Using an HD box with a NTSC TV

[garfield]

Hi
I am moving to an apartment which has a NTSC TV installed. This is a Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR4 purchased from the US. At present, there is a Tata Sky box attached to it through a Bose box, which converts from PAL to NTSC but obviously does not do HD.

The previous owner told me that they were unable to get the Tata Sky HD going with this TV because it was incompatible. On doing a google search, I found that some people have used a Videocon DTH HD box by changing the settings to 60Hz. This setting is not there on the Tata Sky box.

The complex only has Hathway, Tata Sky or Reliance. Any suggestions? Does the Reliance HD box have a facility to change the Frequency?

Thanks

 

[htfan17]

Let me know if this helps. I just did a quick check in ebay and there are some PAL/NTSC converters starting from 3K for HDMI ones.

pal to ntsc converter | eBay

 

[supercharger]

AFAIK, You can use all the service providers as long as you are using HDMI cable.
With HDMI cable, you don't need to worry whether it is NTSC or PAL.

 

[jagdish_p]

Let me know if this helps. I just did a quick check in ebay and there are some PAL/NTSC converters starting from 3K for HDMI ones.

pal to ntsc converter | eBay

+1
The below listing specifically mentions HD

Pal HDMI to NTSC HDMI Converter HD Converter Scaler | eBay

 

[garfield]

Thanks Jagdish
I think this should definitely work!
I will let you know
G

 

[htfan17]

Thanks Jagdish
I think this should definitely work!
I will let you know
G

Dude U could thank my post as well... after all i replied within 30 mins of ur question !! ok...just kidding....dont bother

 

[docd]

A recent firmware update on my Tata Sky HD box has given an option for 1080i/60hz output. However this is not yet available on my Tata sky HD+ box. So if you have the plain HD STB you should have no problem. In case your firmware has not been updated, you can do so manually. There is a thread about this on the forum.