharp display. I worked in the graphic arts field all my life so I am very critical when it come to viewing color, especially flesh tones. If you get them right everything else seems to fall in place. The Tau crt was easier to setup.

[new04quest]

I do not see any difference in picture quality of my 56 inches HD-Ready projector, the 17 LCD HD-Ready TV tuner computer monitor and my other two 20 inches tubes. I think it is depend on how you tune your set to your taste. Since I have the 811 with the 56 inches and the 7.1 digital audio system, I enjoy viewing it the most. The 17 inches computer monitor come in second and the tubes come in last.

[Stalky14]

> The reason i asked this question, is, somewhwere i read a vcr could be connected to the "y" componant
> jack on my older Panny Tau . It worked.

Must be a special feature of that TV.

> So I thought I try to send my dish signal to my new tv, the same way. I just bought a 32" lcd hdtv and
> didn't really see a difference in pq between S video input and composite video.

> My problem is flesh tones. Some channels are perfect some display a tinge of yellow or red.
> Otherwise I have a good sharp display. I worked in the graphic arts field all my life so I am very critical
> when it come to viewing color, especially flesh tones.

Hmmm. Personally, I wouldn't recommend LCD for anyone who is critical about color accuracy. IMO, with
LCD, reds tend to skew toward orange and greens toward yellow. DLP is a much better way to go for
projection TV. It also has a much better black level. Same goes for LCD vs. Plasma panel TV's, though
plasma's have their own issues... (I'm waiting for OLED, myself.)

That said, a lot of what you're seeing could just be a result of Dish's color depth limiting to save bandwidth.