Cable TV Fussy on new Home Theatre?

Question

Hi,

We just bought a new Samsung LCD 82cm and a Samsung DVD/HDD Recorder.
The cable tv (FOXTEL) goes from a Scart plug to a AV plug for the DVD/HDD Recorder (Yellow,Red,White).
But i tried 2 different leads and the pictures shows up very poor. It is very fuzzy around text and people (eg. different colours) and the picture qaulity is just poor. But when i watch a DVD or view the menus it is crystal clear through the HDMI Cable from the DVD/HDD Recorder to the TV. So it defintly has to be something to do with the SCART>AV Lead. Will buying a high qaulity lead fix this? I was thinking maybe it was getting interferance through the cable?? Otherwise something is wrong with the PAY TV Box.

Cheers,
Scott

Answer 1

The problem is that you are using composite. Composite is naturally fuzzy, especially when viewing it on an LCD. You need to find a way to get component (red, gree, blue) from your CableTV to the TV. Video quality ranks as follows (low to high):

Composite
S-Video
Component
VGA
BNC
DVI
HDMI